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A 7557: Provides that the commissioner of education may promulgate rules and regulations for a health education curriculum to include menstrual disorders, including but not limited to, endometriosis.
What A 7557 does, verified August 6, 2026
The proposed legislation aims to improve the health education curriculum in public schools. It requires the commissioner to develop rules and regulations that include instruction on menstrual disorders, such as endometriosis, in the health education curriculum. The curriculum should cover essential topics, including the timing and signs of symptoms, the importance of menstrual health, and basic treatment options. The law also aims to educate students on how to be their own healthcare advocates and provide them with necessary information to make informed decisions about their health. The proposed changes will take effect on July 1, 2026.
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to education (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7557
- What is the current status of A 7557?
- As of August 6, 2026, A 7557 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 7557 pass?
- Not yet. A 7557 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7557, and where is it now?
- A 7557 was authored by Asm. Rebecca Kassay with 3 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Education.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to education |
| Apr. 01, 2025 | referred to education |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 1, 2025 · 252 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7557 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 1, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KASSAY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to including menstrual disorders in the health education curriculum in public schools 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 804-e 2 to read as follows: 3 § 804-e. Health education; menstrual disorders. The commissioner may 4 promulgate rules and regulations for a health education curriculum to 5 include instruction regarding menstrual disorders, including but not 6 limited to, endometriosis. The contents of such curriculum may include 7 information regarding the timing, signs and symptoms of endometriosis 8 and other menstrual disorders; the importance of menstrual health and 9 its impacts on one's physical, emotional, social, and academic life; 10 basic statistics on endometriosis and other menstrual disorders; best 11 practices on how to be one's own healthcare advocate; basic treatment 12 options for endometriosis and other menstrual disorders; and other 13 information deemed necessary by the commissioner. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding 15 the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10685-01-5
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