Senate Bill S8597

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Prohibits children from being denied access to a free public education due to citizenship or immigration status

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2025-S8597 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add §3201-b, Ed L

2025-S8597 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits children from being denied access to a free public education on account of perceived or actual citizenship or immigration status or the perceived or actual citizenship or immigration status of their parents or person in a parental relationship.

2025-S8597 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8597

SPONSOR: MAYER
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting children
from being denied access to a free public education due to citizenship
or immigration status

 
PURPOSE:

This bill would affirm the right of every child to receive a free public
education, regardless of their immigration or citizenship status,
prohibit schools from admitting immigration enforcement to school prop-
erty or a school function without a valid judicial warrant or subpoena,
and require schools to take steps to protect students.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 adds a new section 3201-b to the education law to prohibit
schools from denying a free public education to any child on the basis
of their immigration or citizenship status.

Subdivision 1 of 3201-b provides definitions of school, school property,
school function, immigration authorities, and child.

Subdivision 2 provides that no child may be denied admission into any
school in the state of New York on the basis of their perceived or actu-
al citizenship or immigration status, or the perceived or actual citi-
zenship or immigration status of their parents. Further, the subdivision
prohibits schools from excluding students from programs or activities on
the basis of their or their parents' immigration status, or engaging in
policies or procedures that have the effect of excluding students or
parents from participating in programs or activities, including parental
engagement activities. These policies and procedures include requesting
or collecting information about students' or their parents' citizenship
or immigration status unless otherwise required by law, and designating
certain information as directory information.

Subdivision 3 prohibits schools from threatening to disclose information
about a student's actual or perceived citizenship or immigration status
or the status of a person associated with them, or disclosing such
information to immigration authorities or another entity if they do not
have direct knowledge of the student's actual status, and prohibits
schools from disclosing anything related to the records or information
about the immigration status or a student or someone associated with
them unless required by law.

Subdivision 4 prohibits schools from allowing immigration enforcement to
enter school property or a school function without a valid judicial
warrant or subpoena.

Subdivision 5 requires each school within 30 days of the enactment of
this bill to adopt procedures for reviewing requests from immigration
authorities to enter school property or a school function. These proce-
dures must include: contacting a lawyer to review documentation provided
by immigration authorities, monitoring and documenting all interactions
with immigration authorities while they are on school property or at a
school function, and notifying and seeking consent from a student's
parent if immigration authorities request to access a student. Further,
schools must have a procedure in place to notify parents about the
protections provided by this bill, and school staff about the procedures
in place.

Subdivision 6 requires schools to attest to NYSED within 60 days that
they have complied with the requirements of subdivision 4.

Subdivision 6 grants the Attorney General enforcement power, including
the power to subpoena individuals and records in order to investigate
and bring a civil case.

Section 2 provides a severability clause.

Section 3 provides the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

In 1982, the Supreme Court ruled in Plyler v. Doe (457 U.S. 202) that
denying undocumented students access to a public education violated the
equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. For more than 40
years, this precedent has guaranteed access to a free, public education
for immigrant students without regard to legal status nation-wide. New
York's constitution similarly guarantees all children access to public
education: "the legislature shall provide for the maintenance and
support of a system of free common schools, wherein all the children of
this state may be educated."' Unfortunately, the Trump administration's
attacks on our immigrant communities have threatened the spirit of Plyl-
er v. Doe, if not yet the actual case law, and the protections of our
state constitution.

Shortly after taking office, President Trump revoked a long standing
policy that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) would not conduct immigration enforcement
actions in or near sensitive areas, including schools.2 This change in
policy, coupled with aggressive and indiscriminate enforcement activity
has left many families understandably scared to send their children to
school.  Research in California has found declines in attendance associ-
ated with immigration raids.3

The State Education Department, Attorney General's Office, and Office of
Governor Kathy Hochul released guidance for schools in January 2025,
reminding them of their obligations to protect students under Plyler v.
Doe, and state and federal law.4 This bill seeks to strengthen
protections in state law for undocumented students, their families, and
students in mixed status families, to the extent possible under state
law.

