Bill > S04011

This bill establishes a parent and student training center within the City University of New York (CUNY) that will operate across all five city boroughs to support parental engagement in public education. The center will conduct training programs to help parents participate more effectively in school governance structures like school leadership teams and community education councils, with a specific focus on increasing diversity in these groups and prioritizing schools with low academic achievement or high populations of English language learners or low-income families. The center's key responsibilities include providing training to help parents support their children's educational success, assist parents in understanding the school district's operations, offer college counseling initiatives, and help parents communicate more effectively with school administrators and teachers. The center is mandated to remain non-partisan and neutral in policy matters, and will receive annual funding from New York City up to $800,000, matching state appropriations. The center will also be able to request publicly available contact information for various parent association and school governance group members to support its outreach efforts, with a particular emphasis on helping parents in underserved communities become more involved in their children's education.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S4011