New York bills · 2025 Regular Session
New York S 1371
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
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- José M. Serrano (Democratic/Working Families)
Cosponsors (6)
- James Sanders Jr. (Democratic)
- Luis R. Sepúlveda (Democratic)
- Jamaal Bailey (Democratic/Working Families)
- Brian Kavanagh (Democratic)
- Jessica Ramos (Democratic/Working Families)
- Julia Salazar (Democratic/Working Families)
Summary
Official abstract published by the New York legislature
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.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 7, 2026 · Senate
REFERRED TO EDUCATION - Jan 9, 2025 · Senate
REFERRED TO EDUCATION