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S 8377: Directs the commissioner of education to conduct a survey of recess held in public and charter schools serving students in kindergarten through grade six and to provide any information collected to the governor and the legislature.
What S 8377 does, verified December 20, 2025
The bill requires the commissioner of education to conduct a survey of recess in public and charter schools serving students from kindergarten through grade six. The survey should gather information on the length and frequency of recess, the location of recess, and the presence of dedicated spaces and supervision. The survey should also identify barriers to providing recess and determine if students are offered time for unstructured play. The results of the survey will be provided to the governor, the legislature, and made publicly available on the state education department's website by March 1, 2026.
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Last action: VETOED MEMO.163 (2025-12-19)Alert me
Quick answers about S 8377
- What is the current status of S 8377?
- As of December 20, 2025, S 8377 is recorded as "Vetoed": it passed both houses but was vetoed by the Governor. The last recorded action, on December 19, 2025, was "VETOED MEMO.163".
- Did S 8377 pass?
- S 8377 passed both houses, but the Governor vetoed it. A veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in each house, which is rare.
- Who wrote S 8377, and where is it now?
- S 8377 was authored by Sen. Shelley Mayer with 1 coauthor.
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| Dec. 19, 2025 | VETOED MEMO.163 |
| Dec. 08, 2025 | DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR |
| Jun. 13, 2025 | returned to senate |
| Jun. 13, 2025 | passed assembly |
| Jun. 13, 2025 | ordered to third reading rules cal.691 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, June 6, 2025 · 361 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8377 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE June 6, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MAYER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT in relation to directing the commissioner of education to conduct a survey of recess held in schools serving students in kindergarten through grade six The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The commissioner of education is directed to conduct a 2 survey of recess held in public and charter schools serving students 3 from kindergarten through grade six, which shall include, but not be 4 limited to: 5 (a) information pertaining to the number of schools currently offering 6 recess; 7 (b) the length of such recess and how often it is provided; 8 (c) information pertaining to the location of such recess, including 9 whether such recess is held indoors or outdoors; 10 (d) if districts provide a dedicated space for such recess; 11 (e) if the school's recess is supervised or unsupervised; 12 (f) how many schools have a nurse on premises during the school day in 13 each school building; 14 (g) what the barriers are to providing recess; and 15 (h) if such recess is structured and if students are offered time for 16 unstructured play. 17 § 2. On or before March 1, 2026 or 180 days after this section shall 18 have become a law, whichever is later, the commissioner of education 19 shall provide the information from the survey to the governor, the 20 temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the 21 senate minority leader, the assembly minority leader, and the chair- 22 persons and ranking members of the senate and assembly committees on 23 education. Such information shall also be released on the public website 24 of the New York state education department. 25 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13091-09-5
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