Bill Commons

NY A 5247

in committee

Establishes a task force on educator diversity in New York state

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 5247 pass?

Not yet. NY A 5247 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 5247 about?

Establishes a task force to conduct a comprehensive study on the presence of educator diversity in the state, state actions taken to promote educator diversity, and how the state can encourage new initiatives to enhance and promote educator diversity in New York; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.

Who sponsors NY A 5247?

Michaelle C. Solages is the primary sponsor of NY A 5247, joined by 8 cosponsors.

Description

Establishes a task force to conduct a comprehensive study on the presence of educator diversity in the state, state actions taken to promote educator diversity, and how the state can encourage new initiatives to enhance and promote educator diversity in New York; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.

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

  • Michaelle C. Solagesprimary
  • Marcela Mitaynescosponsor
  • Harvey Epsteincosponsor
  • Al Taylorcosponsor
  • Jessica Gonzalez-Rojascosponsor
  • Jonathan Jacobsoncosponsor
  • Jo Anne Simoncosponsor
  • Maritza Davilacosponsor
  • Chantel Jacksoncosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-12

    REFERRED TO EDUCATION

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO EDUCATION

    referral-committee

Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 5808not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 6771not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 6548not in this corpus

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A5247?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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