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NY A04854
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/6/2025
Primary Sponsor
Michael Durso
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AI Summary
- Restricts the Commissioner of Education's authority to withhold public funding from school districts and cities by adding new conditions
- Allows withholding of state funds only when a district willfully violates laws, decisions, orders, or regulations that pose an immediate threat to health, safety, education, or welfare of students, employees, or visitors
- Removes the broader authority to withhold funds for any willful disobedience of decisions, orders, or regulations
- Updates gendered language in the existing statute from "his" to "their" and "the commissioner's"
- Takes effect immediately upon passage
Legislative Description
Provides that the commissioner of education may also withhold from any district or city its share of the public money of the state for willfully disobeying any provision of law, or for such decisions, orders or regulations as aforesaid whose willful violation constitutes an immediate threat to the health, safety, education or welfare of students, employees or visitors at such common school, educational institution, school district or public school.
Last Action
referred to education
1/7/2026
Committee Referrals
Education2/6/2025
Full Bill Text
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