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S 7535: Requires the administration for children's services and New York city public school employees provide a verbal and written warning to students of such student's right to refuse an interview and right to have a supportive adult during the interview.
What S 7535 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to protect the rights of students during interviews conducted by employees of the Administration for Children's Services (ACS) or New York City public schools. When a student is interviewed, they must be informed verbally and in writing that they have the right to refuse the interview and have a supportive adult present. The student must also consent to the interview for it to take place.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO NEW YORK CITY EDUCATION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 7535
- What is the current status of S 7535?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 7535 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 NEW YORK CITY EDUCATION".
- Did S 7535 pass?
- Not yet. S 7535 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 7535, and where is it now?
- S 7535 was authored by Sen. Robert Jackson. Its committee of record is Senate New York City Education.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO NEW YORK CITY EDUCATION |
| May. 29, 2025 | PRINT NUMBER 7535A |
| May. 29, 2025 | AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO NEW YORK CITY EDUCATION |
| Apr. 22, 2025 | REFERRED TO NEW YORK CITY EDUCATION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 22, 2025 · 366 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7535 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE April 22, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on New York City Education AN ACT to amend the New York city charter and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the administration for children's services and New York city public school employees provide a verbal and written warning of the student's right to refuse an interview and right to a supportive adult during the interview The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The New York city charter is amended by adding a new 2 section 619 to read as follows: 3 § 619. Rights of students during interviews. When a student is inter- 4 viewed by an employee of the administration for children's services, 5 such employee shall provide the student with both a verbal and written 6 warning that the student has the right to refuse the interview, the 7 student must consent to the interview for the interview to occur, and 8 the student has the right to have a supportive adult present at the 9 interview. 10 § 2. Title 21-A of the administrative code of the city of New York is 11 amended by adding a new chapter 11 to read as follows: 12 CHAPTER 11 13 STUDENT INTERVIEWS 14 § 21-973 Rights of students during interviews. When a student is 15 interviewed by an employee of the department, such employee shall 16 provide the student with both a verbal and written warning that the 17 student has the right to refuse the interview, the student must consent 18 to the interview for the interview to occur, and the student has the 19 right to have a supportive adult present at the interview. 20 § 3. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 21 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03401-01-5
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