Bill Commons

NY S 9747

in committee

Relates to early literacy education

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 9747 pass?

Not yet. NY S 9747 is in committee as of 2026-04-02 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-04-02): REFERRED TO EDUCATION

What is NY S 9747 about?

Requires school districts to provide instructional programming and services in reading and literacy which are evidence based and aligned with state standards; requires teachers in grades pre-K through five to attend professional development courses in reading education.

Who sponsors NY S 9747?

Jeremy Cooney is the primary sponsor of NY S 9747, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Description

Requires school districts to provide instructional programming and services in reading and literacy which are evidence based and aligned with state standards; requires teachers in grades pre-K through five to attend professional development courses in reading education.

Introduced
Latest action
2026-04-02 — REFERRED TO EDUCATION
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Jeremy Cooneyprimary
  • Cordell Clearecosponsor
  • Patricia Fahycosponsor
  • Patrick M. Gallivancosponsor
  • Kevin S. Parkercosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-04-02

    REFERRED TO EDUCATION

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Companion bill: A 78

Official source

Attribution

Data from openstates_api_sync, retrieved 2026-08-21T20:55:24.997799Z

Inspect retained evidence for changes recorded after evidence tracking began:

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