---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to certain contracts with out-of-state schools"
description: "Authorizes boards of cooperative educational services to enter into certain contracts with out-of-state schools related to existing technology products, including computer programs and software packages that help students learn and assist districts with achieving greater efficiencies; defines \"out-of-state public school\"; changes the term \"common core\" to \"next generation\" standards or curriculum."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "A 7654"
citation: "New York A 7654 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["JAFFEE"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-05-14"
last_action: "2019-07-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3669b0c1-1c9d-40f8-a884-8adfb7b68e63"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A7654"
source_hash: "9483906a462e855592c6f7caee97f2ee4a3e6f374b164a476558217aca457ca5"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 7654 (2019-2020) — Relates to certain contracts with out-of-state schools

Authorizes boards of cooperative educational services to enter into certain contracts with out-of-state schools related to existing technology products, including computer programs and software packages that help students learn and assist districts with achieving greater efficiencies; defines "out-of-state public school"; changes the term "common core" to "next generation" standards or curriculum.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A7654** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A7654&term=2019&Text=Y)
2. **A7654A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/A7654A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **141–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **62–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- JAFFEE — primary (person)
- ASHBY — cosponsor (person)
- BARRON — cosponsor (person)
- COLTON — cosponsor (person)
- D'URSO — cosponsor (person)
- DESTEFANO — cosponsor (person)
- GALEF — cosponsor (person)
- GRIFFIN — cosponsor (person)
- LAWRENCE — cosponsor (person)
- LIFTON — cosponsor (person)
- MCDONOUGH — cosponsor (person)
- MIKULIN — cosponsor (person)
- MILLER B — cosponsor (person)
- MORINELLO — cosponsor (person)
- OTIS — cosponsor (person)
- SAYEGH — cosponsor (person)
- SCHMITT — cosponsor (person)
- ZEBROWSKI — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-05-14** REFERRED TO EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-21** REPORTED
- **2019-05-23** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.459
- **2019-05-30** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 7654A `amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-03** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-06-03** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2019-06-03** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-12** SUBSTITUTED FOR S5636A
- **2019-06-12** 3RD READING CAL.1053
- **2019-06-12** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-06-12** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-06-28** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-03** SIGNED CHAP.67 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3669b0c1-1c9d-40f8-a884-8adfb7b68e63`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).