This legislation amends the education law to provide that no child may
be refused admission or excluded from any school in New York on the
basis of their immigration or citizenship status, strengthening the
protections found in the state human rights law.5 This applies to all
public schools, charter schools, BOCES, Special Act schools, schools for
the Blind and Deaf (4201s), and schools for students with disabilities
(853s and 4410s). Further, the bill prohibits schools from having in
place any policy or practice which has the effect of excluding students
or their families from school or school activities on the basis of immi-
gration status.
The bill prohibits schools from admitting immigration enforcement to
school property or a school function if they do not have a valid judi-
cial warrant or subpoena. To that end, it requires schools to establish
a procedure for reviewing requests from immigration enforcement to enter
school property, including contacting the school's attorney to review
whether the authorities have a valid warrant or subpoena, procedures to
monitor immigration enforcement's activity while on school property, and
procedures for notifying and requesting consent from the family of any
student immigration enforcement requests access to. Additionally,
schools must have a procedure in place to notify families of the
protections for their children. The bill also grants enforcement author-
ity to the Attorney General, allowing the AG to bring a case on behalf
of an injured party.

This bill is modeled after a recently adopted Illinois law,6 and
includes similar protections to California's law,7 and would provide
some measure of safety and security to immigrant families in our commu-
nities.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
1 Article XI, Section 1
2 https://www.dhs.govinews/2025/01/21/statement-dhs-spokes person-
directives-expanding-lawenforcement-and-ending-abuse
3 https://www_nytimes.com/2025/06/16/us/immigration-raids-school-
absences-deportation-fears.html
4 https://www.nysed.govisites/default/files/oag-qo-sed-immiqration-
students.pdf
5 Exec law § 296(4)
6 Illinois House Bill 3247 (2025)
7 As amended by Assembly Bill 49 (2025)

2025-S8597 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8597
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             December 3, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAYER  -- 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  prohibiting  children
   from being denied access to a free public education due to citizenship
   or immigration status

   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 3201-b
 to read as follows:
   § 3201-B. DENIAL  OF  A  FREE  PUBLIC  EDUCATION  PROHIBITED.  1.  FOR
 PURPOSES  OF  THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING
 MEANINGS:
   (A) "SCHOOL" SHALL INCLUDE A SCHOOL DISTRICT, PUBLIC  SCHOOL,  CHARTER
 SCHOOL,  BOARD  OF  COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, SPECIAL ACT SCHOOL
 DISTRICT AS DEFINED IN  SECTION  FOUR  THOUSAND  ONE  OF  THIS  CHAPTER,
 APPROVED  PRESCHOOL SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM PURSUANT TO SECTION FORTY-
 FOUR HUNDRED TEN OF THIS CHAPTER, APPROVED PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL  OR  NON-
 RESIDENTIAL  SCHOOL  FOR  THE  EDUCATION  OF  STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
 INCLUDING  PRIVATE  SCHOOLS  ESTABLISHED  UNDER  CHAPTER  EIGHT  HUNDRED
 FIFTY-THREE  OF THE LAWS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-SIX, OR STATE-OPER-
 ATED OR STATE-SUPPORTED SCHOOL IN ACCORDANCE WITH  ARTICLE  EIGHTY-FIVE,
 EIGHTY-SEVEN OR EIGHTY-EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER.
   (B)  "SCHOOL  PROPERTY"  SHALL MEAN: IN OR WITHIN ANY BUILDING, STRUC-
 TURE, ATHLETIC PLAYING FIELD, PLAYGROUND, PARKING LOT, OR LAND CONTAINED
 WITHIN THE REAL PROPERTY BOUNDARY LINE OF A SCHOOL; OR IN OR ON A SCHOOL
 BUS, AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED  FORTY-TWO  OF  THE  VEHICLE  AND
 TRAFFIC LAW.
   (C) "SCHOOL FUNCTION" SHALL MEAN A SCHOOL SPONSORED EVENT OR ACTIVITY,
 INCLUDING IF SUCH EVENT OR ACTIVITY OCCURS OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL PROPERTY.
   (D)  "IMMIGRATION  AUTHORITIES"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY  OFFICER,  EMPLOYEE,
 GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE, OR AGENT THEREOF, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE  FOR  ENFORCE-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13665-09-5

