2017-2018 session: change session
Education bills
Bills on K-12 schools, school aid, charter schools, SUNY and CUNY, financial aid, libraries and New York City schools. They are heard in the Education, Higher Education and Libraries committees in each house.
Highest impact
Impact is how much a bill would change if enacted, from 1 (minimal) to 10 (transformational). Passage is our estimate of the chance it becomes law this session. How we score
- A10620Assembly
Guarantee SUNY, CUNY Funding
This bill requires New York State to provide ongoing funding to SUNY and CUNY that covers all mandatory costs and prevents funding cuts except during a declared fiscal emergency.
Impact 8 · Significant·0% to pass
Impact8/10SignificantPassage0% - A3873Assembly
Reform School Discipline Policies
This bill revises New York's education law to require restorative, proportionate discipline and limit suspensions in public schools.
Impact 8 · Significant·0% to pass
Impact8/10SignificantPassage0% - A934Assembly
Guarantee SUNY/CUNY State Funding
This bill requires New York State to provide ongoing funding for SUNY and CUNY to fully cover all mandatory operating costs, including salary and inflationary expenses.
Impact 8 · Significant·Vetoed
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeVetoed - S1596Senate
Guarantee SUNY and CUNY Funding
This bill requires New York State to provide ongoing funding to fully cover all mandatory operating costs for SUNY and CUNY.
Impact 8 · Significant·0% to pass
Impact8/10SignificantPassage0% - S7259Senate
Guarantee SUNY and CUNY Funding
This bill requires New York State to fund SUNY and CUNY at least at prior-year levels and cover all mandatory costs.
Impact 8 · Significant·Vetoed
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeVetoed - A8485Assembly
Expand Child Abuse Protections
This bill expands and strengthens reporting, training, and procedures for addressing child abuse in all New York educational settings, including private schools and contracted transportation services.
Impact 7 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact7/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into law - A1842Assembly
Require Nurses Get Bachelor's Degree
This bill requires future New York registered nurses to earn a bachelor's degree within ten years of initial licensure, with certain exemptions, and creates a temporary commission to study barriers…
Impact 7 · Significant·0% to pass
Impact7/10SignificantPassage0% - A6053Assembly
Teach Sepsis in Schools
This bill, known as "Rory Staunton's law," requires development of sepsis awareness programs in schools and mandates sepsis training for certain healthcare professionals.
Impact 6 · Moderate·Signed into law
Impact6/10ModerateOutcomeSigned into law - A6515Assembly
Aid for Blind, Deaf Students
This bill increases state aid and expands eligible supports for blind, deaf, deaf-blind, and hard of hearing students in higher education.
Impact 6 · Moderate·Signed into law
Impact6/10ModerateOutcomeSigned into law - A7509Assembly
Allow Swapping Biologic Drugs
This bill allows pharmacists to substitute less expensive interchangeable biological products for prescribed biological products under certain conditions, with notification requirements and a…
Impact 6 · Moderate·Signed into law
Impact6/10ModerateOutcomeSigned into law
Most likely to pass
Bills not yet signed or vetoed, by Passage score.
- A8485Assembly
Expand Child Abuse Protections
This bill expands and strengthens reporting, training, and procedures for addressing child abuse in all New York educational settings, including private schools and contracted transportation services.
Impact 7 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact7/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into law - A6053Assembly
Teach Sepsis in Schools
This bill, known as "Rory Staunton's law," requires development of sepsis awareness programs in schools and mandates sepsis training for certain healthcare professionals.
Impact 6 · Moderate·Signed into law
Impact6/10ModerateOutcomeSigned into law - A6515Assembly
Aid for Blind, Deaf Students
This bill increases state aid and expands eligible supports for blind, deaf, deaf-blind, and hard of hearing students in higher education.
Impact 6 · Moderate·Signed into law
Impact6/10ModerateOutcomeSigned into law - A7509Assembly
Allow Swapping Biologic Drugs
This bill allows pharmacists to substitute less expensive interchangeable biological products for prescribed biological products under certain conditions, with notification requirements and a…
Impact 6 · Moderate·Signed into law
Impact6/10ModerateOutcomeSigned into law - S7320Senate
Ease Nursing Degree Barriers
This bill amends nursing education laws to add temporary exemptions and extend timeframes for obtaining a baccalaureate degree in New York.
Impact 6 · Moderate·Signed into law
Impact6/10ModerateOutcomeSigned into law - S9103Senate
Lease Land for New Hospital
This bill authorizes SUNY to lease land at its Southampton campus for constructing a new hospital facility to replace Southampton Hospital.
Impact 6 · Moderate·Signed into law
Impact6/10ModerateOutcomeSigned into law - A2857Assembly
Let Pharmacy Interns Give Shots
This bill allows pharmacy interns in New York, with proper training and supervision, to administer immunizations.
Impact 5 · Moderate·Signed into law
Impact5/10ModerateOutcomeSigned into law - A7895Assembly
Require CPA Peer Review
This bill mandates peer review for all CPA firms providing attest services in New York, removing exemptions for small firms.
Impact 5 · Moderate·Signed into law
Impact5/10ModerateOutcomeSigned into law
Recently signed or vetoed
- S8802Senate
Approve School Bus Contracts
This bill legalizes and validates certain 2017-2018 transportation contracts for the Corning city school district, despite procedural errors.
Impact 3 · Low·Vetoed
Impact3/10LowOutcomeVetoed - A2112Assembly
Cap BOCES Superintendent Salaries
This bill updates the salary cap calculation for BOCES district superintendents starting with the 2018-2019 school year and beyond.
Impact 4 · Low·Vetoed
Impact4/10LowOutcomeVetoed - S7383Senate
Excuse Late School Reports
This bill forgives the Panama Central School District for missing deadlines on building cost reports and waives related penalties.
Impact 3 · Low·Vetoed
Impact3/10LowOutcomeVetoed - S8178Senate
Forgive Roscoe School Report Delay
This bill validates past actions and waives penalties for late building cost reports by the Roscoe Central School District if certain conditions are met.
Impact 3 · Low·Vetoed
Impact3/10LowOutcomeVetoed - A7966Assembly
Speed Up Charter Tuition Payments
This bill allows school districts with populations under one million to receive supplemental charter school tuition payments in the current year starting 2018-2019.
Impact 6 · Moderate·Vetoed
Impact6/10ModerateOutcomeVetoed - S4375Senate
Let Out-of-State Doctors Practice
This bill allows out-of-state licensed physicians to provide medical care to athletes and teams at certain sporting events in New York.
Impact 4 · Low·Signed into law
Impact4/10LowOutcomeSigned into law - S7259Senate
Guarantee SUNY and CUNY Funding
This bill requires New York State to fund SUNY and CUNY at least at prior-year levels and cover all mandatory costs.
Impact 8 · Significant·Vetoed
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeVetoed - S8187Senate
Let SUNY Lease to Ronald McDonald House
This bill authorizes SUNY Stony Brook to lease campus land to Ronald McDonald House of Long Island for up to 50 years to support pediatric healthcare services.
Impact 4 · Low·Signed into law
Impact4/10LowOutcomeSigned into law