Senator Jose M. Serrano

Dad & husband. Senate Majority Conference Chair. Chair of Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism, & Parks. Progressive reformer. Representing the 29th District.

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Youth mentoring programs make a huge difference in the lives of young people, but often lack the resources they need. S.1056 will make criminal history background checks free of charge for not-for-profit mentoring programs.

Read more here: https://t.co/TlMMH9JfWL

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I am proud to announce that this week the NY Senate passed several Serrano bills that are very impactful for the people in our community.

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Ensuring that our medical professionals understand and relate to the communities they’re serving is vitally important. S.1063 will require cultural awareness and competence training for medical professionals.

Read more here: https://t.co/kbSro0gRW4

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Arts education is critically important to our students. S.1072A will direct the commissioner of education to conduct an audit and report on statewide compliance with state regulations for arts education instruction.

Read more here: https://t.co/hEhuqHQ4NF

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This scholarship will assist with her aviation administration studies at school.

Congratulations!

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Today I was happy to honor Star Mensah, a student from the Highbridge neighborhood of the 29th Senate District, with a Senate Proclamation.

Star is a student at Farmindale State College and a recipient of a scholarship from @NYSABPRL.

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This legislation would explore factors leading to this health disparity and create recommendations to address it.

Read more about this bill here:
https://t.co/A5kd6HRiNB

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For decades, the Bronx has faced asthma-related health disparities, with higher rates of hospitalizations compared to the rest of NYC.

Last week, the NYS Senate passed my bill, S1075, which creates a temporary state commission to study the incidence of asthma in the Bronx.
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For many years I have been proud to host mobile constituent services hours to help ensure our residents can access the services they need. See flyers for the dates and locations of our upcoming off-site constituent service hours for the month of June.

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The 29th Senate District is filled with many unique and wonderful neighborhoods, and we feel it’s important to have our constituent services team in the community, reaching our constituents closer to where they live.

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On Tuesday, June 9th, from 10am-3pm, we are hosting the NYLAG FREE Legal Van at our district office (335 E 100th Street, New York, NY 10029).

See flyers for more info, and please call our office at 212-828-5829 to make an appointment.

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Happy Pride Month!

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Yesterday, after a very long process, we passed our enacted state budget for 2026-27. This budget contains funding and priorities that are critically important for the 29th Senate District and for communities across New York State.

Read more here:
https://t.co/DennEZkjnX

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Yesterday, I was proud to honor Rafael Rodriguez Jr at our 2026 Veterans Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

Mr. Rodriguez, a Bronx resident, served in the US Army Reserves, rising to the rank of Sergeant E5, & served on three tours of duty & several humanitarian missions overseas.

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See link for my latest Community Report!
https://t.co/LrPtQWwNCB

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Many thanks to all the talented students who contributed their exceptional artwork, and to all the dedicated art teachers across New York State for all they do for our students!

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Today I was happy to once again serve as Honorary Chairperson for the New York State Art Teachers Association (@nysARTeach) Legislative Student Art Exhibit in Albany!

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See the link below for more info and to view the full video of today’s meeting: https://t.co/MgTEyd7fLa

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Today I chaired a mtg of the Senate Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks & Recreation.

Among the legislation reported was a bill to help increase access to state parks for communities across NYS, & a bill to allow our veterans to fish for free in our state parks.
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