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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 77: Provides the Board of Regents with final approval authority over all proposed and renewed charter schools

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 77 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Provides the Board of Regents with final approval authority over all proposed and renewed charter schools. Primary sponsor: John Liu (Democratic). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO EDUCATION.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Provides the Board of Regents with final approval authority over all proposed and renewed charter schools.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Democratic/Working Families 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
John LiuPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Cordell CleareCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate30
Nathalia FernándezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Kristen GonzalezCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate59
Pete HarckhamCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate40
Brad Hoylman-SigalCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Liz KruegerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate28
Julia SalazarCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate18
Jeremy ZellnerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate61

“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