---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to establishing a commission for the educational advancement of multilingual learners in New York"
description: "Establishes a commission for the educational advancement of multilingual learners in New York."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 4031"
citation: "New York S 4031 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["JACKSON"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-02-25"
last_action: "2019-12-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e334651a-061a-49dc-9805-dc2506f8c13a"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S4031"
source_hash: "7c4a6bfdcef8ca8f436947875ec6b5461a95ab631c60c6871c4c4f39da44cc2a"
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 S 4031 (2019-2020) — Relates to establishing a commission for the educational advancement of multilingual learners in New York

Establishes a commission for the educational advancement of multilingual learners in New York.

## Version chain

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

1. **S4031** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S4031&term=2019&Text=Y)
2. **S4031A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/S4031A)
3. **S4031B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/S4031B)

## Votes

- Rules Vote - Version: B — **18–1** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote - Version: B — **58–4** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **143–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- JACKSON — primary (person)
- BIAGGI — cosponsor (person)
- KENNEDY — cosponsor (person)
- MAY — cosponsor (person)
- MYRIE — cosponsor (person)
- SALAZAR — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-25** REFERRED TO FINANCE `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-03** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE `referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-03** PRINT NUMBER 4031A `amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-13** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE `referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-13** PRINT NUMBER 4031B `amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-18** COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-18** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1543
- **2019-06-18** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-06-18** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-06-19** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-20** SUBSTITUTED FOR A8211A
- **2019-06-20** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.563
- **2019-06-20** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-06-20** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2019-12-06** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2019-12-12** SIGNED CHAP.635 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e334651a-061a-49dc-9805-dc2506f8c13a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).