New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S6138: Enacts the New York city Caribbean steel pan educational music program act
Status: In committee, June 5, 2026
Enacts the "New York city Caribbean steel pan educational music program act"; requires community school boards in the city of New York to authorize, where reasonable, the use of school grounds in the summer months for use by any steel pan music organization to practice for the Labor Day Parade (West Indian Carnival).
What the bill says
An act to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the "New York city Caribbean steel pan educational music program act".
From the introduced text, March 5, 2025:
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the "New York city Caribbean steel pan educational music program act" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New York city Caribbean steel pan educational music program act". § 2. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 414 of the education law, as amended by chapter 345 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows: (c) For holding social, civic and recreational meetings and entertainments, and other uses pertaining to the welfare of the community; but such meetings, entertainment and uses shall be non-exclusive and shall be open to the general public; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, COMMUNITY SCHOOL BOARDS IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK SHALL, WHERE REASONABLE, AUTHORIZE THE USE OF SCHOOL GROUNDS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS FOR USE BY ANY STEEL PAN MUSIC ORGANIZATION TO PRACTICE FOR THE LABOR DAY PARADE (WEST INDIAN CARNIVAL), CONSISTENT WITH SUBDIVISION TWENTY-SEVEN OF SECTION TWENTYFIVE HUNDRED NINETY-H OF THIS CHAPTER. Civic meetings shall include, but not be limited to, meetings of parent associations and parent-teacher associations. § 3. Subdivision 27 of section 2590-h of the education law, as amended by chapter 345 of the laws …
Sponsors
- Kevin Parker (D, 21) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : COMMITTED TO RULES
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- : 2ND REPORT CAL.
- : 1ST REPORT CAL.1171
- : REFERRED TO NEW YORK CITY EDUCATION
- : COMMITTED TO RULES
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- : 2ND REPORT CAL.
- : 1ST REPORT CAL.1306
- : REFERRED TO NEW YORK CITY EDUCATION
Votes
- Senate New York City Education Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (May 19, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- New York City Education Committee Vote (May 19, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate New York City Education Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (May 27, 2025): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- New York City Education Committee Vote (May 27, 2025): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- FLOOR Vote (May 27, 2025): 60 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: Education Law
Common questions
- What is S6138?
- S6138 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Enacts the New York city Caribbean steel pan educational music program act.
- What does S6138 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the "New York city Caribbean steel pan educational music program act".
- What is the status of S6138?
- In committee as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: COMMITTED TO RULES (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S6138?
- Kevin Parker (D, 21).
- Where is the official record for S6138?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S6138
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