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NY S 4159

in committee

Authorizes and directs the commissioner of education to conduct a study regarding ecological literacy and healthy living curriculum in schools, and to provide recommendations in a report

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 4159 pass?

Not yet. NY S 4159 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO EDUCATION

What is NY S 4159 about?

Authorizes and directs the commissioner of education to conduct a study regarding ecological literacy and healthy living curriculum in schools, and to provide recommendations in a report.

Who sponsors NY S 4159?

Jamaal Bailey is the primary sponsor of NY S 4159, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Authorizes and directs the commissioner of education to conduct a study regarding ecological literacy and healthy living curriculum in schools, and to provide recommendations in a report.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO EDUCATION
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Jamaal Baileyprimary
  • Gustavo Riveracosponsor
  • Kevin S. Parkercosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-03

    REFERRED TO EDUCATION

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO EDUCATION

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 8690not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 2578not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 3399not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 1779not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 1706

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S4159?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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