Junta on proposed legislation: Intros 2129, 2130, and 412
Junta addresses the proposed bills: DOE supports goals of 2129 on algorithmic tool reporting and notes existing Local Law 35 reporting; supports 2130 on data breach reporting and notes existing state law compliance; and on Intro 412 regarding admissions disclosure, notes much of the information is already publicly available.
I would like to now turn to the proposed legislation.
Pre-considered Intro 2026-2129.
Requires New York City public schools to report on algorithmic tools approved for use.
in schools.
We support the goal of proposed legislation and pursuant to Local 35, New York City Public Schools annually reports information on algorithmic tools in use at schools.
We look forward to working with the Council and New York City Office of Technology and Innovation to ensure that any new reporting requirements align with existing legislation and our reporting systems.
Pre-considered intro 2026-2130 relates to quarterly reporting on data breaches involving algorithmic tools in schools.
Protecting student and staff data is of the utmost importance and is required by law.
We take any data breach seriously and follow all required procedures in the event of an incident.
We support the overall goals of the proposed legislation.
With that said, New York City Public Schools already maintains policies regarding privacy audits of third-party tools that process student data, including algorithmic tools.
These policies are publicly available on our websites.
The links are in the testimony, and on the website, I would draw your attention to our schools.nyc.gov forward slash AI, forward slash in our schools.
We also have data privacy and security compliance process as the place to search for them.
Moreover, New York City Public Schools reports all
data breaches to the state in accordance with New York State Education Law 2D.
We also share information about recent data security incidents on our website and that you would search that way with the forward slash at the end data security incidents.
We welcome continued dialogue with the council regarding the proposed legislation.
For intro number 412, this requires New York City public schools to disclose information regarding school admissions policies and procedures.
We support the underlying intent of the proposed legislation to ensure that school admissions processes are accessible, transparent, and well understood by our families and public.
As written, we believe the bill references information that is already publicly available, including
each school's My Schools Directory page, which conveys priority structures, selection criteria, and prior year application and offers rates by priority group.
The same directory data is also published in spreadsheet form on the New York City Public Schools Info Hub for multiple years.
Comprehensive admissions process guides on the New York City Public Schools website explaining evaluation methods, including auditions and other assessments.
And reporting required under Local Law 72 providing detailed admissions outcomes for each school.
We welcome the opportunity to work with the Council to explore how this existing information may further be clarified and made more
accessible for our families.
Thank you and I welcome the conversation ahead.