 S. 8597                             2
 
 MENT  OF  THE FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, INCLUDING BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO ANY OFFICER OR AGENT OF THE  UNITED  STATES  IMMIGRATION  AND
 CUSTOMS  ENFORCEMENT  AGENCY  OR  THE  UNITED  STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER
 PROTECTION,  AND  ANY  OFFICER OR AGENT OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTIC-
 IPATING IN OR OTHERWISE FACILITATING IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY.
   (E) "CHILD" SHALL MEAN A PERSON ENTITLED TO ATTEND THE PUBLIC  SCHOOLS
 OF THIS STATE UNDER SECTION THREE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED TWO OF THIS PART.
   (F) "SCHOOL PERSONNEL" SHALL MEAN ANY EMPLOYEE, AGENT, OR OFFICER OF A
 SCHOOL  OR  ANY VOLUNTEER OR EMPLOYEE OF ANY FIRM, CORPORATION, INSTITU-
 TION, OR GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY WHO WORKS ON SCHOOL PROPERTY.
   2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, LOCAL LAW, RULE OR REGULATION
 OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO THE CONTRARY, NO CHILD SHALL  BE  REFUSED
 ADMISSION  INTO, BE DISCOURAGED FROM PARTICIPATION IN, HAVE THEIR ADMIS-
 SION DELAYED, OR BE EXCLUDED FROM ANY SCHOOL IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK ON
 ACCOUNT OF PERCEIVED OR ACTUAL CITIZENSHIP OR IMMIGRATION STATUS OR  THE
 PERCEIVED  OR  ACTUAL CITIZENSHIP OR IMMIGRATION STATUS OF THEIR PARENTS
 OR PERSON IN A PARENTAL RELATIONSHIP.
   (A) NO SCHOOL OR SCHOOL PERSONNEL SHALL EXCLUDE, DISCOURAGE, OR IMPEDE
 A STUDENT FROM PARTICIPATION IN OR DENY A STUDENT THE  BENEFITS  OF  ANY
 PROGRAM  OR ACTIVITY ON ACCOUNT OF THEIR PERCEIVED OR ACTUAL CITIZENSHIP
 OR IMMIGRATION STATUS OR THE PERCEIVED OR ACTUAL  CITIZENSHIP  OR  IMMI-
 GRATION STATUS OF THEIR PARENTS OR PERSON IN A PARENTAL RELATIONSHIP.
   (B)  NO SCHOOL OR SCHOOL PERSONNEL SHALL USE POLICIES OR PROCEDURES OR
 ENGAGE IN PRACTICES  THAT  HAVE  THE  INTENT  OR  EFFECT  OF  EXCLUDING,
 DISCOURAGING, OR IMPEDING A STUDENT FROM PARTICIPATION IN OR DENYING THE
 BENEFITS OF ANY PROGRAM OR ACTIVITY OR THE INTENT OR EFFECT OF EXCLUDING
 PARTICIPATION OF SUCH STUDENT'S PARENT OR PERSON IN A PARENTAL RELATION-
 SHIP FROM PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES OR PROGRAMS ON ACCOUNT OF THEIR
 PERCEIVED  OR  ACTUAL CITIZENSHIP OR IMMIGRATION STATUS OR THE PERCEIVED
 OR ACTUAL CITIZENSHIP OR IMMIGRATION STATUS OF THEIR PARENTS  OR  PERSON
 IN  A  PARENTAL  RELATIONSHIP. THESE POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND PRACTICES
 INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
   (I) REQUESTING OR  COLLECTING  INFORMATION  OR  DOCUMENTATION  FROM  A
 STUDENT  OR STUDENT'S PARENTS OR PERSON IN A PARENTAL RELATIONSHIP ABOUT
 CITIZENSHIP,  IMMIGRATION  STATUS,  PLACE  OF  BIRTH,  NATIONALITY,   OR
 NATIONAL ORIGIN UNLESS OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY STATE OR FEDERAL LAW;
   (II)  DESIGNATING  IMMIGRATION  STATUS,  CITIZENSHIP,  PLACE OF BIRTH,
 NATIONALITY, OR NATIONAL ORIGIN AS DIRECTORY INFORMATION; AND
   (III) EMPLOYING REGISTRATION AND ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS OR PROCEDURES
 THAT HAVE THE INTENT OR EFFECT OF DISPROPORTIONATELY DELAYING OR DENYING
 THE ENROLLMENT OF NON-CITIZEN STUDENTS.
   3. NO SCHOOL  OR SCHOOL PERSONNEL SHALL:
   (A) THREATEN TO DISCLOSE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE ACTUAL OR PERCEIVED
 CITIZENSHIP OR IMMIGRATION STATUS OF A STUDENT OR  A  PERSON  ASSOCIATED
 WITH  SUCH  STUDENT  TO  ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY, INCLUDING ANY IMMI-
 GRATION AUTHORITIES.
   (B) DISCLOSE ANY INFORMATION RELATED TO THE PERCEIVED  CITIZENSHIP  OR
 IMMIGRATION STATUS OF A STUDENT OR A PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH STUDENT
 TO ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY, INCLUDING ANY IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES, IF
 THE  SCHOOL  DOES NOT HAVE DOCUMENTATION OF SUCH STUDENT'S OR ASSOCIATED
 PERSON'S ACTUAL CITIZENSHIP OR IMMIGRATION STATUS.
   (C) DISCLOSE ANYTHING RELATED TO THE  ACTUAL  RECORDS  OR  INFORMATION
 ABOUT  THE  CITIZENSHIP  OR  IMMIGRATION STATUS OF A STUDENT OR A PERSON
 ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH STUDENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY STATE  OR  FEDERAL  LAW,
 AND SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATIONS OF SUCH LAW. THIS PARAGRAPH AND PARAGRAPH
 (B)  OF  THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO PROHIBIT OR RESTRICT
 S. 8597                             3
 
