Bill Text: NY A06336 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Authorizes boards of cooperative educational services to enter into certain contracts with out-of-state school districts related to existing technology products, including computer programs and software packages that help students learn and assist districts with achieving greater efficiencies; defines "out-of-state public school"; changes the term "common core" to "next generation" standards or curriculum.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-6)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-05-09 - enacting clause stricken [A06336 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A06336-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         6336--A
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                      March 6, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JAFFEE, ZEBROWSKI, D'URSO, McDONALD, STIRPE,
          DICKENS, COOK, SAYEGH, CRUZ, BLAKE,  DeSTEFANO,  ABINANTI,  MONTESANO,
          McDONOUGH,  RAIA,  LAWRENCE, BRABENEC -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Education -- committee discharged, bill amended,  ordered
          reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to certain contracts with
          out-of-state  schools;  to  amend  the  education  law  and the social
          services law, in relation to redesignating the common  core  standards
          to next generation standards
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Subparagraph 10 of paragraph h of subdivision 4 of  section
     2  1950 of the education law, as amended by chapter 28 of the laws of 2014,
     3  is amended to read as follows:
     4    (10)  To  enter into contracts [of no more than five years and subject
     5  to the sunset date of  this  subparagraph,]  with  out-of-state  [school
     6  districts]  schools  for  special  education and/or career and technical
     7  education services or for the use of existing products that  demonstrate
     8  how  to  map  the [common core] next generation standards to assessments
     9  and/or provide access to existing webinars or online courses relating to
    10  implementation of the [common core] next generation standards  [and/or];
    11  for  providing  professional development to educators; and/or technology
    12  products, including computer programs and software  packages  that  help
    13  students  learn  and assist districts in achieving greater efficiencies.
    14  For purposes of this article, an out-of-state school shall  mean  public
    15  elementary or secondary school or a degree granting institution of high-
    16  er education, located outside of New York state including but not limit-
    17  ed  to those located outside the continental United States. Any contract
    18  shall be approved by the commissioner, the board of  cooperative  educa-
    19  tional  services  and  the  district superintendent of schools, provided
    20  such services are made available  to  any  school  district  within  the
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10234-03-9
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     1  supervisory  district and that the requirements of this subparagraph are
     2  met. Contracts must be executed by the board of cooperative  educational
     3  services  and  the  trustees or boards of education of such out-of-state
     4  [school   districts]  schools  and  shall  only  authorize  out-of-state
     5  students to participate in an instructional program if such services are
     6  available to all eligible students in New  York  state  schools  in  the
     7  component   districts  and  the  number  of  participating  out-of-state
     8  students only comprises up to five percent of the total  number  of  the
     9  total  enrolled  students  in  the instructional program at the board of
    10  cooperative educational services  and  that  the  board  of  cooperative
    11  educational  services  spends no more than thirty percent of its employ-
    12  ees' time on services to out-of-state districts pursuant to this subpar-
    13  agraph. To be approved by the commissioner, the contract and  any  busi-
    14  ness  plan, shall demonstrate that any services provided to out-of-state
    15  schools pursuant to this subparagraph shall not result in any additional
    16  costs being imposed on component school districts and that any  payments
    17  received  by  the board of cooperative educational services for services
    18  provided in this subparagraph that exceed any cost to the board of coop-
    19  erative educational  services  for  providing  such  services  shall  be
    20  applied  to  reduce  the  costs  of aidable shared services allocated to
    21  component school districts pursuant to paragraph d of  this  subdivision
    22  and shall also be applied to reduce the approved cost of services pursu-
    23  ant to subdivision five of this section. Services provided by a board of
    24  cooperative  educational  services to component districts at the time of
    25  approval of a contract under this paragraph  shall  not  be  reduced  or
    26  eliminated  solely  due  to a board of cooperative educational services'
    27  performance of services to out-of-state [districts] schools pursuant  to
    28  this paragraph.
