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K 150

Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim November 4, 2025, as Bring Your Parents to Work Day in the State of New York

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Chantel Jackson

Requests the Governor to proclaim November 4, 2025 as Bring Your Parents to Work Day in New York.

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Bill Summary · K 150

Summary: Bill K 150 — Memorializing Governor Hochul to Proclaim November 4, 2025 as Bring Your Parents to Work Day (New York)

Purpose and intent

  • K 150 is a memorializing resolution that asks Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim November 4, 2025, in the State of New York as “Bring Your Parents to Work Day.”
  • The bill serves as a ceremonial expression of the Legislature’s support for recognizing work-life balance and family engagement in the workplace by designating a specific day for the public to celebrate or observe this concept.

Key provisions

  • Designation request: The resolution requests the Governor to issue an official proclamation proclaiming November 4, 2025, as Bring Your Parents to Work Day within New York State.
  • Preamble and operative language: As a memorializing resolution, it typically includes introductory statements (whereas clauses) highlighting the significance of family engagement and work-life awareness, followed by a formal resolution directing the Governor to issue the proclamation.

Sponsors

  • Primary sponsor: Chantel Jackson

Status and timeline

  • Introduced: February 28, 2025
  • Procedural action: Referred to Calendar on February 28, 2025
  • Adopted: March 3, 2025

Who is affected

  • The Governor’s office would issue the proclamation if the Governor approves.
  • The general public and workplaces across New York could observe or participate in the designated day, should they choose to observe it.

Impact and significance

  • Legal effect: The bill is ceremonial in nature and does not create new rights, duties, or mandatory obligations for individuals, businesses, or government agencies. It does not authorize new spending or impose regulatory requirements.
  • Practical impact: Elevates public awareness of intergenerational and family-friendly workplace practices; may encourage schools, businesses, and organizations to acknowledge or participate in Bring Your Parents to Work Day.
  • Limitations: The proclamation is discretionary for the Governor and, even if issued, does not mandate time off, policy changes, or funding.

Overall assessment

Bill K 150 functions as a ceremonial instrument to urge formal recognition by the Governor of a specific date as Bring Your Parents to Work Day in New York. Adopted by the Legislature, its effect rests in ceremonial proclamation rather than regulatory or fiscal change.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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