 AN ENTITY FROM SENDING TO OR RECEIVING FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
 OF HOMELAND SECURITY OR ANY OTHER FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL  GOVERNMENTAL
 ENTITY INFORMATION REGARDING THE CITIZENSHIP OR IMMIGRATION STATUS OF AN
 INDIVIDUAL  UNDER SECTIONS 1373 AND 1644 OF TITLE 8 OF THE UNITED STATES
 CODE.
   4. NO SCHOOL OR SCHOOL PERSONNEL SHALL ALLOW  IMMIGRATION  ENFORCEMENT
 TO  ENTER  SCHOOL  PROPERTY OR A SCHOOL FUNCTION FOR ANY PURPOSE WITHOUT
 BEING PRESENTED WITH A  VALID  JUDICIAL  WARRANT  OR  JUDICIAL  SUBPOENA
 AUTHORIZING SUCH ENTRY.
   5.  WITHIN  THIRTY  DAYS  OF  THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, EACH
 SCHOOL SHALL DEVELOP PROCEDURES FOR REVIEWING AND  AUTHORIZING  REQUESTS
 FROM  IMMIGRATION  AUTHORITIES  ATTEMPTING TO ENTER SCHOOL PROPERTY OR A
 SCHOOL FUNCTION. SUCH PROCEDURES SHALL COMPLY WITH THE  REQUIREMENTS  OF
 THIS SECTION AND SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (A)  PROCEDURES  FOR REQUESTING IDENTIFICATION FROM, AND RECORDING THE
 NAMES AND AGENCIES OF IMMIGRATION   AUTHORITIES THAT  REQUEST  TO  ENTER
 SCHOOL PROPERTY OR A SCHOOL FUNCTION, OR ACCESS A STUDENT OR A STUDENT'S
 RECORDS;
   (B)  PROCEDURES  FOR CONTACTING THE SCHOOL'S ATTORNEY, SUPERINTENDENT,
 DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT, OR PRINCIPAL, AND ANY OTHER DESIGNATED INDIVID-
 UALS, AND PROCEDURES FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS  TO  DETERMINE  WHETHER  SUCH
 REQUESTS MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION PRIOR
 TO ALLOWING ANY IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES TO ENTER SCHOOL PROPERTY OR SUCH
 FUNCTION;
   (C)  PROCEDURES  FOR MONITORING, DOCUMENTING, AND MAINTAINING A RECORD
 OF ALL INTERACTIONS WITH IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES WHILE ON  THE  SCHOOL'S
 PROPERTY  OR  AT THE FUNCTION AND GUIDANCE FOR PREVENTING THE DISCLOSURE
 OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION IN COMPLIANCE  WITH  THE  FEDERAL
 EDUCATIONAL  RIGHTS  AND  PRIVACY  ACT, SECTIONS TWO-C AND TWO-D OF THIS
 CHAPTER, AND FEDERAL AND STATE IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS;
   (D) PROCEDURES FOR NOTIFYING AND  SEEKING  CONSENT  FROM  A  STUDENT'S
 PARENTS  OR PERSON IN A PARENTAL RELATIONSHIP OR FROM THE STUDENT IF THE
 STUDENT IS EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER OR  EMANCIPATED  IF  AN  IMMI-
 GRATION  AUTHORITY  REQUESTS  ACCESS TO A STUDENT OR A STUDENT'S RECORDS
 UNLESS SUCH ACCESS IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH A JUDICIAL WARRANT OR  SUBPOENA
 THAT RESTRICTS THE DISCLOSURE OF THE INFORMATION TO THE STUDENT'S PARENT
 OR PERSON IN A PARENTAL RELATIONSHIP;
   (E)  PROCEDURES  FOR  NOTIFYING  PARENTS  AND  PERSONS  IN  A PARENTAL
 RELATIONSHIP ABOUT THE RIGHTS OF AND PROTECTIONS FOR STUDENTS,  PARENTS,
