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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 334: Establishes the bilingual teachers of tomorrow teacher recruitment and retention program

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 334 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes the bilingual teachers of tomorrow teacher recruitment and retention program. Primary sponsor: Catalina Cruz (Democratic). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO EDUCATION.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

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

Establishes the bilingual teachers of tomorrow teacher recruitment and retention program to attract and retain bilingual, certified teachers in schools with a bilingual teacher shortage; provides for grants and procedures for applying for such grants and eligibility requirements for fund distribution.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9 · Democratic/Working Families 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Catalina CruzPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Brian CunninghamCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Maritza DavilaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Jessica González-RojasCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse34
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Steven RagaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Phil RamosCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6
Jon RiveraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse149
Nader SayeghCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse90
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Stefani ZinermanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse56

“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