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Committee on Education Approves Key Resolutions and Amendments
New YorkDec 4, 20252 min read
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The New York City Council Committee on Education met on December 4, 2025, to review and approve several legislative items, including amendments to Int. No. 1002-2024 and the passage of Resolutions 0054-2024 and 0251-2024.
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Lifeguard certificationEnglish Language LearnersEducationEducation legislationPhysical Education creditReport requirements
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- Approved Int. No. 1002-2024-A, requiring a report and applying a sunset date.
- Approved Res. 0054-2024, urging collaboration between DOE and NYS Education Department on English Language Learners.
- Approved Res. 0251-2024, allowing lifeguard certification to substitute for Physical Education credit for high school seniors aged 17 and older.
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Committee on Education
Dec 4, 2025, 12:00 AM250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 3scheduled
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Agenda
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring all schools to stock airway clearance devices, and to repeal section two of such local law upon the expiration thereof
- Resolution calling on the New York City Department of Education and the New York State Education Department to collaborate on and prioritize increasing the number of educators trained to work with English Language Learners and to improve the quality and comprehensiveness of English Language Learners’ education.
- Resolution calling on the New York State Education Department to allow a lifeguard certification to substitute for Physical Education Credit for high school seniors aged 17 years and older.
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- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring all schools to stock airway clearance devices, and to repeal section two of such local law upon the expiration thereof
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring all schools to stock airway clearance devices, and to repeal section two of such local law upon the expiration thereof
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring all schools to stock airway clearance devices, and to repeal section two of such local law upon the expiration thereof
- Resolution calling on the New York City Department of Education and the New York State Education Department to collaborate on and prioritize increasing the number of educators trained to work with English Language Learners and to improve the quality and comprehensiveness of English Language Learners’ education.
- Resolution calling on the New York State Education Department to allow a lifeguard certification to substitute for Physical Education Credit for high school seniors aged 17 years and older.
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