Bill Text: NY A10105 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates a state-wide literacy education advocacy program modelled after the Newburgh Armory Unity Center Literacy Education Advocacy Partnership; and to study the viability of the Newburgh Armory Unity Center Literacy Education Advocacy Partnership.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-07-24 - print number 10105a [A10105 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A10105-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          10105

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                     March 12, 2020
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        Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, SCHMITT -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Education

        AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to creating a state-wide
          literacy education advocacy program; and to study the viability of the
          Newburgh armory unity center literacy education advocacy partnership

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1. The commissioner of education shall conduct a study on the
     2  Newburgh Armory Unity Center  Literacy  Education  Advocacy  Partnership
     3  (NAUC  LEAP).    The  purpose  of  such  study shall be to determine the
     4  successes and effectiveness of the program in achieving its goals,  with
     5  the  intent  of  understanding effective practices that support students
     6  being able to read at grade three and score at level three and  four  on
     7  the third grade English language arts state assessment.  The commission-
     8  er  of  education shall then develop recommendations for replicating the
     9  program in other areas of the state.
    10    § 2. The commissioner of education  shall,  within  one  year  of  the
    11  effective  date  of  this  section, report the findings, conclusions and
    12  recommendations of such study to the governor,  temporary  president  of
    13  the senate and speaker of the assembly.
    14    §  3.  Section  305  of  the  education law is amended by adding a new
    15  subdivision 57 to read as follows:
    16    57. The commissioner  shall  develop  a  literacy  education  advocacy
    17  program  to  provide  additional  literacy  instruction  for  elementary
    18  school-aged children. Such program shall:
    19    a. foster collaborative relationships among  not-for-profit  organiza-
    20  tions  that  increase  the capacity for programming aimed at urban chil-
    21  dren, youth, and families;
    22    b. serve as an incubator of innovation, enabling participating  organ-
    23  izations to employ their expertise to implement programs of value to the
    24  community;
    25    c. be optional for school districts across New York state; and
    26    d.  utilize  the  study  performed by the commissioner on the Newburgh
    27  Armory Unity Center Literacy Education Advocacy Partnership.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1    § 4. This  act  shall  take  effect  immediately;  provided,  however,
     2  section  three  of  this  act  shall take effect on the same date as the
     3  completion of the study  established  under  section  one  of  this  act
     4  provided that the commissioner of education shall notify the legislative
     5  bill drafting commission upon the completion of such study in order that
     6  the  commission  may maintain an accurate and timely effective data base
     7  of the official text of the laws of the state of New York in furtherance
     8  of effecting the provisions of section 44 of  the  legislative  law  and
     9  section 70-b of the public officers law.