 AND PERSONS IN A PARENTAL RELATIONSHIP PROVIDED BY THIS SECTION; AND
   (F)  PROCEDURES  FOR  ENSURING  ALL  SCHOOL PERSONNEL ARE AWARE OF THE
 SCHOOL'S PROCEDURES AS REQUIRED BY THIS SUBDIVISION.
   6. WITHIN SIXTY DAYS OF THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS  SECTION,  EACH
 SCHOOL  SHALL  ATTEST  TO  THE  DEPARTMENT  IN  A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE
 DEPARTMENT THAT THEY HAVE DEVELOPED PROCEDURES FOR REVIEWING AND AUTHOR-
 IZING REQUESTS FROM IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES TO ENTER SCHOOL PROPERTY  OR
 A SCHOOL FUNCTION AS REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION FIVE OF THIS SECTION.
   7. BEGINNING THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE
 ATTORNEY  GENERAL  MAY  TAKE  PROOF AND DETERMINE THE RELEVANT FACTS AND
 ISSUE SUBPOENAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, AND
 MAY BRING A CIVIL ACTION ON BEHALF OF  AN  INJURED  PARTY  AGGRIEVED  BY
 CONDUCT  THAT  VIOLATES  SUBDIVISIONS  TWO, THREE, FOUR, OR FIVE OF THIS
 SECTION.
   (A) SUCH CIVIL ACTION MAY SEEK DAMAGES FOR VIOLATIONS OF  SUBDIVISIONS
 TWO,  THREE,  OR  FOUR  OF  THIS  SECTION, OR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF OR OTHER
 APPROPRIATE RELIEF FOR ANY VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION. SUCH CIVIL  ACTION
 S. 8597                             4
 
 SHALL  BE  BROUGHT  IN  THE  NAME  OF THE STATE. IF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
 PROCEEDS WITH AND  PREVAILS  IN  AN  ACTION  BROUGHT  PURSUANT  TO  THIS
 SECTION,  THE COURT SHALL ORDER THE DISTRIBUTION OF ANY AWARD OF DAMAGES
 TO  THE  INJURED  PARTY  AND  SHALL AWARD REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' FEES AND
 COSTS TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
   (B) SUCH CIVIL ACTION SHALL BE BROUGHT NO LATER THAN SIX  YEARS  AFTER
 THE ALLEGED VIOLATION.
   (C)  NOTHING IN THIS SECTION MAY BE CONSTRUED TO REQUIRE AN EXHAUSTION
 OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT PROCESS BEFORE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL  MAY
 COMMENCE A CIVIL ACTION.
   § 2. Severability clause. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivi-
 sion,  section  or  part  of  this act shall be adjudged by any court of
 competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment  shall  not  affect,
 impair,  or  invalidate  the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in
 its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph,  subdivision,  section
 or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judg-
 ment shall have been rendered. It is hereby declared to be the intent of
 the  legislature  that  this  act  would  have been enacted even if such
 invalid provisions had not been included herein.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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