Assembly Bill A5855

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires New York city public school students are provided verbal and written warning of such student's right to refuse an interview and right to have a supportive adult during the interview

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-A5855 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
New York City Charter
Laws Affected:
Add §619, NYC Chart; add Title 21-A Chap 11 §21-973, NYC Ad Cd

2025-A5855 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the administration for children's services and New York city public school employees provide a verbal and written warning to students of such student's right to refuse an interview and right to have a supportive adult during the interview.

2025-A5855 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5855
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 24, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. JACKSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the New York city charter and the administrative code of
   the city of New York, in relation to requiring the administration  for
   children's  services and New York city public school employees provide
   a verbal and written warning of  the  student's  right  to  refuse  an
   interview and right to a supportive adult during the interview
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The New York city  charter  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 619 to read as follows:
   §  619. RIGHTS OF STUDENTS DURING INTERVIEWS. WHEN A STUDENT IS INTER-
 VIEWED BY AN EMPLOYEE OF THE  ADMINISTRATION  FOR  CHILDREN'S  SERVICES,
 SUCH  EMPLOYEE  SHALL PROVIDE THE STUDENT WITH BOTH A VERBAL AND WRITTEN
 WARNING THAT THE STUDENT HAS THE RIGHT  TO  REFUSE  THE  INTERVIEW,  THE
 STUDENT  MUST  CONSENT  TO THE INTERVIEW FOR THE INTERVIEW TO OCCUR, AND
 THE STUDENT HAS THE RIGHT TO HAVE A  SUPPORTIVE  ADULT  PRESENT  AT  THE
 INTERVIEW.
   §  2. Title 21-A of the administrative code of the city of New York is
 amended by adding a new chapter 11 to read as follows:
                                 CHAPTER 11
                             STUDENT INTERVIEWS
   § 21-973 RIGHTS OF STUDENTS  DURING  INTERVIEWS.  WHEN  A  STUDENT  IS
 INTERVIEWED  BY  AN  EMPLOYEE  OF  THE  DEPARTMENT,  SUCH EMPLOYEE SHALL
 PROVIDE THE STUDENT WITH BOTH A VERBAL  AND  WRITTEN  WARNING  THAT  THE
 STUDENT  HAS THE RIGHT TO REFUSE THE INTERVIEW, THE STUDENT MUST CONSENT
 TO THE INTERVIEW FOR THE INTERVIEW TO OCCUR, AND  THE  STUDENT  HAS  THE
 RIGHT TO HAVE A SUPPORTIVE ADULT PRESENT AT THE INTERVIEW.
   §  3.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03401-01-5

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