New York Senate Bill S10143

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 4/30/26
• Refer: 4/30/26

Caption

Provides that for each fiscal year commencing on or after July 1, 2025, the city of New York shall provide an excess differential offset to each person who was employed by the board of education as a paraprofessional for all or part of such year.

Summary

S10143 would add a new section to the New York City Administrative Code requiring the city to provide an “excess differential offset” to paraprofessionals employed by the city’s board of education for each covered fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2025. The bill creates a formula-based payment tied to the gap between paraprofessional minimum salaries and principal salaries, comparing current salary differentials to a 20-year historical baseline. If the calculated excess differential is greater than zero, eligible paraprofessionals and substitute paraprofessionals who worked during that fiscal year would receive a prorated offset based on the number of school days worked. The bill is aimed at addressing salary compression or widening pay gaps affecting paraprofessionals in New York City schools. It does not directly raise the paraprofessionals’ base salary schedule; instead, it requires a separate offset payment from the city. The bill also specifies that the offset is not to be treated as salary or wages paid by the board of education and is not to be considered a term or condition of employment under the Civil Service Law. The bill’s legal impact would be limited to the New York City Administrative Code and would apply to city-employed paraprofessionals and substitute paraprofessionals in the public school system. It would impose a new fiscal obligation on the city for any covered fiscal year in which the statutory formula produces a positive excess differential, and it would create a new payment mechanism outside ordinary wage classification rules. There is no recorded committee discussion or voting history provided, so the overall sentiment cannot be measured from debate or roll call data. Based on the bill text and caption alone, the measure appears supportive of paraprofessional compensation and likely intended to benefit school support staff, but no formal legislative support or opposition is documented in the supplied materials. Potential points of contention include the bill’s cost to the city, the complexity of the formula used to calculate the offset, and the decision to classify the payment as something other than salary or wages. Stakeholders likely to scrutinize the proposal would include city budget officials, the Department of Education, labor representatives for paraprofessionals, and other education stakeholders concerned with compensation equity and administrative implementation.

Impact

This bill would amend the New York City Administrative Code by adding a new section requiring the city to calculate and pay an excess differential offset to paraprofessionals and substitute paraprofessionals employed by the board of education for covered fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025. It creates a new statutory payment formula based on historical and current salary differentials between paraprofessionals and principals, and it expressly excludes the offset from being treated as salary, wages, or a civil service term and condition of employment. The practical effect is to impose a new city-funded compensation obligation for eligible school support staff in New York City public schools.

Sentiment

No committee transcript or vote data was provided, so there is no documented legislative debate or recorded support/opposition to assess. From the bill’s text and caption, the measure appears generally favorable to paraprofessionals and framed as a compensation remedy, suggesting a pro-worker intent. However, without discussion or voting history, the broader sentiment in the legislature cannot be determined from the supplied materials.

Contention

The main likely points of contention are fiscal and administrative. Opponents could question the cost to New York City, the complexity of the formula for determining the excess differential, and the need to create a special payment outside normal salary structures. Supporters would likely emphasize compensation fairness for paraprofessionals and the need to address pay disparities relative to principals. Because no transcripts or votes are included, no specific lawmakers, agencies, or unions are identified as taking positions in the provided record.