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NY S 6605

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Requires the state university of New York and the city university of New York to establish courses of study on ethnic studies, women's studies, and social justice

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did NY S 6605 pass?

Not yet. NY S 6605 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

What is NY S 6605 about?

Requires the state university of New York and the city university of New York to establish courses of study on ethnic studies, women's studies, and social justice; requires students to complete at least one three-credit course on ethnic studies, women's studies, or social justice to graduate with a baccalaureate degree.

Who sponsors NY S 6605?

James Sanders Jr. is the primary sponsor of NY S 6605.

Description

Requires the state university of New York and the city university of New York to establish courses of study on ethnic studies, women's studies, and social justice; requires students to complete at least one three-credit course on ethnic studies, women's studies, or social justice to graduate with a baccalaureate degree.

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

  • James Sanders Jr.primary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-18

    REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

    referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 8867not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 663not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 1452not in this corpus

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S6605?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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