We pass many laws in the state Legislature during session; however, some enacted laws have delayed effective dates. Please see below for the new laws that take effect this month.
| Date | Chapter | Summary |
| 7/1/2024 | Ch. 355 of 2023 | Requires school districts and charter schools to notify parents and students of the availability of advanced courses as well as any financial assistance that may be available. |
| 7/1/2024 | Ch. 478 of 2023 | Requires local boards of education, BOCES, charter schools and nonpublic schools to adopt policies to promote student voter registration and pre-registration. |
| 7/1/2024 | Ch. 662 of 2023
Ch. 22 of 2024 |
Requires menstrual products to be offered for free in certain nonpublic schools. |
| 7/1/2024 | Ch. 721 of 2023 | Provides for the automatic enrollment of employees of the City of New York eligible to join the New York City Board Of Education Retirement System. |
| 7/1/2024 | Ch. 56 of 2024 PART A § 40, §§1-6, 8, 9, 10-a, 12, 13, 13-a, 14-18, 23-25S.8306-C |
Enacts various provisions related to education, including contracts for excellence, calculation of foundation aid, allowable transportation expenses; a foundation aid formula study, transportation aid under the Clean Water, Clean Air, and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022, academic enhancement aid, high tax aid; universal prekindergarten, maximum class sizes for students with disabilities, and additional funding for certain school districts. |
| 7/1/2024 | Ch. 56 of 2024 PART D | Modifies eligibility criteria for state aid to independent colleges and universities. |
| 7/1/2024 | Ch. 56 of 2024 Part W | Expands part-time Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) awards to proprietary college students. |
| 7/1/2024 | Ch. 56 of 2024 Part X | Increases the income eligibility threshold for the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP). |
| 7/19/2024 | Ch. 55 of 2024 PART F | Enacts the New York State Judicial Security Act to increase the safety and security of judges and their immediate families; permits eligible individuals to request that the chief administrator of the court order entities to cease making certain personal information public; and establishes the offenses of aggravated harassment of a judge. |
| 7/19/2024 | Ch. 55 of 2024 PART Z | Expands the crime of assault in the second degree to include harassment of certain employees of a transit agency or authority. |
| 7/19/2024 | Ch. 55 of 2024, PART FF | Combats retail theft by allowing the value of goods or merchandise stolen pursuant to a common scheme or plan to be determined in the aggregate for the purpose of grand larceny offenses; and exempts grand larceny offenses from the definition of persistent felony offender. |
| 7/19/2024 | Ch. 56 of 2024 Part A, §§ 13-b | Establishes within the New York State Energy Research And Development Authority a center to be known as the New York State Zero-Emission School Bus Resource Center. |
| 7/19/2024 | Ch. 56 of 2024 PART O | Authorizes the attorney general to prosecute crimes involving deed theft; clarifies the partition of heirs property; and provides for transfer on death deeds. |
| 7/19/2024 | Ch. 58 of 2024 Part OO | Allows Regional Economic Development Council awardees to certify that they offer youth internship opportunities. |
| 7/19/2024 | Ch. 58 of 2024 Part SS, Subpart A | Establishes a local authorities searchable subsidy and economic development benefits database. |
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