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NY A01049
Bill
Status
1/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Philip Ramos
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AI Summary
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Requires every school district in New York to have a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) officer appointed by the superintendent from existing administrative employees
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DEI officers must develop methods to diversify district personnel with emphasis on teaching staff, annually review racial and ethnic disparities, and assist in recruiting and retaining diverse employees
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DEI officers must publish annual reports on the district's plans, processes, and progress in hiring and retaining educators of color, presented to the local board of education and made publicly available
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Local boards of education must prepare response reports to the DEI officer's annual report and submit them to the state Department of Education
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The Commissioner of Education must compile an annual statewide report based on local board submissions and submit it to the state legislature
Legislative Description
Requires school districts to have diversity, equity and inclusion officers to develop methods to diversify the personnel of the school district and to recommend changes to district policies and practices to reduce racial disparities in hiring school district employees, particularly teachers; requires boards of education to annually report information regarding such policies and practices to the department of education; requires the department of education to annually report such information to the legislature.
Last Action
referred to education
1/7/2026