New York - Session 2025-2026
Title: Establishes the education equity act which provides language assistance to parents/guardians who have children enrolled in public school and who do not speak English
Establishes the "education equity act" which provides language assistance to parents or guardians who have children enrolled in public school and whose primary language is not English; defines terms; creates an annual language assistance plan to assess language needs in the district; requires the department of education to establish web pages detailing the rights of parents to translation services in each covered language; requires annual reports by each school district to the local board of education.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-09 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-01-07 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-01-07 | Latest Action | In Senate Committee |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| J 1849 | Congratulating the North Tonawanda High School Girls Varsity Basketball Team upon the occasion of capturing the 2026 NYSPHSAA Class AA Girls Varsity Basketball Championship | in_committee |
| S 6237 | Relates to qualifications for employees of child day care centers | in_committee |
| S 68 | Relates to the enactment of the student journalism education act | in_committee |
| S 7524 | Authorizes school districts to borrow against certain reserve funds | in_committee |
| S 9696 | Requires compliance with the uniform land use review procedure for the disposition of school property in New York city | in_committee |
| S 9720 | Relates to authorizing grants for the implementation of the seal of civic readiness program | in_committee |
| S 9727 | Relates to a waiver of earnings limitation for certain retired law enforcement officers | in_committee |
| S 9736 | Relates to certifying instructors in small arms practice | in_committee |