Bill > A04854

This bill amends Section 306 of the education law to modify the commissioner of education's authority to withhold public funds from school districts and remove school officers. Specifically, the bill updates language to clarify that the commissioner may withhold state public money from a district or city if they willfully disobey a law or a regulation that poses an immediate threat to the health, safety, education, or welfare of students, employees, or visitors at schools or educational institutions. The bill also makes gender-neutral language changes, replacing gendered pronouns like "his" with "their" or "the commissioner's" throughout the text. Additionally, the bill preserves the commissioner's existing power to remove a school officer after a hearing if the officer is found to be a member of a subversive organization or has committed a willful violation of duty. The changes aim to provide more precise language around the circumstances under which public funds can be withheld and school officers can be removed from their positions.

Education

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A4854