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NY A05247
Bill
Status
2/12/2025
Primary Sponsor
Michaelle Solages
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AI Summary
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Establishes a 15-member task force on educator diversity in New York state to study current diversity levels among educators and recommend initiatives to enhance diversity
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Task force will examine barriers preventing students of color from entering or remaining in teaching, recruitment and retention efforts, mentorship programs, "grow your own" initiatives, and scholarship opportunities
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Members appointed by the governor (5), senate temporary president (4), assembly speaker (4), senate minority leader (1), and assembly minority leader (1), with appointments due within 30 days of the act's effective date
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Task force members serve without compensation but receive reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses
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Report with findings, conclusions, and recommendations due to the governor and legislature by December 31, 2026, with the act expiring January 31, 2027
Legislative Description
Establishes a task force to conduct a comprehensive study on the presence of educator diversity in the state, state actions taken to promote educator diversity, and how the state can encourage new initiatives to enhance and promote educator diversity in New York; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.
Last Action
referred to education
1/7/2026