NY S01099 | 2025-2026 | General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-08 - REFERRED TO LIBRARIES
Pending: Senate Libraries Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-08 - REFERRED TO LIBRARIES
Pending: Senate Libraries Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Enacts the "freedom to read act"; requires the commissioner of education and school library systems to develop policies to ensure that school libraries and library staff are empowered to curate and develop collections that provide students with access to the widest array of developmentally appropriate materials available.
Title
Enacts the "freedom to read act"; requires the commissioner of education and school library systems to develop policies to ensure that school libraries and library staff are empowered to curate and develop collections that provide students with access to the widest array of developmentally appropriate materials available.
Sponsors
| Sen. Rachel May [D] | Sen. Leroy Comrie [D] | Sen. Peter Harckham [D] | Sen. Michelle Hinchey [D] |
| Sen. Lea Webb [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-08 | Senate | REFERRED TO LIBRARIES |
