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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 2505: Establishes a task force on educator diversity in New York state

Passed one chamber 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 2505 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes a task force on educator diversity in New York state. Primary sponsor: Jabari Brisport (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 5, 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 a task force to conduct a comprehensive study on the presence of educator diversity in the state, state actions taken to promote educator diversity, and how the state can encourage new initiatives to enhance and promote educator diversity in New York; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Democratic/Working Families 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jabari BrisportPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate25
Samra BroukCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate55
Jeremy CooneyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate56
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
John LiuCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Rachel MayCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate48
Julia SalazarCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate18
Lea WebbCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate52

“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. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  3. PASSED SENATE
  4. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  5. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  6. 1ST REPORT CAL.171
  7. PRINT NUMBER 2505A
  8. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION
  9. REFERRED TO EDUCATION
  10. RETURNED TO SENATE
  11. DIED IN ASSEMBLY
  12. REFERRED TO EDUCATION

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

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