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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 7673: Enacts the "public education racial equity and diversity act"

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 7673 is a bill introduced in the New York House on April 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enacts the "public education racial equity and diversity act". Primary sponsor: Brian Cunningham (Democratic). It lists 2 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.

Relates to promoting equity and diversity in educational leadership and prioritize the issuance of new charters to community-based organizations run by individuals from historically underrepresented communities.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Democratic/Working Families 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Brian CunninghamPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Monique Chandler-WatermanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse58
Demond MeeksCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse137

“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