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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 1312: Requires licensed or certified school social workers in each elementary, intermediate, middle, junior high and senior high school

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

S 1312 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires licensed or certified school social workers in each elementary, intermediate, middle, junior high and senior high school. Primary sponsor: Andrew Gounardes (Democratic). It lists 4 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.

Requires at least one full-time licensed or certified social worker to be employed in each elementary, intermediate, middle, junior high school and senior high school throughout the state.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Democratic/Working Families 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Andrew GounardesPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Jabari BrisportCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate25
Zellnor MyrieCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Kevin ParkerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate21
Julia SalazarCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate18

“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