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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 2657: Establishes the bilingual teachers of tomorrow teacher recruitment and retention program

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 2657 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes the bilingual teachers of tomorrow teacher recruitment and retention program. Primary sponsor: Kevin Parker (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 28, 2026): REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE.

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 1 · Democratic/Working Families 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kevin ParkerPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate21
Jeremy CooneyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate56
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
John LiuCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Rachel MayCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate48
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. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
  2. REFERRED TO EDUCATION
  3. RETURNED TO SENATE
  4. DIED IN ASSEMBLY
  5. REFERRED TO EDUCATION
  6. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  7. PASSED SENATE
  8. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  9. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  10. 1ST REPORT CAL.210
  11. REFERRED TO EDUCATION

Sources

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