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S10364 • 2025

Relates to Scouting America and Girl Scouts of the USA recruitment

Relates to Scouting America and Girl Scouts of the USA recruitment

Education
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Sponsor
Jeremy Cooney
Last action
2026-05-15
Official status
In Senate Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relates to Scouting America and Girl Scouts of the USA recruitment

Relates to Scouting America and Girl Scouts of the USA recruitment Authorizes an appropriate school administrator to allow an official member or members of Scouting America and Girl Scouts of the USA, upon request, to enter the school for the purpose of Scouting America and Girl Scouts of the USA recruitment.

What This Bill Does

  • Relates to Scouting America and Girl Scouts of the USA recruitment Authorizes an appropriate school administrator to allow an official member or members of Scouting America and Girl Scouts of the USA, upon request, to enter the school for the purpose of Scouting America and Girl Scouts of the USA recruitment.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-15 Senate

    REFERRED TO EDUCATION

Official Summary Text

Relates to Scouting America and Girl Scouts of the USA recruitment
Authorizes an appropriate school administrator to allow an official member or members of Scouting America and Girl Scouts of the USA, upon request, to enter the school for the purpose of Scouting America and Girl Scouts of the USA recruitment.

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          10364

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                      May 15, 2026
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  COONEY -- 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 Scouting  America  and
          Girl Scouts of the USA recruitment

          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  816-a
     2  to read as follows:
     3    §  816-A.  SCOUTING AMERICA AND GIRL SCOUTS OF THE USA RECRUITMENT. AN
     4  APPROPRIATE ADMINISTRATOR, INCLUDING, BUT NOT  LIMITED  TO,  THE  SCHOOL
     5  PRINCIPAL  OR SUPERINTENDENT, OF ANY PUBLIC SCHOOL MAY ALLOW AN OFFICIAL
     6  MEMBER OR MEMBERS OF SCOUTING AMERICA AND GIRL SCOUTS OF THE  USA,  UPON
     7  REQUEST,  TO  ENTER  THE  SCHOOL FOR THE PURPOSE OF SCOUTING AMERICA AND
     8  GIRL SCOUTS OF THE USA  RECRUITMENT,  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO:
     9  MAKING  PRESENTATIONS; DISSEMINATING LITERATURE; PARTICIPATING IN SCHOOL
    10  EVENTS; AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS BY STUDENTS.
    11    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15858-02-6