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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 519: Establishes the underrepresented 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 519 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes the underrepresented teachers of tomorrow teacher recruitment and retention program. Primary sponsor: Roxanne Persaud (Democratic). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 3, 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 the underrepresented teachers of tomorrow teacher recruitment and retention program to attract and retain underrepresented certified teachers in schools which have an underrepresentation of underrepresented certified teachers; provides for grants and procedures for applying for such grants and eligibility requirements for fund distribution.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Democratic/Working Families 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Roxanne PersaudPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate19
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. REFERRED TO EDUCATION
  2. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  3. PASSED SENATE
  4. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1336
  5. COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
  6. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
  7. REFERRED TO EDUCATION
  8. RETURNED TO SENATE
  9. DIED IN ASSEMBLY
  10. REFERRED TO EDUCATION
  11. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  12. PASSED SENATE

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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