NYC Council · Int 0608-2026 · Committee

Requiring the department of education to create a plan to administer specialized high schools admission tests on a school day.

Introduced

Moved

Reached a final decision

Introduced Feb 12, 2026

Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “A Local Law in relation to requiring the department of education to create a plan to administer specialized high schools admission tests on a school day” Read the full text

Education

What it does

This bill would require the Department of Education (DOE) to develop a plan to administer the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT) at every middle school during the school day on an annual basis.

Summary written by City Council staff, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite with cited sections coming. Not legal advice.

Where it is

Introduced by Council · Feb 12, 2026

Referred to Comm by Council · Feb 12, 2026 · the latest recorded action

Who decides next

This bill sits with the Education committee. These members decide whether it ever reaches a vote; 99% of bills a committee approves become law.

Eric Dinowitz · chair Amanda C. Farías Carmen N. De La Rosa Farah N. Louis Gale A. Brewer Jennifer Gutiérrez Linda Lee Lynn C. Schulman Mercedes Narcisse Phil Wong Rita C. Joseph Shekar Krishnan Susan Zhuang

This committee’s full record

Official documents

Summary of Int. No. 608

Int. No. 608

February 12, 2026 - Stated Meeting Agenda

Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 2-12-26

Straight from the Council record: fiscal impact statements, committee reports, and hearing transcripts as filed.

The numbers

13

sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Rita C. Joseph Sandra Ung Eric Dinowitz Chris Banks Selvena N. Brooks-Powers Phil Wong Farah N. Louis Gale A. Brewer Yusef Salaam Virginia Maloney Susan Zhuang Lynn C. Schulman Frank Morano

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