NYS PTA is the oldest child advocacy organization in our state and country, and often presents positions on many policies and legislative issues affecting children and families.
Below you will find memoranda, testimony, letters, and other positions NYS PTA has taken over the past few years.
You can also read other Position Papers here. Also see here for Press Releases on many issues of importance.
Many of the files below are in PDF format. If you do not have software to read this format, please click here to download the latest version of Acrobat Reader.
Recent Positions on School Safety
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- PTAs Across the Country Urge Congress to Protect Our Children from Gun Violence – June 2022
- Support the Safety and Security of our Students
- NYS PTA on School Security and Safety: Keeping Our Children Safe Always
- Every Child, Their Safety: Keeping Our Children Safe in School
- NYS PTA Basic Policy 2021-2022
- National PTA Advocates for Gun Safety and Mental Health Services to Protect Children
- National PTA Position Statement – Gun Safety and Violence Prevention
2024
- SUPPORT Citywide Leadership Team – April 2024
- ECB Late Budget Memo – April 2024
- Labor, Advocates, Utilities Urge Governor Hochul and State Legislature to Invest in Clean Water Following New EPA Regulations on Toxic PFAS Chemicals – April 2024
- ECB Foundation Aid – April 2024
- National PTA Leg Con Documents – March 2024:
- SUPPORT Close ECig Loopholes – March 2024
- National PTA Statement on President Biden’s Budget Proposal for FY25 – March 2024
- Education stakeholders reach agreement on fixing teacher and principal evaluations – March 2024
- Sign on Letter Opposing CWIA cuts from Ed Enviro Pub Health Groups – March 2024
- Official Statement on Why the NYC Citywide Leadership Team (CLT) is Necessary – February 2024
- Ed Groups OPPOSE Budget Cuts and School Aid Formula Changes – February 2024
- S285 A1502 Fact Sheet – February 2024
- ECB Briefing – February 2024
- 2024 Sign On Letter- Closing E-Cigarette Law Loopholes Bill – February 2024
- Memo of Support School based Mental Health – February 2024
- Memo of Opposition Executive Budget School Aid Cuts – February 2024
- Joint Memo on Foundation Aid Cuts – February 2024
- NYS Budget Testimony to the Legislature – February 2024
- IDA Schools Group Letter – January 2024
- Charter School Financing Proposed Regulations (EDU048-23-00013-P) Public Comments – January 2024
- Healthy School Meals for ALL Fact Sheet – January 2024
- Educational Conference Board School Aid Proposal – January 2024
2023
- E Cig Loopholes Final Fact Sheet- December 2023
- Sign On Letter- Closing E-Cigarette Law Loopholes- December 2023
- NY Summer EBT Sign-On Letter– December 2023
- Joint Support Letter S.1045 A.1567- December 2023
- Small City District Debt Op-Ed- October 2023
- ECB Foundation Aid– October 2023
- ECB Principles for School Finance Reform – October 2023
- ECB Foundation Aid Principles and Process-October 2023
- OCM Hemp Letter – NYSACHO and Partners– September 2023
- Coalition FY 23 fact sheet EPA emergency funding– September 2023
- Final PFAS Notification Letter– August 2023
- Small City Debt Limit Coalition– July 2023
- Letter of Support – Federal SLDS Grant– July 2023
- S6549-A7049 Small City Debt Limit Coalition– July 2023
- Federal SLDS Grant Support– June 2023
- ECB Foundation Aid– June 2023
- MEMORANDUM OF SUPPORT S.1045 (COONEY) / A.1567 (MCDONALD)– June 2023
- Small City School District Debt Limit– May 2023
- NYS PTA Education Testimony Suspensions– May 2023
- MEMO IN OPPOSITION Charter School Expansion Education, Labor and Family Assistance – Part A, Section 4 – March 2023
- State Education Department Funding to Lead Review of the Foundation Aid Formula – March 2023
- State Lawmakers, Local Leaders, Impacted Residents Urge New Funding for Lead Pipe Replacement in the State Budget– March 2023
- ECB — Universal School Meals Support Memo – March 20223
- ECB — Mental Health Insurance Parity -March 2023
- ECB — Foundation Aid Study -March 2023
- Memo in Support of Tobacco Free Generation Proposal – March 2023
- NEW YORK STATE: CREATE A TOBACCO-FREE GENERATION – March 2023
- Healthy School Meals for All Letter – March 2023
- NYS PTA Education Budget Testimony- February 2023
- 2023 NY Coalition Letter to NYS Legislature – February 2023
- NYS PTA School Aid Support Memo – February 2023
- NYS PTA Student Mental Health Support Memo – February 2023
- NYS PTA School Meals for ALL Support Memo – February 2023
- NYS PTA OCM Comments – February 2023
- NYSACHO and Partners-Adult Use Regulations – February 2023
- BOCES 2023 Legislative and Budget Priorities – January 2023
- Healthy School Meals for All – January 2023
- Building a solid base for Foundation Aid funding – January 2023
2022
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- Clean Water Advocates Comments to NYS DOH – December 2022
- National PTA Stands With LGBTQ Community – December 2022
- This School Lunch Week, Remember Kids Who Are Hungry – November 2022
- NYS PTA NYSUT joint statement re DEI and support of students – October 2022
- Almost Half a Million New Yorkers Drinking PFAS-Polluted Water, Left Out of Current and Proposed NYS Protections – October 2022
- PFAS Drinking Water Comments – September 2022
- Sign On Letter in Support of A7554-S5451 – July 2022
- Testimony Letter to US Senate Appropriations Committee: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies – June 2022
- Open-letter USA Today – June 2022
- NYS Supports Collecting Utility Affordability Data – May 2022
- ECB Statement of Concerns S1046E-A6678E – May 2022
- ECB — Revise Small City School District Debt Limit – May 2022
- Support Statewide Family Engagement Centers FY23 – May 20, 2022
- National PTA and New York State PTA Statement on Violence in the South Bronx – April 2022
- National PTA and New York State PTA Statement on Violence in Mt Vernon – April 2022
- Final CTE letter 2022-23 budget (Letter-Logo-List) – February 23, 2022
- ECB School Aid Paper – December 2021
- ECB Briefing – February 2022
- Governor Hochul meeting comments from NYS PTA President to Gov Hochul– February 8, 2022
- Support Universal School Meals – February 2022
- School Aid and Support for Students – February 2022
- Digital and Tech Equity – February 2022
- Student Mental Health MEMO – February 2022
- Final CTE letter to Governor 2021
- Final CTE letter to leaders 2022 budget
- NYS PTA Education Budget Testimony Jan 2022
- NYS PTA Preliminary FY 2023 Executive Budget Analysis
- OCM Letter – January 18, 2022
- ECB School Meals Paper – January 2022
- Hochul’s State of the State Welcomed Reflects Strong Support for Students, Families, Schools and Educators – January 5, 2022