| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jun 05, 2025 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S8368
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 6th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
Actions
2025-S8368 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §312, Ed L
2025-S8368 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8368
SPONSOR: BYNOE
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the education law, in relation to the retention and
disposition of state education commissioner appeal and proceeding
records
PURPOSE OF THE BILL:
The proposed legislation would update language regarding appeals to and
proceedings before the Commissioner of Education under Article 7 of the
Education Law, to provide the State Education Department with flexibili-
ty in retention and disposition of the resulting records.
SUMMARY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE BILL:
Section 1 of the bill amends section Education Law § 312 to remove the
requirement that the Commissioner must keep, and make accessible at all
times, all proceedings, decisions, and orders on every appeal and peti-
tion under Article 7 of the Education Law. The proposed legislation
2025-S8368 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
8368
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
June 5, 2025
___________
Introduced by Sen. BYNOE -- (at request of the State Education Depart-
ment) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be
committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the retention and
disposition of state education commissioner appeal and proceeding
records
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 312 of the education law is amended to read as
follows:
§ 312. Filed papers and copies thereof. The commissioner shall file[,
arrange in the order of time,] and [keep in his office, so that they may
be at all times accessible,] MAINTAIN all the [proceedings on every
appeal or petition to him under this article, including his decision]
DECISIONS and orders [founded thereon] ON EVERY APPEAL OR PETITION TO
SUCH COMMISSIONER UNDER THIS ARTICLE; and copies of all such [papers and
proceedings] DECISIONS AND ORDERS, authenticated by [him] SUCH COMMIS-
SIONER under [his] THEIR seal of office, shall be evidence equally with
the originals. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ALSO FILE AND MAINTAIN ALL THE
PAPERS AND PLEADINGS UNDERLYING SUCH DECISIONS AND ORDERS. SUCH DECI-
SIONS AND ORDERS AND PAPERS AND PLEADINGS SHALL BE RETAINED AND DISPOSED
OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 57.05 OF THE ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS
LAW.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08191-01-5
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