---
type: "Bill"
title: "Enacts the safe schools by design act"
description: "Enacts the safe schools by design act; directs the use of design principles and strategies, pursuant to guidance issued by the commissioner of education, as part of a comprehensive approach to provide a safe, secure and healthy school environment."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 286"
citation: "New York A 286 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amy Paulin"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-04"
last_action: "2023-10-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e1ef155e-d392-407e-b0ec-b331577191f4"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A286"
source_hash: "9f71c66f391568cf811c39940ed31d30cf6f90171922246cdac1a26cff41469e"
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 286 (2023-2024) — Enacts the safe schools by design act

Enacts the safe schools by design act; directs the use of design principles and strategies, pursuant to guidance issued by the commissioner of education, as part of a comprehensive approach to provide a safe, secure and healthy school environment.

## Version chain

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

1. **A286** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A286&term=2023&Text=Y)
2. **A286A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A286A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **142–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **62–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Amy Paulin — primary (person)
- Jo Anne Simon — cosponsor (person)
- Manny De Los Santos — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Benedetto — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-04** REFERRED TO EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-14** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-14** PRINT NUMBER 286A `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-18** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-23** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-24** REPORTED
- **2023-05-24** RULES REPORT CAL.206
- **2023-05-24** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.206
- **2023-05-24** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2023-05-24** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2023-05-24** REFERRED TO EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-06** SUBSTITUTED FOR S2629A
- **2023-06-06** 3RD READING CAL.1465
- **2023-06-06** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2023-06-06** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2023-10-13** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2023-10-17** SIGNED CHAP.529 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e1ef155e-d392-407e-b0ec-b331577191f4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).