A 7979 — Requires rip current, rip tide and undertow curriculum or instruction
NY 2025 session · introduced 2025-04-16
Enacts "Alexandra's law" to require school districts and charter schools to include in the curriculum or instruction teaching students how to recognize and react to rip currents, rip tides and undertows.
Latest action: 2026-01-07 — IN_ASSEMBLY_COMM
Sponsors (1)
- Rebecca Seawright (—, NY-76) — sponsor · 2025-04-16
Action timeline (2)
- · assembly — REFERRED TO EDUCATION
- · assembly — REFERRED TO EDUCATION
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lobbies on bill (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | ← | RECONNECT ROCHESTER, INC. | — | ny_lobbying |
sponsor of bill (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-16 | ← | Rebecca Seawright | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
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Who matters
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| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
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| 1 | Rebecca Seawright (—, state_lower NY-76) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-21 · lobbied on by RECONNECT ROCHESTER, INC. · ny_lobbying
- 2025-04-16 · sponsored by Rebecca Seawright (sponsor) · sponsorship