New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S7726: Establishes interschool robotics competitions for certain schools
Status: In committee, June 5, 2026
Directs the commissioner of education to promulgate and review as necessary rules and regulations allowing trustees and boards of education of schools with a robotics program to conduct interschool robotics competitions for grades nine through twelve equivalent to the interschool athletic competitions conducted by such schools.
What the bill says
An act to amend the education law, in relation to establishing interschool robotics competitions for certain schools.
From the amended text, May 12, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing interschool robotics competitions for certain schools THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 63 to read as follows: 63. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE AND REVIEW AS NECESSARY RULES AND REGULATIONS ALLOWING TRUSTEES AND BOARDS OF EDUCATION OF SCHOOLS WITH A ROBOTICS PROGRAM TO CONDUCT INTERSCHOOL ROBOTICS COMPETITIONS FOR GRADES NINE THROUGH TWELVE EQUIVALENT TO THE INTERSCHOOL ATHLETIC COMPETITIONS CONDUCTED BY SUCH SCHOOLS. § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11696-02-6
Sponsors
- Mario Mattera (R, 2) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : COMMITTED TO RULES
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- : 2ND REPORT CAL.
- : 1ST REPORT CAL.1177
- : PRINT NUMBER 7726A
- : AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION
- : REFERRED TO EDUCATION
- : REFERRED TO EDUCATION
Votes
- Senate Education Committee: COMMITTEE Vote (May 19, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Education Committee Vote (May 19, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Education Law
Common questions
- What is S7726?
- S7726 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Establishes interschool robotics competitions for certain schools.
- What does S7726 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the education law, in relation to establishing interschool robotics competitions for certain schools.
- What is the status of S7726?
- In committee as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: COMMITTED TO RULES (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S7726?
- Mario Mattera (R, 2).
- Where is the official record for S7726?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S7726
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