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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 5979: Provides for the inclusion of a faculty or staff member on the board of trustees of community colleges

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 5979 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 25, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Provides for the inclusion of a faculty or staff member on the board of trustees of community colleges. Primary sponsor: Harry Bronson (Democratic). It lists 31 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 13, 2025): SUBSTITUTED BY S4685B.

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.

Provides for the inclusion of a faculty or staff member on the board of trustees of community colleges elected by and from among the faculty and staff of the college.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 18 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 2 · Democratic/Working Families 9 · Republican/Conservative 1 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Harry BronsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse138
Chris BurdickCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse93
Noah BurroughsCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse18
Sarah ClarkCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse136
William ColtonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Bill ConradCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse140
Harvey EpsteinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Phara Souffrant ForrestCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Emily GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse50
Jessica González-RojasCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse34
Rodneyse Bichotte HermelynCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Josh JensenCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse134
Rebecca KassayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4
Anna KellesCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse125
Grace LeeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Jen LunsfordCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse135
Demond MeeksCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse137
Kwani O'PharrowCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11
Steve OtisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Steven RagaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Jon RiveraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse149
Gabriella RomeroCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse109
Nader SayeghCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse90
Tommy John SchiavoniCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse1
MaryJane ShimskyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse92
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Tony SimoneCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse75
Matt SlaterCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse94
Phil SteckCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse110
Steve SternCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Al StirpeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse127
David WeprinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24

“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. SUBSTITUTED BY S4685B
  2. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.729
  3. RULES REPORT CAL.729
  4. REPORTED
  5. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
  6. REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  7. PRINT NUMBER 5979B
  8. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION
  9. PRINT NUMBER 5979A
  10. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION
  11. REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

Sources

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