BILL NUMBER: S10615
SPONSOR: LIU
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the education law, in relation to contracts for excel-
lence in a city school district in a city having a population of one
million or more inhabitants
 
PURPOSE OF THE BILL:
To provide additional time for the implementation of class size
reduction requirements in the city school district of the city of New
York.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends the contracts for excellence statute as it relates to
New York City to extend the deadline by 2 additional years for New York
City to develop a class size reduction plan to reduce class sizes.
Section 2 - Effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
This legislation amends class size reduction requirements in the city
school district of the city of New York by extending the deadline for
full compliance by 2 years. The extended legal timeline authorized by
this act supports continued planning and coordination consistent with
existing statutory requirements and broader educational objectives.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Bill
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act takes effect on July 1st, 2026