Senate Bill S178

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Establishes a school air conditioning system grant program; makes an appropriation therefor

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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-S178 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Appropriations
Laws Affected:
Add §409-o, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S9871

2025-S178 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a school air conditioning system grant program to provide schools with funding to install air conditioning systems in certain areas; makes an appropriation therefor.

2025-S178 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    178
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a  school
   air  conditioning  system  grant  program; and making an appropriation
   therefor

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 409-o
 to read as follows:
   § 409-O. SCHOOL AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM GRANT PROGRAM. 1. FOR PURPOSES
 OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "COVERED AREA" SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED  TO,  CLASSROOMS,
 CAFETERIAS,  GYMNASIUMS,  LIBRARIES,  AND  OTHER AREAS IN WHICH STUDENTS
 CONGREGATE FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.
   (B) "SCHOOL" SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, A SCHOOL  DISTRICT,
 PUBLIC  SCHOOL,  BOARD  OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, SPECIAL ACT
 SCHOOL DISTRICT AS DEFINED IN SECTION FOUR THOUSAND ONE OF THIS CHAPTER,
 APPROVED PRESCHOOL SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM PURSUANT TO SECTION  FORTY-
 FOUR  HUNDRED  TEN  OF  THIS CHAPTER, SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED BY
 ARTICLES EIGHTY-ONE AND EIGHTY-NINE OF  THIS  CHAPTER,  OR  ANY  PUBLIC,
 PRIVATE OR CHARTER PRIMARY OR SECONDARY EDUCATION SCHOOL.
   2.  THERE  IS  HEREBY  ESTABLISHED  WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT A SCHOOL AIR
 CONDITIONING SYSTEM GRANT PROGRAM. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM  SHALL  BE
 TO  PROVIDE  GRANTS  FROM  AMOUNTS  APPROPRIATED  THEREFOR TO SCHOOLS TO
 PROVIDE SCHOOLS WITH FUNDING FOR THE INSTALLATION  OF  AIR  CONDITIONING
 SYSTEMS  IN  COVERED  AREAS. GRANTS SHALL BE MADE WITH PRIORITY GIVEN TO
 SCHOOLS THAT CURRENTLY HAVE NO AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS IN  ANY  COVERED
 AREAS.
   §  2. The sum of five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000) is hereby
 appropriated to the department of education out of  any  moneys  in  the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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