S 8368 NY
Relates to the retention and disposition of state education commissioner appeal and proceeding records
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Summary
New York bill S 8368 amends the education law regarding the maintenance and retention of state education commissioner appeal and proceeding records. The bill requires the Commissioner to file and maintain all decisions, orders, and underlying papers and pleadings for every appeal or petition filed with the Commissioner. The bill removes the requirement to physically arrange and keep these papers in the Commissioner's office. Records must be retained and disposed of according to state guidelines in the Arts and Cultural Affairs Law. The act takes effect immediately.
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Official abstract
Provides for the filing and maintenance of all decisions and orders on every appeal or petition to the commissioner of education.
Sponsor (1)
- Siela Bynoe Democratic · primary
Action history (8)
- Jun 5, 2025 REFERRED TO RULES · upper
- Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO EDUCATION · upper
- May 5, 2026 1ST REPORT CAL.907 · upper
- May 6, 2026 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
- May 7, 2026 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
- May 12, 2026 PASSED SENATE · upper
- May 12, 2026 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- May 12, 2026 REFERRED TO EDUCATION · lower
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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee Votes Floor Votes Memo Text LFIN Chamber Video/Transcript S08368 Summary: BILL NO S08368   SAME AS No Same As   SPONSOR BYNOE   COSPNSR   MLTSPNSR   Amd §312, Ed L   Provides for the filing and maintenance of all decisions and orders on every appeal or petition to the commissioner of education.
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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________
8368
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
June 5, 2025 ___________
Introduced by Sen. BYNOE -- (at request of the State Education Depart- ment) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the retention and disposition of state education commissioner appeal and proceeding records
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 312 of the education law is amended to read as 2 follows: 3 § 312. Filed papers and copies thereof. The commissioner shall file[ , 4 arrange in the order of time, ] and [ keep in his office, so that they may 5 be at all times accessible, ] maintain all the [ proceedings on every 6 appeal or petition to him under this article, including his decision ] 7 decisions and orders [ founded thereon ] on every appeal or petition to 8 such commissioner under this article ; and copies of all such [ papers and 9 proceedings ] decisions and orders , authenticated by [ him ] such commis- 10 sioner under [ his ] their seal of office, shall be evidence equally with 11 the originals. The commissioner shall also file and maintain all the 12 papers and pleadings underlying such decisions and orders. Such deci- 13 sions and orders and papers and pleadings shall be retained and disposed 14 of in accordance with section 57.05 of the arts and cultural affairs 15 law. 16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08191-01-5
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