2019-2020 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
- A9804Assembly
Make SUNY Opportunity Centers Permanent
This bill establishes tuition-free Educational Opportunity Centers within SUNY to support educational and economic advancement in disadvantaged communities.
Impact 8 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into law - S1250Senate
Expand College Aid Access
The Jose Peralta New York State DREAM Act expands state financial aid and scholarships to undocumented and immigrant students in New York.
Impact 8 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into law - A782Assembly
Expand College Aid Access
The bill, known as the Jose Peralta New York State DREAM Act, expands access to state financial aid and scholarships for undocumented and immigrant students in New York.
Impact 8 · Significant·0% to pass
Impact8/10SignificantPassage0% - S4549Senate
Make Opportunity Centers Permanent
This bill establishes tuition-free Educational Opportunity Centers within SUNY to support academic, vocational, and economic advancement in disadvantaged communities.
Impact 8 · Significant·0% to pass
Impact8/10SignificantPassage0% - S4070Senate
Teach Kids to Prevent Abuse
This bill, known as "Erin's Law," requires New York public schools to provide instruction on preventing child sexual exploitation and abuse for grades K-8.
Impact 7 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact7/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into law - S8182Senate
Let Pharmacists Give COVID Shots
This bill authorizes licensed pharmacists in New York to administer approved COVID-19 vaccines, with provisions for automatic repeal in 2022.
Impact 7 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact7/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into law - A10508Assembly
Let Pharmacists Give COVID Shots
This bill allows licensed pharmacists in New York to administer approved COVID-19 vaccines under certain conditions until July 1, 2022.
Impact 7 · Significant·0% to pass
Impact7/10SignificantPassage0% - A1192Assembly
Ban Health Worker Torture Aid
This bill prohibits New York health care professionals from participating in torture or improper treatment of prisoners and requires reporting violations.
Impact 7 · Significant·0% to pass
Impact7/10SignificantPassage0% - A2577Assembly
Teach Kids to Prevent Abuse
This bill, known as "Erin's Law," requires New York public schools to provide K-8 students with instruction on preventing child sexual exploitation and abuse.
Impact 7 · Significant·0% to pass
Impact7/10SignificantPassage0% - A7749Assembly
Protect School Bus Workers
This bill requires New York City school bus contracts to include provisions for retaining or giving hiring preference to existing bus workers, preserving their wages, benefits, and seniority.
Impact 7 · Significant·0% to pass
Impact7/10SignificantPassage0%
Most likely to pass
Bills not yet signed or vetoed, by Passage score.
- A9804Assembly
Make SUNY Opportunity Centers Permanent
This bill establishes tuition-free Educational Opportunity Centers within SUNY to support educational and economic advancement in disadvantaged communities.
Impact 8 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into law - S1250Senate
Expand College Aid Access
The Jose Peralta New York State DREAM Act expands state financial aid and scholarships to undocumented and immigrant students in New York.
Impact 8 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into law - S4070Senate
Teach Kids to Prevent Abuse
This bill, known as "Erin's Law," requires New York public schools to provide instruction on preventing child sexual exploitation and abuse for grades K-8.
Impact 7 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact7/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into law - S8182Senate
Let Pharmacists Give COVID Shots
This bill authorizes licensed pharmacists in New York to administer approved COVID-19 vaccines, with provisions for automatic repeal in 2022.
Impact 7 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact7/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into law - A10193Assembly
Protect School Funding During COVID
This bill ensures certain New York schools serving students with disabilities won't face financial penalties for reduced enrollment or days of operation due to COVID-19 in the 2019-2020 school year.
Impact 6 · Moderate·Signed into law
Impact6/10ModerateOutcomeSigned into law - A3771Assembly
More State Aid for Libraries
The bill increases state aid for public library construction up to 90% in economically distressed communities, with new requirements and limits.
Impact 6 · Moderate·Signed into law
Impact6/10ModerateOutcomeSigned into law - A5500Assembly
Help Transfers After College Closures
This bill allows students forced to transfer due to a college closure to receive up to two extra semesters of tuition assistance if credits are lost.
Impact 6 · Moderate·Signed into law
Impact6/10ModerateOutcomeSigned into law - A576Assembly
Ban Conversion Therapy for Minors
This bill prohibits mental health professionals from performing sexual orientation change efforts on patients under 18 and classifies such actions as professional misconduct.
Impact 6 · Moderate·Signed into law
Impact6/10ModerateOutcomeSigned into law
Recently signed or vetoed
- A10193Assembly
Protect School Funding During COVID
This bill ensures certain New York schools serving students with disabilities won't face financial penalties for reduced enrollment or days of operation due to COVID-19 in the 2019-2020 school year.
Impact 6 · Moderate·Signed into law
Impact6/10ModerateOutcomeSigned into law - A6787Assembly
Pause Biometric Tech in Schools
This bill prohibits New York schools from using biometric identifying technology, including facial recognition, until a state review and recommendations are completed.
Impact 6 · Moderate·Signed into law
Impact6/10ModerateOutcomeSigned into law - S7115Senate
Allow Partial Prescription Fills
This bill allows prescriptions for controlled substances to be partially filled at the request of the prescriber or patient.
Impact 5 · Moderate·Vetoed
Impact5/10ModerateOutcomeVetoed - S7117Senate
Loosen Teacher Program GPA Rules
This bill removes the specific 3.0 minimum undergraduate GPA requirement for admission to graduate-level teacher and educational leader programs, allowing institutions to set their own criteria.
Impact 4 · Low·Vetoed
Impact4/10LowOutcomeVetoed - A9804Assembly
Make SUNY Opportunity Centers Permanent
This bill establishes tuition-free Educational Opportunity Centers within SUNY to support educational and economic advancement in disadvantaged communities.
Impact 8 · Significant·Signed into law
Impact8/10SignificantOutcomeSigned into law - S7152Senate
Include Merchant Marine Academy
This bill updates the definition of "military service" in education law to include the United States Merchant Marine Academy.
Impact 3 · Low·Signed into law
Impact3/10LowOutcomeSigned into law - A8896Assembly
Validate School Bus Contract
This bill legalizes and validates a 2013-2014 transportation contract for the Cold Spring Harbor central school district despite previous procedural errors.
Impact 3 · Low·Vetoed
Impact3/10LowOutcomeVetoed - A8898Assembly
Approve School Reports Late
This bill legalizes and validates Huntington Union Free School District’s late building cost reports and prevents related state penalties.
Impact 3 · Low·Vetoed
Impact3/10LowOutcomeVetoed