S 2126 NY
Directs the commissioner to convene statewide and regional conventions to bring together underrepresented educators
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This bill requires the New York State commissioner of education to convene a statewide convention annually for underrepresented educators to discuss experiences, best practices, and provide networking and mentorship opportunities. Underrepresented educators are defined as teachers or administrators who participated in certain programs such as Grow Your Own initiatives, My Brother's Keeper, teacher opportunity corps programs, and higher education opportunity programs. The bill also requires the commissioner to convene at least five regional conventions annually in different geographic regions of the state for the same purposes. The commissioner determines the time and location for all conventions.
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Directs the commissioner to convene statewide and regional conventions to bring together underrepresented educators annually to discuss experiences, best practices, and afford for networking, mentorship opportunities, and support.
Sponsor (1)
- Robert Jackson Democratic · primary
6 coauthors / cosponsors
- Samra Brouk Democratic · cosponsor
- Brad Hoylman-Sigal · cosponsor
- John Liu Democratic · cosponsor
- Shelley Mayer Democratic · cosponsor
- Rachel May Democratic · cosponsor
- Lea Webb Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (17)
- Jan 15, 2025 REFERRED TO EDUCATION · upper
- Jan 28, 2025 1ST REPORT CAL.208 · upper
- Feb 3, 2025 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
- Feb 4, 2025 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
- Feb 12, 2025 PASSED SENATE · upper
- Feb 12, 2025 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- Feb 12, 2025 REFERRED TO EDUCATION · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 DIED IN ASSEMBLY · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO EDUCATION · upper
- Jan 28, 2026 REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE · upper
- May 12, 2026 1ST REPORT CAL.1045 · upper
- May 13, 2026 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
- May 14, 2026 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
- May 18, 2026 PASSED SENATE · upper
- May 18, 2026 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- May 18, 2026 REFERRED TO EDUCATION · lower
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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee Votes Floor Votes Memo Text LFIN Chamber Video/Transcript S02126 Summary: BILL NO S02126   SAME AS SAME AS A10598
  SPONSOR JACKSON   COSPNSR BROUK, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, LIU, MAYER, MAY, WEBB   MLTSPNSR   Add §115, Ed L   Directs the commissioner to convene statewide and regional conventions to bring together underrepresented educators annually to discuss experiences, best practices, and afford for networking, mentorship opportunities, and support.
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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________
2126
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 15, 2025 ___________
Introduced by Sens. JACKSON, BROUK, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, LIU, MAYER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to directing the commis- sioner of education to convene statewide and regional conventions to bring together underrepresented educators
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 115 to 2 read as follows: 3 § 115. Underrepresented educators convention. 1. For purposes of this 4 section, "underrepresented educators" shall mean teachers or administra- 5 tors who currently participate or previously participated in a school 6 district or post-secondary partnership as part of a Grow Your Own initi- 7 ative, My Brother's Keeper, teacher opportunity corps program, higher 8 education opportunity program, education opportunity program, or any 9 other similar program or initiative. 10 2. (a) The commissioner shall annually convene a statewide convention 11 to bring together underrepresented educators to discuss experiences, 12 best practices, and afford for networking, mentorship opportunities, and 13 support. Such convention shall occur at a time and location chosen by 14 the commissioner. 15 (b) The commissioner shall also provide for at least five regional 16 conventions annually to bring together underrepresented educators within 17 each geographic region of the state to discuss experiences, best prac- 18 tices, and afford for networking, mentorship opportunities, and support. 19 Such conventions shall occur at a time and location chosen by the 20 commissioner. 21 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03796-01-5
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