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NY S 8957

in committee

Directs the education department to study, review and report on the placement of the counties of Putnam and Rockland in the Hudson Valley region for purposes of public school foundation aid

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did NY S 8957 pass?

Not yet. NY S 8957 is in committee as of 2026-01-21 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-21): REFERRED TO EDUCATION

What is NY S 8957 about?

Directs the education department to study, review and report on the geographic cost variation of counties in the Hudson Valley labor force region to determine the appropriateness of the region cost index values for purposes of the public school foundation aid formula.

Who sponsors NY S 8957?

Pete Harckham is the primary sponsor of NY S 8957, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Directs the education department to study, review and report on the geographic cost variation of counties in the Hudson Valley labor force region to determine the appropriateness of the region cost index values for purposes of the public school foundation aid formula.

Introduced
Latest action
2026-01-21 — REFERRED TO EDUCATION
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Pete Harckhamprimary
  • William Webercosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-21

    REFERRED TO EDUCATION

    referral-committee

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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