NY A 1080
in committeeEstablishes a mandatory statewide, classroom-based water safety education program
New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
Description
Establishes a mandatory statewide, classroom-based water safety education program; provides that the commissioner of education shall work with New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance certified educators to develop and promulgate a statewide, age-appropriate, classroom-based water safety education guidance document; provides that within twenty-four months of the effective date of the bill, the department of education shall initiate statewide implementation of water safety education; provides that instruction shall be classroom-based and waterless and shall not require student access to aquatic facilities, swimming instruction, or in-water assessment.
- Introduced
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- Status date
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- Latest action
- 2026-02-26 — PRINT NUMBER 1080A
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Stacey Pheffer Amatoprimary
- Alicia Hyndmancosponsor
- Stefani Zinermancosponsor
- Marianne Buttenschoncosponsor
- Steven Otiscosponsor
- Jo Anne Simoncosponsor
- Khaleel Andersoncosponsor
- Amy Paulincosponsor
- Linda Rosenthalcosponsor
- Jen Lunsfordcosponsor
- Steven Ragacosponsor
- Rebecca Seawrightcosponsor
- Anna Kellescosponsor
- Jessica Gonzalez-Rojascosponsor
- Harvey Epsteincosponsor
Committees
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Action timeline
2025-01-08
REFERRED TO EDUCATION
referral-committee
2026-01-07
REFERRED TO EDUCATION
referral-committee
2026-02-26
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION
amendment-passage,referral-committee
2026-02-26
PRINT NUMBER 1080A
amendment-passage
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Votes
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Related bills
- Prior session: S 7938not in this corpus
- Prior session: S 2207not in this corpus
- Prior session: A 4846not in this corpus
- Companion bill: S 9480
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