New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill on Saturday that sets the maximum temperature for classrooms statewide to 88 degrees. If classroom temperatures climb above that, schools must create a ...

Legislation S3397-A/A9011-A establishes 88 degrees as the maximum temperature in classrooms and support services ... again deliver for the children of NY.” New York State AFL-CIO President ...

The legislation also requires school districts to cool off classrooms when the temperature reaches 82 degrees by taking measures such as turning off overhead lights, closing window shades or ...

While the school year is winding down, districts are already making plans for the fall. This year, that will include a new ...

It requires all school districts to come up with a plan to decrease heat in classrooms. It also sets a maximum temperature of 88 degrees for classrooms and support service spaces. If the ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — In December, Governor Kathy Hochul passed legislation setting a maximum classroom temperature for public ... teachers from extreme heat in classrooms It'll take effect on Sept.

A bill setting a maximum temperature for public school classrooms across New York was signed into law by Gov. Hochul. The law signed Friday takes effect Sept. 1, 2025, and requires instructors to ...

Facing the potential of a new state law that would set a maximum classroom temperature for public ... Others have put window units in classrooms where they are medically required for students ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)–Senator Shelley Mayer is a co-sponsor of a bill that establishes a maximum temperature ... However, if the temperature reaches 88 degrees, classrooms would have to be ...