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NY A 8162

in committee

Relates to establishing a commission for the educational advancement of multilingual learners in New York

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 8162 pass?

Not yet. NY A 8162 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 A 8162 about?

Relates to establishing a commission for the educational advancement of multilingual learners in New York; provides such commission shall report on the best practices and legislative recommendations to close the achievement gap and high school graduation rates between multilingual learners and their English proficient peers from prekindergarten through twelfth grade.

Who sponsors NY A 8162?

Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas is the primary sponsor of NY A 8162.

Description

Relates to establishing a commission for the educational advancement of multilingual learners in New York; provides such commission shall report on the best practices and legislative recommendations to close the achievement gap and high school graduation rates between multilingual learners and their English proficient peers from prekindergarten through twelfth grade.

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

  • Jessica Gonzalez-Rojasprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-05-02

    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: A 7280not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 4826not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 3716not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 5064

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A8162?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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