New York City Council Committee on Education — Meeting Minutes (April 29, 2026)
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The Committee on Education (jointly with the Committee on Public Safety) met April 29, 2026, at 1:00 PM in Council Chambers, City Hall. Members were present with Mercedes Narcisse absent. The committee held an oversight hearing on school safety and crossing guard operations and considered Int 0457-2026 (crossing guard reporting), Int 0788-2026 (annual reports on school safety personnel turnover), and Res 0392-2026 (support for the Didarul Islam Police Recruitment Act); the minutes record hearing actions and that several items were laid over and/or filed as noted.
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- T2026-1564 (Oversight - Examining School Safety and Crossing Guard Operations at DOE Schools): Hearing held; filed by committee.
- Int 0457-2026 (Local Law - reporting on crossing guard deployment): Hearing held; laid over by committee.
- Int 0788-2026 (Local Law - requiring annual reports on employment turnover of school safety agents and other school safety personnel): Hearing held; report required; laid over by committee.
- Res 0392-2026 (Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass S.9274/A.10381, the Didarul Islam Police Recruitment Act): Hearing held; laid over by committee.
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Committee on Education
Jointly with the Committee on Public Safety.
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- Oversight - Examining School Safety and Crossing Guard Operations at DOE Schools.
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring annual reports on employment turnover of school safety agents and other school safety personnel
- Jointly with the Committee on Public Safety
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to reporting on crossing guard deployment.
- Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to Pass and the Governor to Sign, S.9274/A.10381, also known as the Didarul Islam Police Recruitment Act
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- Agenda Item
- Oversight - Examining School Safety and Crossing Guard Operations at DOE Schools.
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to reporting on crossing guard deployment.
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring annual reports on employment turnover of school safety agents and other school safety personnel
- Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to Pass and the Governor to Sign, S.9274/A.10381, also known as the Didarul Islam Police Recruitment Act
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