Assembly Bill A9181

                             
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                                   9181
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             October 17, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. ROMERO, McDONALD -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Education
 
 AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a state-
   wide student attendance and absenteeism dashboard
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3213-a
 to read as follows:
   §  3213-A.  STATEWIDE STUDENT ATTENDANCE AND ABSENTEEISM DASHBOARD. 1.
 ESTABLISHMENT. THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL,  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH  SCHOOL
 DISTRICTS,  BOARDS OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, AND OTHER STAKE-
 HOLDERS, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE STATEWIDE ATTENDANCE
 AND ABSENTEEISM DASHBOARD TO BE  POSTED  PUBLICLY  ON  THE  DEPARTMENT'S
 WEBSITE.
   2.  CONTENT.  THE DASHBOARD ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF
 THIS SECTION SHALL, AT A MINIMUM, DISPLAY THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
   (A) STATEWIDE, DISTRICT-LEVEL, AND SCHOOL-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AND CHRONIC
 ABSENTEEISM RATES, DISAGGREGATED BY GRADE LEVEL;
   (B) DISAGGREGATED  DATA  BY  STUDENT  SUBGROUPS,  INCLUDING  RACE  AND
 ETHNICITY,  DISABILITY STATUS, ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER STATUS, CONSIST-
 ENT WITH FEDERAL AND STATE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS;
   (C) COMPARISONS WITH PRIOR SCHOOL YEARS; AND
   (D) DATA VISUALIZATIONS DESIGNED TO BE CLEAR AND ACCESSIBLE  TO  FAMI-
 LIES, EDUCATORS, POLICYMAKERS, AND THE PUBLIC.
   3.  TIMELINESS.  (A) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COLLECT ATTENDANCE DATA FROM
 EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT ON AT LEAST A WEEKLY BASIS  AND  SHALL  UPDATE  THE
 DASHBOARD NO LESS FREQUENTLY THAN ONCE PER WEEK.
   (B) THE COMMISSIONER MAY PROMULGATE REGULATIONS ESTABLISHING THE METH-
 OD  AND  FORMAT  OF  DATA SUBMISSION TO ENSURE ACCURACY, UNIFORMITY, AND
 TIMELINESS.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   4. DATA QUALITY AND PRIVACY. (A) DATA SHALL BE DISPLAYED IN  A  MANNER
 THAT  PROTECTS  STUDENT PRIVACY AND COMPLIES WITH THE FAMILY EDUCATIONAL
 RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT AND ALL OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS.
   (B)  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND GUIDANCE TO
 DISTRICTS TO ENSURE DATA QUALITY AND CONSISTENCY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become  a
 law.