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A 4923: Requires age-appropriate instruction on conflict resolution for elementary, middle, and high school students; requires the commissioner to develop curricula for schools in the state for such instruction; directs the commissioner to develop resource materials to facilitate such instruction.
What A 4923 does, verified January 8, 2026
Every elementary school, middle school, and high school in the state must include age-appropriate instruction on conflict resolution as part of the required curriculum. The commissioner will develop curricula for conflict resolution instruction, which will include teaching children how to diffuse conflicts and cope with them at home and between peers. The commissioner will also develop and make available resource materials for school districts to facilitate this instruction. The law will take effect on July 1st of the following year.
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to education (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 4923
- What is the current status of A 4923?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 4923 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to education".
- Did A 4923 pass?
- Not yet. A 4923 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 4923, and where is it now?
- A 4923 was authored by Asm. Demond Meeks with 11 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Education.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to education |
| Feb. 10, 2025 | referred to education |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 10, 2025 · 342 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4923 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 10, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MEEKS, LUCAS, EPSTEIN, DAVILA, ZINERMAN, BRONSON, GIBBS, REYES, KELLES, RAMOS, SEPTIMO, BICHOTTE HERMELYN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring instruction on conflict resolution for elementary, middle, and high school students The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 805 to 2 read as follows: 3 § 805. Instruction on conflict resolution. 1. Every elementary school, 4 middle school, and high school shall include age-appropriate instruction 5 on conflict resolution as an integral part of the required curriculum. 6 2. The commissioner shall develop curricula for the instruction of 7 children in grades kindergarten through twelfth grade on conflict resol- 8 ution which shall include, but not be limited to, age-appropriate 9 instruction on diffusing conflict and coping mechanisms for dealing with 10 conflict at home and between peers. The commissioner shall promulgate 11 rules and/or regulations requiring the instruction of such curricula at 12 all elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools in the state. 13 3. The commissioner shall develop and make available for school 14 districts in the state any resource materials the commissioner shall 15 deem necessary and appropriate to facilitate the instruction required 16 pursuant to this section. 17 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding 18 the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the 19 addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary 20 for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized 21 to be made and completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08741-01-5
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