A 7879: Waives tuition requirements for nonresident pupils if the nonresident pupil is enrolled in a school where the pupil's parent or guardian is a principal, a teacher or a paraprofessional or the nonresident pupil is enrolled at another school within the same district as a school where the pupil's parent or guardian is a principal, a teacher or a paraprofessional.
What A 7879 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill waives tuition requirements for nonresident pupils in New York state. It allows nonresident pupils to attend school without paying tuition if their parent or guardian works as an educational professional within the same school district or if the pupil attends another school within the same district. This change applies to school years starting July 1, 2025.
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Last action: referred to education (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7879
- What is the current status of A 7879?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 7879 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 7879 pass?
- Not yet. A 7879 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7879, and where is it now?
- A 7879 was authored by Asm. Latrice Walker. 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 |
| Apr. 11, 2025 | referred to education |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 11, 2025 · 221 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7879 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 11, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to waiving tuition requirements for nonresident pupils whose parent works as an educa- tional professional within the same district The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 2045 of the education law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 5 to read as follows: 3 5. No charge for the instruction of a nonresident pupil shall be made 4 if the nonresident pupil is enrolled in a school where the pupil's 5 parent or guardian is a principal, a teacher or a paraprofessional or 6 the nonresident pupil is enrolled at another school within the same 7 district as a school where the pupil's parent or guardian is a princi- 8 pal, a teacher or a paraprofessional. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to school 10 years commencing on and after July 1, 2025. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10633-01-5
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