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NY A00407
NY A00407Establishes the "education equity act" which provides language assistance to parents or guardians who have children enrolled in public school and whose primary language is not English; defines terms; creates an annual language assistance plan to assess language needs in the district; requires the department of education to establish web pages detailing the rights of parents to translation services in each covered language; requires annual reports by each school district to the local board of edu
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Introduced
01/06/2021
01/06/2021
In Committee
01/05/2022
01/05/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2022
12/31/2022
Introduced Session
2021-2022 General Assembly
Bill Summary
Establishes the "education equity act" which provides language assistance to parents or guardians who have children enrolled in public school and whose primary language is not English; defines terms; creates an annual language assistance plan to assess language needs in the district; requires the department of education to establish web pages detailing the rights of parents to translation services in each covered language; requires annual reports by each school district to the local board of education.
AI Summary
This bill establishes the "education equity act" which provides language assistance to parents or guardians whose primary language is not English and who have children enrolled in public school. The bill defines key terms, creates an annual language assistance plan to assess language needs in the district, requires the Department of Education to establish web pages detailing parents' rights to translation services, and mandates annual reporting by each school district to the local board of education on the provision of language assistance services.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (10)
Peter Abbate (D)*,
Vivian Cook (D)*,
Nily Rozic (D)*,
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn (D),
William Colton (D),
Zohran Mamdani (D),
Rebecca Seawright (D),
Jo Anne Simon (D),
Phara Souffrant Forrest (D),
David Weprin (D),
Last Action
referred to education (on 01/05/2022)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A407 | 12/30/2020 |
| BillText | https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A00407&term=2021&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#A00407 | 12/30/2020 |
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