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LGBTQIA+ resource guide for middle and high school students.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Educationintroduced 2025-09-10

Filed — closed without being enacted.

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Agenda: 2025-09-10Passed: 2025-12-31

Summary

This bill would require that on any student portal maintained by the Department of Education (DOE), the DOE provide to middle and high school students a resource guide on LGBTQIA+ programs and services available for middle and high school students.

Committee on EducationDepartment of Education, School Construction Authority, and charter schools.

How it compares

40% of similar bills passed

20 passed · 30 died

This bill: 111 days in committee

Similar bills: median 325 days · 196 days when passed

Sponsors (5)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2025-09-10 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2025-09-10 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2025-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2025-09-10 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (4)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Chapter 8 of title 21-A of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 21-970 to read as follows: � 21-970 LGBTQIA+ student resource guide. a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: Middle and high school. The term "middle and high school" means any school of the city school district that contains any combination of grades from grade 6 through grade 12. LGBTQIA+. The term "LGBTQIA+" means lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, or any diverse sexual orientation or gender identity, including gender non-conforming, two-spirit, or same-gender-loving. b. On any online student portal maintained by the department, the department shall make available to students in middle and high school a resource guide on LGBTQIA+ programs and services available to students at middle and high schools. � 2. This local law takes effect 90 days after it becomes law. KF LS #15971/17277 11/13/2024 11:15 AM 1 1