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NY A 8975

in committee

Establishes open enrollment schools

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 8975 pass?

Not yet. NY A 8975 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 8975 about?

Establishes open enrollment schools; provides that nonresidents of a district, if otherwise eligible to enroll into a public school of this state are entitled to enroll into the school or schools of another district or city if the nonresident district's board of education has adopted an open enrollment policy and enrolling the nonresident pupil is consistent with such policy.

Who sponsors NY A 8975?

Brian Cunningham is the primary sponsor of NY A 8975, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

Establishes open enrollment schools; provides that nonresidents of a district, if otherwise eligible to enroll into a public school of this state are entitled to enroll into the school or schools of another district or city if the nonresident district's board of education has adopted an open enrollment policy and enrolling the nonresident pupil is consistent with such policy.

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

  • Brian Cunninghamprimary
  • William Magnarellicosponsor
  • Stacey Pheffer Amatocosponsor
  • Al Taylorcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-08-13

    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

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A8975?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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