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 ...

NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill Saturday designed to protect students and teachers in New York public schools from ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed a bill into law that creates a maximum temperature for schools. "Today, we celebrate a monumental step forward for the health and safety of ...

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 ...

State law says classrooms must be kept at a minimum temperature of 65 degrees, but there's no mandated maximum temperature. The bill passed both the Senate Assembly in June. Ten days ago it finally ...

ALBANY — School districts starting in September will need to ensure classrooms stay below maximum temperature levels and in extreme cases may start canceling school for "heat days" under a bill signed ...