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NY A 7879

in committee

Relates to waiving tuition requirements for nonresident pupils whose parent works as an educational professional within the same district

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 7879 pass?

Not yet. NY A 7879 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 7879 about?

Waives tuition requirements for nonresident pupils if the nonresident pupil is enrolled in a school where the pupil's parent or guardian is a principal, a teacher or a paraprofessional or the nonresident pupil is enrolled at another school within the same district as a school where the pupil's parent or guardian is a principal, a teacher or a paraprofessional.

Who sponsors NY A 7879?

Latrice Walker is the primary sponsor of NY A 7879.

Description

Waives tuition requirements for nonresident pupils if the nonresident pupil is enrolled in a school where the pupil's parent or guardian is a principal, a teacher or a paraprofessional or the nonresident pupil is enrolled at another school within the same district as a school where the pupil's parent or guardian is a principal, a teacher or a paraprofessional.

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

  • Latrice Walkerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-04-11

    REFERRED TO EDUCATION

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO EDUCATION

    referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A7879?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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