2026 State Legislative Session Concludes |
2026 State Legislative Session Concludes
Late last week, the state legislature completed their work for the 2026 legislative session. By the time the Assembly gaveled out for the final time late Friday evening, 13 bills supported by NYSSBA had achieved passage by both houses. No bills officially opposed by NYSSBA passed both houses. In addition, six local school district-specific bills were passed. All bills that secured two-house passage must be delivered to the Governor for her signature or veto by the end of the calendar year.
A comprehensive end of legislative session advocacy summary can be viewed here.
Take action to oppose the federal School Choice Tax Credit
Since last year, NYSSBA has called on Gov. Kathy Hochul and other state leaders to not opt-in to the federal tax credit program, which will strengthen investments in private education while leaving fewer resources for student programs and services in public schools. In December, we joined the Educational Conference Board (ECB) in issuing a joint statement urging the governor to reject the program. While she has expressed an interest in opting-in, she has suggested she plans to wait for final guidelines to be released by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) before making any official decision.
We need you to Take Action by sending a message to Gov. Hochul calling on her to support public education by not opting New York in to the federal tax credit program. The message is crafted so that you can share the link with others within your school community, and I hope you will do so.
2026 Resolutions and NYSSBA Position-Setting Process
Less than six weeks remain until the deadline to submit proposed resolutions or bylaw amendments, as part of NYSSBA’s 2026 position setting process.
In April, NYSSBA shared via email the 2026 Resolution Kit. The kit includes 2026 Resolution Survey results, key dates, a link to proposed resolution and bylaw amendment forms and other important information about NYSSBA's resolutions process.
The resolutions process is an important one, by which NYSSBA members set the advocacy positions and beliefs of the Association. All proposed resolutions and bylaw amendments must be received no later than 5pm on Friday, July 17. The 2026 NYSSBA Annual Business Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 15 at 4pm.