NY A 250
in committeeEstablishes the education equity act which provides language assistance to parents/guardians who have children enrolled in public school and who do not speak English
New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did NY A 250 pass?
Not yet. NY A 250 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 250 about?
Establishes the "education equity act" which provides language assistance to parents or guardians who have children enrolled in public school and whose primary language is not English; defines terms; creates an annual language assistance plan to assess language needs in the district; requires the department of education to establish web pages detailing the rights of parents to translation services in each covered language; requires annual reports by each school district to the local board of education.
Who sponsors NY A 250?
Nily Rozic is the primary sponsor of NY A 250, joined by 21 cosponsors.
Description
Establishes the "education equity act" which provides language assistance to parents or guardians who have children enrolled in public school and whose primary language is not English; defines terms; creates an annual language assistance plan to assess language needs in the district; requires the department of education to establish web pages detailing the rights of parents to translation services in each covered language; requires annual reports by each school district to the local board of education.
- Introduced
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO EDUCATION
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Nily Rozicprimary
- Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyncosponsor
- William Coltoncosponsor
- Jo Anne Simoncosponsor
- David Weprincosponsor
- Zohran Mamdanicosponsor
- Rebecca Seawrightcosponsor
- Phara Souffrant Forrestcosponsor
- Chris Burdickcosponsor
- Ron Kimcosponsor
- Brian Cunninghamcosponsor
- MaryJane Shimskycosponsor
- Jessica Gonzalez-Rojascosponsor
- Andrew Hevesicosponsor
- Nader Sayeghcosponsor
- Yudelka Tapiacosponsor
- Harvey Epsteincosponsor
- David McDonoughcosponsor
- John Zaccaro Jr.cosponsor
- Jen Lunsfordcosponsor
- Erik Dilancosponsor
- Noah Burroughscosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-01-08
REFERRED TO EDUCATION
referral-committee
2026-01-07
REFERRED TO EDUCATION
referral-committee
Versions
- A250Compare
Documents
Votes
Not provided by source.
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- Companion bill: S 1371
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