Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 05, 2025 |
print number 8288a |
Jun 05, 2025 |
amend (t) and recommit to education |
May 30, 2025 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S8288A
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 19th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
2025-S8288 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §414, Ed L
2025-S8288 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8288 SPONSOR: PERSAUD TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to providing for not-for- profit community organizations to use rooms within a public school at a nominal fee PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To allow not-for-profit community organizations to utilize school space for meetings and events that benefit students and families in the commu- nity at a nominal fee for the room. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 adds a new paragraph to subdivision 1 of section 414 of the education law, to read "For meetings and events held by not-for-profit community organizations." Section 2 adds language amending chapter 513 of the laws of 2005 within
2025-S8288 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8288 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 30, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to providing for not-for- profit community organizations to use rooms within a public school at a nominal fee THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 414 of the education law is amended by adding a new paragraph (l) to read as follows: (L) FOR MEETINGS AND EVENTS HELD BY NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY ORGANIZA- TIONS. § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 414 of the education law, as amended by chapter 513 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows: 2. The trustees or board of education shall determine the terms and conditions for such use which may include rental at least in an amount sufficient to cover all resulting expenses for the purposes of para- graphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g), (i), (j) and (k) of subdivision one of this section AND WHICH MAY INCLUDE RENTAL IN A NOMINAL AMOUNT SUFFI- CIENT TO COVER ALL RESULTING EXPENSES FOR THE PURPOSES OF PARAGRAPH (L) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION. Any such use, pursuant to para- graphs (a), (c), (d), (h) and (j) of subdivision one of this section, shall not allow the exclusion of any district child solely because said child is not attending a district school or not attending the district school which is sponsoring such use or on which grounds the use is to occur. § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13267-01-5
2025-S8288A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §414, Ed L
2025-S8288A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8288A SPONSOR: PERSAUD TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to providing for the use of rooms within a public school at a reasonable rate PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To ensure that organizations that utilize school space for meetings and events that benefit students and families in the community are not charged more than a reasonable rate for the rental fee. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends subdivision 2 of section 414 of the education law, as amended by chapter 513 of the laws of 2005, adding "reasonable" inline as "reasonable rental at least in an amount sufficient to cover all resulting expenses..." Section 2 includes the effective date.
2025-S8288A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8288--A 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 30, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to providing for the use of rooms within a public school at a reasonable rate THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 414 of the education law, as amended by chapter 513 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows: 2. The trustees or board of education shall determine the terms and conditions for such use which may include REASONABLE rental at least in an amount sufficient to cover all resulting expenses for the purposes of paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g), (i), (j) and (k) of subdivision one of this section. Any such use, pursuant to paragraphs (a), (c), (d), (h) and (j) of subdivision one of this section, shall not allow the exclusion of any district child solely because said child is not attend- ing a district school or not attending the district school which is sponsoring such use or on which grounds the use is to occur. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13267-02-5
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