New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A7919: Enacts Firefighter Joseph P. Spor Jr.'s Law requiring the establishment of September eleventh awareness curriculum or instruction for school districts
Status: In committee, September 11, 2026
Enacts Firefighter Joseph P. Spor Jr.'s Law; requires the commissioner of education to establish September eleventh awareness curriculum or instruction for school districts; requires the education department to make curriculum materials and other resources regarding September eleventh available on its website.
What the bill says
An act to amend the education law, in relation to enacting Firefighter Joseph P. Spor Jr.'s Law requiring the establishment of September eleventh awareness curriculum or instruction for school districts.
From the amended text, September 11, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to enacting Firefighter Joseph P. Spor Jr.'s Law requiring the establishment of September eleventh awareness curriculum or instruction for school districts 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 "Firefighter Joseph P. Spor Jr.'s Law". § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 820 to read as follows: § 820. SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH AWARENESS CURRICULUM OR INSTRUCTION. 1. WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH ANY APPROPRIATE AGENCY, SHALL ESTABLISH SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH (9/11) AWARENESS CURRICULUM OR INSTRUCTION FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS REGARDING THE SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH, TWO THOUSAND ONE ATTACKS ON THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THEIR ONGOING REPERCUSSIONS. THE CONTENT OF SUCH CURRICULUM OR INSTRUCTION MAY BE VARIED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF PARTICULAR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, AND NEED NOT BE UNIFORM THROUGHOUT THE STATE. 2. THE CONTENT OF SUCH CURRICULUM OR INSTRUCTION SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING CORE TENETS AND (B) THE TERRORIST ATTACKS ON THE WORLD TRADE CENTER, THE PENTAGON AND UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT 93 WHICH CRASHED IN SHANKSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA; (C) AMERICAN RECOVERY AND RESPONSE TO THE ATTACKS; (D) GLOBAL CHALLENGES AND CONSEQUENCES IN …
Sponsors
- Matthew Slater (R, 94) · primary sponsor
- Angelo Morinello (R, 145)
- Robert Smullen (R, 118)
- David McDonough (R, 14)
- Brown, Keith (R, 12)
- Edward Ra (R, 19)
- Matthew Simpson (R, 114)
- Scott Bendett (R, 107)
- Daniel Norber (R, 16)
- Anil Beephan (R, 105)
- Joseph Angelino (R, 121)
Latest actions
- : PRINT NUMBER 7919A
- : AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION
- : REFERRED TO EDUCATION
- : REFERRED TO EDUCATION
Subjects: Education Law
Common questions
- What is A7919?
- A7919 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Enacts Firefighter Joseph P. Spor Jr.'s Law requiring the establishment of September eleventh awareness curriculum or instruction for school districts.
- What does A7919 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the education law, in relation to enacting Firefighter Joseph P. Spor Jr.'s Law requiring the establishment of September eleventh awareness curriculum or instruction for school districts.
- What is the status of A7919?
- In committee as of September 11, 2026. Latest action: PRINT NUMBER 7919A (September 11, 2026).
- Who sponsored A7919?
- Matthew Slater (R, 94), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A7919?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A7919
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