Bill Text: NY A07654 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Authorizes boards of cooperative educational services to enter into certain contracts with out-of-state schools 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: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-07-03 - signed chap.67 [A07654 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A07654-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Authorizes boards of cooperative educational services to enter into certain contracts with out-of-state schools 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: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-07-03 - signed chap.67 [A07654 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A07654-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7654 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 14, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education 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; and to amend chapter 396 of the laws of 2012, amending the education law relating to services to out-of-state school districts by boards of cooperative educational services, in relation to extending the provisions thereof 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 to 5 the sunset date of this subparagraph, with out-of-state [school6districts] 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 developed for the use of school districts located in New York 13 state, including computer programs and software packages that help 14 students learn and assist districts in achieving greater efficiencies. 15 For purposes of this article, an out-of-state school shall mean a public 16 elementary or secondary school or a degree granting institution of high- 17 er education, located outside of New York state including but not limit- 18 ed to those located outside the continental United States. Any contract 19 shall be approved by the commissioner, the board of cooperative educa- 20 tional services and the district superintendent of schools, provided 21 such services are made available to any school district within the 22 supervisory district and that the requirements of this subparagraph are 23 met. Contracts must be executed by the board of cooperative educational EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11580-02-9A. 7654 2 1 services and the trustees or boards of education of such out-of-state 2 [school districts] schools and shall only authorize out-of-state 3 students to participate in an instructional program if such services are 4 available to all eligible students in New York state schools in the 5 component districts and the number of participating out-of-state 6 students only comprises up to five percent of the total number of the 7 total enrolled students in the instructional program at the board of 8 cooperative educational services and that the board of cooperative 9 educational services spends no more than thirty percent of its employ- 10 ees' time on services to out-of-state [districts] schools pursuant to 11 this subparagraph. To be approved by the commissioner, the contract and 12 any business plan, shall demonstrate that any services provided to out- 13 of-state schools pursuant to this subparagraph shall not result in any 14 additional costs being imposed on component school districts and that 15 any payments received by the board of cooperative educational services 16 for services provided in this subparagraph that exceed any cost to the 17 board of cooperative educational services for providing such services 18 shall be applied to reduce the costs of aidable shared services allo- 19 cated to component school districts pursuant to paragraph d of this 20 subdivision and shall also be applied to reduce the approved cost of 21 services pursuant to subdivision five of this section. Services provided 22 by a board of cooperative educational services to component districts at 23 the time of approval of a contract under this paragraph shall not be 24 reduced or eliminated solely due to a board of cooperative educational 25 services' performance of services to out-of-state [districts] schools 26 pursuant to this paragraph. 27 § 2. Subdivisions 50 and 51 of section 305 of the education law, 28 subdivision 50 as added by section 1 of subpart I and subdivision 51 as 29 added by section 1 of subpart J of part AA of chapter 56 of the laws of 30 2014, are amended to read as follows: 31 50. The commissioner shall provide instructional tools and outreach 32 materials for parents and families to assist parents and families in 33 understanding the purposes, elements and instructional changes relating 34 to implementation of [common core] next generation learning standards as 35 well as how to best support their child's educational progress and 36 outcomes. Such tools and outreach shall include, but not be limited to, 37 online resources with linguistically and culturally appropriate materi- 38 als, community outreach, and the dissemination of materials through 39 schools, non-profit organizations, libraries, and other partners. 40 51. The commissioner shall, in order to assist school districts and 41 boards of cooperative educational services in developing [common core] 42 next generation training programs for teachers and principals, develop 43 professional development tools, resources and materials that school 44 districts, boards of cooperative educational services, teachers and 45 principals may utilize. The commissioner may collaborate with the state 46 university of New York, the city university of New York, and independent 47 colleges and universities to offer effective, data-informed professional 48 development and coaching to meet the needs of implementing the [common49core] next generation learning standards. Such professional development 50 and coaching shall include necessary materials, age appropriate instruc- 51 tion and resources that provide best practices for the effective imple- 52 mentation of the [common core] next generation learning standards. Such 53 support shall be available for the purpose of providing professional 54 development for teachers and principals, as well as preparation programs 55 for participating school districts, boards of cooperative educational 56 services, charter schools and communities at large, and may includeA. 7654 3 1 recommendations for how teachers and principals can collaborate on stra- 2 tegies, including but not limited to study groups and coaching, to 3 improve classroom practices. The commissioner shall also identify 4 regional examples of school districts that have successfully implemented 5 the [common core] next generation learning standards, where such exam- 6 ples exist, and shall invite such districts to serve on a voluntary 7 basis as models that principals, teachers and other school professionals 8 within the region may visit and observe. In addition, the commissioner 9 shall include opportunities for teachers and other content-area experts 10 to provide feedback and recommendations for the continuous improvement 11 and development of voluntary [common core] next generation curriculum 12 modules offered by the department. 13 § 3. Subparagraph 2 of paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of section 14 3602-d of the education law, as added by chapter 792 of the laws of 15 1990, is amended to read as follows: 16 (2) linkages between the two years of secondary school preceding grad- 17 uation and post-secondary study. Such linkage must incorporate a [common18core] next generation of required proficiency in an occupationally 19 oriented field leading to an associate degree or certificate in a 20 specific career field; 21 § 4. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 5 of section 421 of the social 22 services law, as added by chapter 525 of the laws of 2006, is amended to 23 read as follows: 24 (c) require all persons assigned to be a supervisor by a child protec- 25 tive service on or after April first, nineteen hundred eighty-six, shall 26 have satisfactorily completed, within the first three months of employ- 27 ment as a supervisor or within three months of the effective date of 28 this paragraph, whichever shall occur first, a course in the fundamen- 29 tals of child protection developed by the office of children and family 30 services. Such training course shall, among other things, strengthen and 31 expand current training procedures for child protective service supervi- 32 sors; provide the skills, knowledge and standards to practice effective 33 case planning and case management; provide comprehensive assessment 34 tools needed in critical decision making; require participation in the 35 existing [common core] next generation training required by child 36 protective service caseworkers; strengthen recognition and response to 37 safety and risk indicators; improve skills to promote consistent imple- 38 mentation of training and practice; provide the necessary tools and 39 assistance to build the ability to coach and monitor child protective 40 service caseworkers and model effective investigation practice; increase 41 cultural competency and sensitivity; and establish an annual in service 42 training program specifically focused on child protective service super- 43 visors. 44 § 5. Section 4 of chapter 396 of the laws of 2012, amending the educa- 45 tion law relating to services to out-of-state school districts by boards 46 of cooperative educational services, as amended by chapter 28 of the 47 laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows: 48 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be 49 deemed repealed July 1, [2019] 2024. 50 § 6. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that 51 the amendments to subparagraph 10 of paragraph h of subdivision 4 of 52 section 1950 of the education law made by section one of this act shall 53 not affect the repeal of such subparagraph and shall be deemed to repeal 54 therewith; provided, further, that any contracts entered into pursuant 55 to this act shall not be impaired or modified by such expiration and 56 repeal.
