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A 6891: Relates to revisions to charter schools that would expand the grades served at such charter schools.
What A 6891 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to revise the charter school system in New York. It restricts charter schools from expanding to multiple grade levels in different classifications, such as elementary, intermediate, middle, junior high, and high school. This change is intended to ensure that charter schools operate within a specific grade level range to maintain consistency and avoid confusing students. The revised law takes effect immediately, providing a swift response to the proposed changes.
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 6891
- What is the current status of A 6891?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 6891 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 6891 pass?
- Not yet. A 6891 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6891, and where is it now?
- A 6891 was authored by Asm. Michael Benedetto with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Assembly Education.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to education |
| Mar. 18, 2025 | referred to education |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 18, 2025 · 201 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6891 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 18, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BENEDETTO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to revision to charter schools The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 2852 of the education law is 2 amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows: 3 (c) Beginning with proposed revisions submitted to a charter entity 4 after June first, two thousand twenty-five, a charter school may not 5 submit a revision to a charter that would expand the grades served that 6 would cause the school to serve grades levels in more than one of the 7 following school classifications; elementary school, intermediate 8 school, middle school, junior high school, or high school as defined in 9 the regulations of the commissioner. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01410-01-5
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