S8368 • 2025

Relates to the retention and disposition of state education commissioner appeal and proceeding records

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Sponsor: Siela Bynoe
Last action: 2026-05-12
Official status: In Assembly Committee
Effective date: Not listed

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Relates to the retention and disposition of state education commissioner appeal and proceeding records

Relates to the retention and disposition of state education commissioner appeal and proceeding records Provides for the filing and maintenance of all decisions and orders on every appeal or petition to the commissioner of education.

What This Bill Does

Relates to the retention and disposition of state education commissioner appeal and proceeding records Provides for the filing and maintenance of all decisions and orders on every appeal or petition to the commissioner of education.

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Bill History

2026-05-12 Senate
PASSED SENATE
2026-05-12 Senate
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2026-05-12 Assembly
REFERRED TO EDUCATION
2026-05-07 Senate
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
2026-05-06 Senate
2ND REPORT CAL.
2026-05-05 Senate
1ST REPORT CAL.907
2026-01-07 Senate
REFERRED TO EDUCATION
2025-06-05 Senate
REFERRED TO RULES

Official Summary Text

Relates to the retention and disposition of state education commissioner appeal and proceeding records
Provides for the filing and maintenance of all decisions and orders on every appeal or petition to the commissioner of education.

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          8368

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                      June 5, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen. BYNOE -- (at request of the State Education Depart-
          ment) -- read twice and  ordered  printed,  and  when  printed  to  be
          committed to the Committee on Rules

        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education law, in relation to the retention and
          disposition of state  education  commissioner  appeal  and  proceeding
          records

          THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section 1. Section 312 of the education law  is  amended  to  read  as
     2  follows:
     3    § 312. Filed papers and copies thereof.  The commissioner shall file[,
     4  arrange in the order of time,] and [keep in his office, so that they may
     5  be  at  all  times  accessible,]  MAINTAIN all the [proceedings on every
     6  appeal or petition to him under this article,  including  his  decision]
     7  DECISIONS  and  orders  [founded thereon] ON EVERY APPEAL OR PETITION TO
     8  SUCH COMMISSIONER UNDER THIS ARTICLE; and copies of all such [papers and
     9  proceedings] DECISIONS AND ORDERS, authenticated by [him]  SUCH  COMMIS-
    10  SIONER  under [his] THEIR seal of office, shall be evidence equally with
    11  the originals. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ALSO FILE  AND  MAINTAIN  ALL  THE
    12  PAPERS  AND  PLEADINGS  UNDERLYING SUCH DECISIONS AND ORDERS. SUCH DECI-
    13  SIONS AND ORDERS AND PAPERS AND PLEADINGS SHALL BE RETAINED AND DISPOSED
    14  OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 57.05 OF THE  ARTS  AND  CULTURAL  AFFAIRS
    15  LAW.
    16    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD08191-01-5