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NY A 1080

in committee

Establishes 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
Status date
Latest action
2026-02-26 — PRINT NUMBER 1080A
Bill type
bill
Last updated

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

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-08

    REFERRED TO EDUCATION

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO EDUCATION

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-26

    AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  4. 2026-02-26

    PRINT NUMBER 1080A

    amendment-passage

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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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Attribution

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