A 6478: Separates interscholastic athletic championships between public and non-public schools.
What A 6478 does, verified January 27, 2026
The bill aims to separate interscholastic athletic championships between public and non-public schools in New York. The commissioner will require the public schools athletic league and other high school associations to hold separate state championships for public and non-public schools. This requirement will prohibit public and non-public schools from holding interscholastic competitions prior to state championships for a particular sport. The changes will take effect on July 1, 2026.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: enacting clause stricken (2026-01-27)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6478
- What is the current status of A 6478?
- As of January 27, 2026, A 6478 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 27, 2026, was "enacting clause stricken".
- Did A 6478 pass?
- Not yet. A 6478 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6478, and where is it now?
- A 6478 was authored by Asm. Matthew Slater with 3 coauthors. It is filed under EDN, alongside 312 other New York EDN bills this session.
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| Jan. 27, 2026 | enacting clause stricken |
| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to education |
| Mar. 05, 2025 | referred to education |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 5, 2025 · 251 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6478 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 5, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SLATER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to separating interscho- lastic athletic championships between public and non-public schools The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 63 to read as follows: 3 63. The commissioner shall require the public schools athletic league, 4 the New York state public high school athletic association, and other 5 high school interscholastic athletic associations hold separate state 6 interscholastic athletic championships for public and non-public 7 schools. Such requirement shall prohibit public and non-public schools 8 from holding interscholastic athletic competitions prior to any state 9 interscholastic athletic championships for a particular sport. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding 11 the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the 12 addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary 13 for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized 14 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. LBD06460-01-5
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