As part of the New York State enacted budget for the 2023 Fiscal Year, the Legislature and Governor provided bonuses for certain healthcare and mental hygiene workers, pursuant to New York Social Services Law Section 367-w....more
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
Students have a variety of medical needs to be addressed in school and New York law provides procedures for managing those needs. This includes medication administration to students. One such medication is glucagon – a...more
George Orwell would be proud. The ‘Big NYS Legislature and Governor’ just put the brakes on Big Brother, kinda.
On November 8, 2021, Governor Kathy Hochul signed Chapter 583, creating Civil Rights law § 52-c. The new...more
LGBTQ+ students are now protected from discrimination under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, a federal law that protects students from sex-based discrimination in public schools. As of last week, Title IX’s...more
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On May 3, 2021, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced increased capacity limits for indoor and outdoor gatherings, which will affect the number of spectators allowed at school sporting events. On May 10, 2021, the state’s...more
On April 28, 2021, the Board of Regents amended Section 100.2(c) of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education to implement Erin’s Law (New York Education law Section 803-b). Erin’s Law was enacted, effective July 1,...more
Qualified voters for the 2021 School District Elections can now apply for an absentee ballot when they are unable to appear personally at the polling place because there is a risk of contracting or spreading COVID-19 or any...more