A 7404: Requires student athletes participating in public school sponsored athletics complete anti-bullying, anti-hazing and anti-harassment training.
What A 7404 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill requires student athletes participating in public school sponsored athletics in grades 7-12 to complete anti-bullying, anti-hazing, and anti-harassment training each season. The commissioner is tasked with establishing uniform statewide protocols for the training. The training parameters will be developed by the department, and each district's athletics director will be responsible for implementing the training. Failure to complete the training will result in the student athlete being barred from participating in athletics until the training is completed. The bill takes effect on the first of July next succeeding its enactment date.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to education (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7404
- What is the current status of A 7404?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 7404 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 7404 pass?
- Not yet. A 7404 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7404, and where is it now?
- A 7404 was authored by Asm. Josh Jensen. Its committee of record is Assembly Education. It is filed under EDN, alongside 312 other New York EDN bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to education |
| Mar. 25, 2025 | referred to education |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 25, 2025 · 293 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7404 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 25, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JENSEN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring student athletes participating in public school sponsored athletics complete anti-bullying, anti-hazing and anti-harassment training 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 promulgate rules and regulations to estab- 4 lish uniform statewide protocols to make participation in all public 5 school sponsored athletics, in grades seven through twelve, subject to 6 mandatory anti-bullying, anti-hazing and anti-harassment training for 7 student athletes and their guardians each season. The department shall 8 develop parameters for such a class, and each district's athletics 9 director shall be tasked with formulating the manner in which student 10 athletes and their guardians complete such training. Failure to complete 11 the training would bar the student athlete from participating in such 12 athletics until the training is completed. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding 14 the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the 15 addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary 16 for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized 17 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. LBD11114-01-5
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