NYC Council Introduction 1125

intro.nyc/1125-2024 2024-2025 Legislative Session
Requiring the department of education to report on school librarians and library access in New York city public schools.
Status: Committee Committee on Education
Sponsored by Lincoln Restler
Introduced: November 21, 2024

This bill would require the Department of Education (DOE) to report annually information on school librarians and library access in DOE school. DOE would be required to report on the number of certified and non-certified school librarians, the number of students who have weekly scheduled class time with school librarians, the average amount of weekly class time students spend with school librarians, the number of school libraries, and the hours of operation of each school library.