School Board Elections are on May 21!
1. CSEA-Supported Bills Make Progress
Several CSEA-supported bills made progress this week, including two bills that advanced out of committee:
- A.7341 (Hevesi) / S.6357 (Mannion): This legislation allows Child Protective Services workers to complete certain required training through distance learning methods.
- A.9529 (Hevesi) / S.8426 (Skoufis): This legislation would allow OCFS to establish minimum staff-to-child ratios lower than what is allowable in current law for family day care homes, group family day care homes, school age day care programs, and day care centers.
CSEA will be working hard to ensure that these bills, and others, cross the finish line before the end of session on June 6.
2. School Board Elections
Elections for School Board and School District Budgets are on May 21! These elections have a huge impact on the thousands of CSEA members across the state employed in schools. CSEA members have endorsed a number of school board candidates through our member driven endorsement process. Use this link to find CSEA-endorsed candidates in your region.
3. New Commissioners
The New York State Senate has confirmed two new commissioners this week:
- Barbara Guinn as Commissioner of the state Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA)
- Dr. DaMia Harris-Madden as Commissioner of the state Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS)
4. Next Week
The State Legislature will convene on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday next week. There are 11 scheduled session days remaining in the year.
5. CSEA Legislative Toolkit
We’re encouraging members to get the word out about our legislative successes. Click the icons below for informational documents that you can print, share, and post on social media to spread the news. You can also check out CSEA’s summary of the 2024-2025 Enacted Budget here.
Tier 6 Reform:
Ambulance Direct Payments:
Bumping, Retreating and Rehiring Rights:
Civil Service Exam Announcements:
School Workplace Violence Prevention Programs:
Counting Provisional Time Toward Probation: