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NY A10079

Bill

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

3/4/2026

Primary Sponsor

Eddie Gibbs

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Expands eligibility for the NYC Citywide Council on English Language Learners to include parents whose children were ever enrolled in bilingual or ESL programs, not just currently enrolled students
  • Removes the previous two-year limit that allowed only parents of students who had been in ESL programs within the preceding two years to serve
  • Applies the same expanded eligibility to the one voting member seat on the Citywide Council on High Schools reserved for parents of bilingual/ESL students
  • Allows council members to complete their two-year terms even after their child exits the bilingual or ESL program
  • Takes effect immediately upon passage, with amendments set to expire alongside existing provisions of Education Law section 2590-b

Legislative Description

Allows parents of a child who has ever received services through an English as a second language program to serve as a member of the citywide council on English language learners and of the citywide council on high schools even if the child is no longer enrolled.

Last Action

REFERRED TO EDUCATION

3/4/2026

Committee Referrals

Education3/4/2026
Education1/30/2026

Full Bill Text

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