What's happening
This bill requires all New York City district and school leadership teams to include a student representative appointed by designated officials.
Why it matters
Increases student voice in school governance. By mandating student representatives on both district and school leadership teams, the bill ensures that students have a direct channel to influence decisions that affect their academic and extracurricular experiences.
Creates formal pathways for student leadership. The appointment process—community superintendents for district teams, and team chairs for school teams—integrates student participation into official leadership structures, rather than leaving it to informal or voluntary channels.
May lead to more responsive and relevant policies. With students at the table, leadership teams may be better positioned to address issues like school climate, curriculum relevance, and student well-being from the perspective of those most affected.
Establishes a precedent for youth civic engagement. Embedding student representatives into decision-making roles can help cultivate leadership skills, civic responsibility, and engagement among young people, potentially shaping more active and informed citizens in the future.
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Add Student Voices to Teams
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Add Students to Leadership Teams
In Senate Committee · New York City Education · Sponsor James Sanders Jr.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
505
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)
January 8, 2025
Introduced by M. of A. ANDERSON, CHANDLER-WATERMAN, DAVILA, CUNNINGHAM, DE LOS SANTOS, FORREST, SIMON, TAYLOR, WALKER, ZINERMAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Cities
AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing certain requirements for district leadership teams and school leadership teams
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Title 21-A of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new chapter 23-A to read as follows:
CHAPTER 23-A
LEADERSHIP TEAMS
§ 21-990.1 Student leadership. a. Each district leadership team and school leadership team shall appoint one student representative to serve as members of such teams.
b. Student representatives appointed to a district leadership team shall be high school student representatives and shall be appointed by the community superintendent.
c. Student representatives appointed to school leadership teams shall be student representatives and shall be appointed by the chairperson or co-chairpersons of such team.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01939-01-5
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