    29    §  2.  Subdivisions  50  and  51  of section 305 of the education law,
    30  subdivision 50 as added by section 1 of subpart I and subdivision 51  as
    31  added  by section 1 of subpart J of part AA of chapter 56 of the laws of
    32  2014, are amended to read as follows:
    33    50. The commissioner shall provide instructional  tools  and  outreach
    34  materials  for  parents  and  families to assist parents and families in
    35  understanding the purposes, elements and instructional changes  relating
    36  to implementation of [common core] next generation learning standards as
    37  well  as  how  to  best  support  their child's educational progress and
    38  outcomes. Such tools and outreach shall include, but not be limited  to,
    39  online  resources with linguistically and culturally appropriate materi-
    40  als, community outreach, and  the  dissemination  of  materials  through
    41  schools, non-profit organizations, libraries, and other partners.
    42    51.  The  commissioner  shall, in order to assist school districts and
    43  boards of cooperative educational services in developing  [common  core]
    44  next  generation  training programs for teachers and principals, develop
    45  professional development tools,  resources  and  materials  that  school
    46  districts,  boards  of  cooperative  educational  services, teachers and
    47  principals may utilize. The commissioner may collaborate with the  state
    48  university of New York, the city university of New York, and independent
    49  colleges and universities to offer effective, data-informed professional
    50  development  and  coaching to meet the needs of implementing the [common
    51  core] next generation learning standards. Such professional  development
    52  and coaching shall include necessary materials, age appropriate instruc-
    53  tion  and resources that provide best practices for the effective imple-
    54  mentation of the [common core] next generation learning standards.  Such
    55  support  shall  be  available  for the purpose of providing professional
    56  development for teachers and principals, as well as preparation programs
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     1  for participating school districts, boards  of  cooperative  educational
     2  services,  charter  schools  and  communities  at large, and may include
     3  recommendations for how teachers and principals can collaborate on stra-
     4  tegies,  including  but  not  limited  to  study groups and coaching, to
     5  improve  classroom  practices.  The  commissioner  shall  also  identify
     6  regional examples of school districts that have successfully implemented
     7  the  [common  core] next generation learning standards, where such exam-
     8  ples exist, and shall invite such districts  to  serve  on  a  voluntary
     9  basis as models that principals, teachers and other school professionals
    10  within  the  region may visit and observe. In addition, the commissioner
    11  shall include opportunities for teachers and other content-area  experts
    12  to  provide  feedback and recommendations for the continuous improvement
    13  and development of voluntary [common core]  next  generation  curriculum
    14  modules offered by the department.
    15    §  3.  Subparagraph  2  of  paragraph  (b) of subdivision 3 of section
    16  3602-d of the education law, as added by chapter  792  of  the  laws  of
    17  1990, is amended to read as follows:
    18    (2) linkages between the two years of secondary school preceding grad-
    19  uation and post-secondary study. Such linkage must incorporate a [common
    20  core]  next  generation  of  required  proficiency  in an occupationally
    21  oriented field leading to  an  associate  degree  or  certificate  in  a
    22  specific career field;
    23    §  4.  Paragraph  (c)  of  subdivision  5 of section 421 of the social
    24  services law, as added by chapter 525 of the laws of 2006, is amended to
    25  read as follows:
    26    (c) require all persons assigned to be a supervisor by a child protec-
    27  tive service on or after April first, nineteen hundred eighty-six, shall
    28  have satisfactorily completed, within the first three months of  employ-
    29  ment  as  a  supervisor  or within three months of the effective date of
    30  this paragraph, whichever shall occur first, a course in  the  fundamen-
    31  tals  of child protection developed by the office of children and family
    32  services. Such training course shall, among other things, strengthen and
    33  expand current training procedures for child protective service supervi-
    34  sors; provide the skills, knowledge and standards to practice  effective
    35  case  planning  and  case  management;  provide comprehensive assessment
    36  tools needed in critical decision making; require participation  in  the
    37  existing  [common  core]  next  generation  training  required  by child
    38  protective service caseworkers; strengthen recognition and  response  to
    39  safety  and risk indicators; improve skills to promote consistent imple-
    40  mentation of training and practice;  provide  the  necessary  tools  and
    41  assistance  to  build  the ability to coach and monitor child protective
    42  service caseworkers and model effective investigation practice; increase
    43  cultural competency and sensitivity; and establish an annual in  service
    44  training program specifically focused on child protective service super-
    45  visors.
    46    §  5.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
    47  the amendments to subparagraph 10 of paragraph h  of  subdivision  4  of
    48  section  1950 of the education law made by section one of this act shall
    49  not affect the repeal of such subparagraph and shall be deemed to repeal
    50  therewith.