NY State Senate Bill 2025-S6964

Senate Bill S6964

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Provides that when the governor declares a weather related state of emergency in a city having a population of one million or more, all public and private elementary and secondary schools shall be closed

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

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- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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Mar 27, 2025	referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

2025-S6964 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:: Executive Law
Laws Affected:: Add §27-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: S6523
2015-2016: S3352
2017-2018: S6290
2019-2020: S2638
2021-2022: S5620
2023-2024: S4664

2025-S6964 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2025-S6964 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S6964

SPONSOR: LANZA
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring elementary
and secondary schools to close in the event the governor declares a
state of emergency related to the weather in any city having a popu-
lation of one million or more

 
PURPOSE:

Provides that when the governor declares a state of emergency in a city
having a population of one million or more, all public and private
elementary and secondary schools shall be closed.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 states that the executive law is amended by adding a new
section 27-a.

JUSTIFICATION:

Upon declaration of a state of emergency in a city populated with one
million or more in New York State, all elementary and secondary schools
are to be closed down for the sake of all students and staff traveling
to and from such schools. A lot of students utilize public transporta-
tion to get to and from school and in a state of emergency there is
reduced schedule of busses and trains. In addition, in a weather state
of emergency it is usually advised to stay off the roads for safety and
it is unsafe to require staff to drive and students to be subject to
dangerous conditions.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2024: S.4664-Referred to Veterans, Homeland Security & Military

2023: S.4664 - 3rd Reading Calendar

2022: S.5620- Referred to Veterans,HomelandSecurity & Military

2021: S.5620- Referred to Veterans,HomelandSecurity & Military

2020: S.2638- Referred to Veterans,HomelandSecurity & Military

2019: S.2638- Referred to Veterans,HomelandSecurity & Military

2018: S.6290- Referred to Veterans,HomelandSecurity & Military

2017: S.6290- Referred to Veterans,HomelandSecurity & Military

2016: S.3352- Passed Senate

2015: S.3352- Passed Senate

2014: S.6523- Passed Senate / A.9266- Referred to Education

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:.
This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-S6964 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6964
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 27, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
   ty and Military Affairs
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to  requiring  elementary
   and  secondary  schools  to close in the event the governor declares a
   state of emergency related to the weather in any city having  a  popu-
   lation of one million or more
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new  section  27-a
 to read as follows:
   § 27-A. WEATHER RELATED STATE OF EMERGENCY.  WHENEVER THE GOVERNOR, ON
 SUCH  GOVERNOR'S  OWN INITIATIVE OR PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FROM THE MAYOR
 OF A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, FINDS THAT A STATE
 OF EMERGENCY EXISTS BECAUSE OF THE IMMINENT OR EXISTING  WEATHER  CONDI-
 TIONS  IN A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, SUCH GOVER-
 NOR SHALL DECLARE A WEATHER RELATED  STATE  OF  EMERGENCY  BY  EXECUTIVE
 ORDER.  UPON  SUCH  A  DECLARATION ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ELEMENTARY AND
 SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN SUCH CITY SHALL BE CLOSED AND REMAIN  CLOSED  UNTIL
 SUCH STATE OF EMERGENCY IS TERMINATED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11090-01-5

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