On September 7, 2023, Governor Hochul signed NYS Bill A514A/S5650A, “expanding access to advanced courses to improve educational equity” into law, taking effect on July 1, 2024. This new law aims to improve educational equity by requiring school districts and charter schools to provide annual notification to students and parents on opportunities and benefits of participating in advanced courses, how to prepare for and access such courses, and availability of related financial and academic support.
Thank you to everyone who advocated for this important step forward:
- GiftedNYS’s members,
- Our broader community,
- All of our NYS legislators that made it happen,
- Primary sponsors Assemblymember Peoples-Stokes & Senator Liu,
- Education committee chairs Senator Mayer & Assemblymember Benedetto, and
- Governor Hochul
To read the bill and for a full list of co-sponsors please visit: A00514 on Legiscan.com and S05650 on Legiscan.com.
Please consider reaching out to your state legislators to thank them for their support of New York’s students.
