New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 8957: Directs the education department to study, review and report on the placement of the counties of Putnam and Rockland in the Hudson Valley region for purposes of public school foundation aid

In committee Last action January 21, 2026: REFERRED TO EDUCATION

Plain-language summary

S 8957 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 21, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Directs the education department to study, review and report on the placement of the counties of Putnam and Rockland in the Hudson Valley region for purposes of public school foundation aid. Primary sponsor: Pete Harckham (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (January 21, 2026): REFERRED TO EDUCATION.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Pete Harckham (Democratic/Working Families). 1 co-sponsor.