---
type: "Bill"
title: "Removes the term incorrigible from certain sections of the education law"
description: "Removes the term incorrigible from certain sections of the education law."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 7981"
citation: "New York A 7981 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["REYES"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-06-04"
last_action: "2022-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5787e81f-07b9-4d29-92ba-cc6591173f04"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A7981"
source_hash: "5fe5a560866551e7b08c94474067a79dafa4ffa9de6ad3b20acc14ae53ce9152"
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 7981 (2021-2022) — Removes the term incorrigible from certain sections of the education law

Removes the term incorrigible from certain sections of the education law.

## Version chain

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

1. **A7981** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A7981&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **143–2** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **50–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- REYES — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-06-04** REFERRED TO EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-05** REFERRED TO EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-20** REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-01** REPORTED
- **2022-02-03** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.363
- **2022-02-07** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-02-07** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2022-02-07** REFERRED TO EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-16** SUBSTITUTED FOR S6744
- **2022-02-16** 3RD READING CAL.70
- **2022-02-16** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-02-16** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-04-27** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-04** SIGNED CHAP.181 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5787e81f-07b9-4d29-92ba-cc6591173f04`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).