Assembly BillIntroduced
A 6594: Provides that in a city with a population of one million or more, where a student is applying to attend a public elementary or middle school and such student has a sibling who already attends such school, such student whose application is pending shall be given preference for admission.
What A 6594 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law provides a school application preference for students in cities with a population of one million or more, where a sibling already attends a public elementary or middle school. If a student applies or is waitlisted to attend the same school as a sibling, the student will be given preference for admission due to having a sibling who already attends the school. This preference will apply regardless of other laws, rules, or regulations. The law will take effect immediately.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to education (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6594
- What is the current status of A 6594?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 6594 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 6594 pass?
- Not yet. A 6594 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6594, and where is it now?
- A 6594 was authored by Asm. Sam Berger with 3 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Education.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to education |
| Mar. 06, 2025 | referred to education |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 6, 2025 · 233 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6594 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 6, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BERGER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to providing school application preference when a student is applying to the same public elementary or middle school as a sibling 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 3203-a 2 to read as follows: 3 § 3203-a. School application preference for siblings in a city with a 4 population of one million or more. Notwithstanding any other law, rule 5 or regulation to the contrary, in a city with a population of one 6 million or more, where a student is applying or waitlisted to attend a 7 public elementary or middle school and such student has a sibling who 8 already attends such school being applied to, such student whose appli- 9 cation is pending shall be given preference for admission as a result of 10 having a sibling who already attends such school. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07025-01-5
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