---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to annual professional performance reviews of teachers and principals; repealer"
description: "Relates to annual professional performance reviews of teachers and principals; establishes an optional system of annual professional performance review plans; repeals provisions relating to streamlined removal procedures for teachers rated ineffective."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 9849"
citation: "New York A 9849 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael Benedetto"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-04-12"
last_action: "2024-06-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/396345b3-4a70-4836-ae72-3b1c7941cd65"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A9849"
source_hash: "ede9c5ce9f658abb7ba8b2dfd7a723540fc780ba4d1ac43304e34b44bb225a20"
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 9849 (2023-2024) — Relates to annual professional performance reviews of teachers and principals; repealer

Relates to annual professional performance reviews of teachers and principals; establishes an optional system of annual professional performance review plans; repeals provisions relating to streamlined removal procedures for teachers rated ineffective.

## Version chain

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

1. **A9849** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A9849&term=2023&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **147–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **61–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Michael Benedetto — primary (person)
- Aileen Gunther — cosponsor (person)
- Al Taylor — cosponsor (person)
- Albert A. Stirpe — cosponsor (person)
- Angelo J. Morinello — cosponsor (person)
- Carrie Woerner — cosponsor (person)
- Charles Lavine — cosponsor (person)
- Donna Lupardo — cosponsor (person)
- Doug Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Edward Ra — cosponsor (person)
- Gina Sillitti — cosponsor (person)
- Jen Lunsford — cosponsor (person)
- Karen McMahon — cosponsor (person)
- Karl Brabenec — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Beth Walsh — cosponsor (person)
- Nader Sayegh — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Otis — cosponsor (person)
- William Conrad — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-04-12** REFERRED TO EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-08** REPORTED
- **2024-05-09** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.479
- **2024-05-15** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-05-15** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2024-05-15** REFERRED TO EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-15** SUBSTITUTED FOR S9054
- **2024-05-15** 3RD READING CAL.828
- **2024-05-15** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2024-05-15** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-06-26** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2024-06-28** SIGNED CHAP.143 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/396345b3-4a70-4836-ae72-3b1c7941cd65`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).