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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 2009: Establishes the "EmpowerED Act: Empowering students and enhancing educational opportunities in New York"

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 2009 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes the "EmpowerED Act: Empowering students and enhancing educational opportunities in New York". Primary sponsor: Robert Smullen (Republican). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO EDUCATION.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Establishes interregional enrollment of students taking classes in multiple school districts (Part A); allows students who are enrolled in and taking classes in multiple school districts to receive cooperative and individualized educational services (Part B).

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 4 · Republican/Conservative 3 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Robert SmullenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse118
Joe AngelinoCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse121
Karl BrabenecCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Ari BrownCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse20
Joe DeStefanoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse3
Jeff GallahanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse131
Brian ManktelowCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse130
Joe SempolinskiCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse148

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO EDUCATION
  2. REFERRED TO EDUCATION

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source