Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed Bill S7619 that will extend for another year the provision under New York Education Law that permits voters to use the risk of contracting COVID-19 as the basis for obtaining absentee...more
UPDATED January 27, 2022 We have learned from the New York State Attorney General’s office that the decision regarding whether or not the current stay will remain in place pending the decision on the appeal of the Nassau...more
On June 7, a law was enacted continuing the changes made to the tenure and the APPR performance review process for teachers and principals enacted during the early stages of COVID-19 pandemic period. School districts should...more
On Monday, February 22, 2021, Governor Cuomo issued Executive Order 202.95 requiring the following:
Teachers employed in P-12 (public and non-public) schools must report that they have received a COVID-19 vaccination to...more
A new law signed on Labor Day -- the day before many schools returned students for the first time since March -- imposes new requirements on municipalities across the state in case of a health emergency declared by the...more
The New York Child Victims Act created a special one-year window during which adult survivors of child sexual abuse would be permitted to file civil actions related to their abuse. The Act was passed in response to repeated...more