Committee on Education
Committee
NYC Council Committee on Education: members, chair, recent bills, and hearing schedule, from the public record.
- Type
- Committee
- Members
- 18
- Recent meetings
- 21
Chair
- Eric Dinowitz Council Member, District 11 (Bronx)
Members
- Gale A. Brewer Council Member, District 6 (Manhattan)
- Carmen N. De La Rosa Council Member, District 10 (Manhattan)
- Eric Dinowitz Council Member, District 11 (Bronx)
- Pierina Ana Sanchez Council Member, District 14 (Bronx)
- Althea V. Stevens Council Member, District 16 (Bronx)
- Amanda C. Farías Council Member, District 18 (Bronx)
- Linda Lee Council Member, District 23 (Queens)
- James F. Gennaro Council Member, District 24 (Queens)
- Shekar Krishnan Council Member, District 25 (Queens)
- Lynn C. Schulman Council Member, District 29 (Queens)
- Phil Wong Council Member, District 30 (Queens)
- Jennifer Gutiérrez Council Member, District 34 (Brooklyn)
- Shahana K. Hanif Council Member, District 39 (Brooklyn)
- Rita C. Joseph Council Member, District 40 (Brooklyn)
- Susan Zhuang Council Member, District 43 (Brooklyn)
- Farah N. Louis Council Member, District 45 (Brooklyn)
- Mercedes Narcisse Council Member, District 46 (Brooklyn)
- Kamillah Hanks Council Member, District 49 (Staten Island)
Agencies in its jurisdiction
- Department of Education City agency
Recent bills in committee
- T2026-2407 Oversight - Portrait of a Graduate. Committee
- T2026-2018 Oversight – Examining Screen Time and the Use of Digital Devices in New York City Public Schools Committee
- Res 0548-2026 Amend Education Law to grant the Council the authority to designate one seat on the Panel for Educational Policy. Committee
- Res 0552-2026 Requiring teachers colleges to incorporate a course of instruction in mental health. (S.6814) Committee
- Res 0744-2025 Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, A.2184 and a companion bill the Senate, to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the commission on African American Filed (End of Session)
- Res 0842-2025 Resolution recognizing the month of March annually as Music In Our Schools Month in the City of New York Adopted
- Res 1019-2025 Resolution calling upon the New York Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S3065/A512, which requires that District Leadership Teams operate under Open Meeting Law requirements. Filed (End of Session)
- Int 1359-2025 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of education to report on manifestation determination reviews Enacted
- Int 1360-2025 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to outreach regarding youth programs provided by the police department Enacted
- T2025-4310 Oversight - Transfer Schools. Filed
- Res 1185-2025 Resolution calling on the New York State Assembly to pass A.6066, and the Governor to sign, S.379A/A.6066, which would establish a high school robotics grant program Filed (End of Session)
- Int 0036-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the installation of vape detectors in public middle and high schools Committee
- Res 0039-2026 Resolution calling on the New York State legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.8502/A.9509, in relation to establishing a New York City grant program for laundry equipment or facilities in certain schools Committee
- Res 0090-2026 Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to introduce and pass, and the Governor to sign, an amendment to the Dominic Murray Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act to require that public school students Committee
- Res 0007-2026 Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, A.8347 to incorporate a 9/11 curriculum in all New York schools Committee
- Int 0259-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of education to distribute information about the importance of dental care Committee
- Res 0103-2026 Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.1032 and a companion bill, to move the Amistad Commission from the Department of State to the New York State Education Department Committee
- Res 0127-2026 Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, legislation to convert the School Construction Authority from a public benefit corporation to a New York City agency. Committee
- Int 0376-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to reporting on criteria for mask mandates in schools within the city school district upon the implementation of such a mandate and Committee
- Res 0319-2026 Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.1037/A.423 to require public schools to obtain prior written consent from parents or eligible students before releasing their Committee