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S 2631: Requires public elementary schools to start no earlier than eight a.m. and public secondary schools to start no earlier than eight thirty a.m.
What S 2631 does, verified January 9, 2026
The proposed law aims to improve the health and well-being of students by requiring public schools to start their day at a reasonable hour. Public elementary schools must start no earlier than 8 a.m., while public secondary schools must start no earlier than 8:30 a.m. Schools that fail to meet these requirements will not be eligible for a portion of their school moneys. The law will take effect immediately and apply to all academic years beginning on and after the effective 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
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO EDUCATION |
| Jan. 27, 2025 | AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION |
| Jan. 27, 2025 | PRINT NUMBER 2631A |
| Jan. 22, 2025 | REFERRED TO EDUCATION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 22, 2025 · 333 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2631 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 22, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring public elementary schools to start no earlier than eight a.m. and public high schools to start no earlier than eight thirty a.m. 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 requiring 4 all public elementary schools within the state to start no earlier than 5 eight a.m. and all public high schools within the state to start no 6 earlier than eight thirty a.m. 7 § 2. Section 3604 of the education law is amended by adding a new 8 subdivision 8-a to read as follows: 9 8-a. a. No public elementary school within the state shall be enti- 10 tled to any portion of such school moneys on such apportionment unless 11 the report of the trustees or board of education for the preceding 12 school year shall show that such public elementary school started no 13 earlier than eight a.m. 14 b. No public high school within the state shall be entitled to any 15 portion of such school moneys on such apportionment unless the report of 16 the trustees or board of education for the preceding school year shall 17 show that such public high schools started no earlier than eight thirty 18 a.m. 19 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all 20 academic years beginning on and after such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06985-01-5
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