Bill Text: NY S04300 | 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: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-05-13 - RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN [S04300 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S04300-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
                                         4300--C
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                      March 7, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced by Sens. CARLUCCI, SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed,
          and  when  printed  to  be  committed to the Committee on Education --
          committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
          recommitted  to  said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended,
          ordered reprinted as amended and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --
          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 to
     5  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 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 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
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10234-10-9
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     1  shall  be  approved by the commissioner, the board of cooperative educa-
     2  tional services and the district  superintendent  of  schools,  provided
     3  such  services  are  made  available  to  any school district within the
     4  supervisory  district and that the requirements of this subparagraph are
     5  met. Contracts must be executed by the board of cooperative  educational
     6  services  and  the  trustees or boards of education of such out-of-state
     7  [school  districts]  schools  and  shall  only  authorize   out-of-state
     8  students to participate in an instructional program if such services are
     9  available  to  all  eligible  students  in New York state schools in the
    10  component  districts  and  the  number  of  participating   out-of-state
    11  students  only  comprises  up to five percent of the total number of the
    12  total enrolled students in the instructional program  at  the  board  of
    13  cooperative  educational  services  and  that  the  board of cooperative
    14  educational services spends no more than thirty percent of  its  employ-
    15  ees' time on services to out-of-state districts pursuant to this subpar-
    16  agraph.  To  be approved by the commissioner, the contract and any busi-
    17  ness plan, shall demonstrate that any services provided to  out-of-state
    18  schools pursuant to this subparagraph shall not result in any additional
    19  costs  being imposed on component school districts and that any payments
    20  received by the board of cooperative educational services  for  services
    21  provided in this subparagraph that exceed any cost to the board of coop-
    22  erative  educational  services  for  providing  such  services  shall be
    23  applied to reduce the costs of  aidable  shared  services  allocated  to
    24  component  school  districts pursuant to paragraph d of this subdivision
    25  and shall also be applied to reduce the approved cost of services pursu-
    26  ant to subdivision five of this section. Services provided by a board of
    27  cooperative educational services to component districts at the  time  of
    28  approval  of  a  contract  under  this paragraph shall not be reduced or
    29  eliminated solely due to a board of  cooperative  educational  services'
    30  performance  of services to out-of-state [districts] schools pursuant to
    31  this paragraph.
    32    § 2. Subdivisions 50 and 51 of  section  305  of  the  education  law,
    33  subdivision  50 as added by section 1 of subpart I and subdivision 51 as
    34  added by section 1 of subpart J of part AA of chapter 56 of the laws  of
    35  2014, are amended to read as follows:
    36    50.  The  commissioner  shall provide instructional tools and outreach
    37  materials for parents and families to assist  parents  and  families  in
    38  understanding  the purposes, elements and instructional changes relating
    39  to implementation of [common core] next generation learning standards as
    40  well as how to best  support  their  child's  educational  progress  and
    41  outcomes.  Such tools and outreach shall include, but not be limited to,
    42  online resources with linguistically and culturally appropriate  materi-
    43  als,  community  outreach,  and  the  dissemination of materials through
    44  schools, non-profit organizations, libraries, and other partners.
    45    51. The commissioner shall, in order to assist  school  districts  and
    46  boards  of  cooperative educational services in developing [common core]
    47  next generation training programs for teachers and  principals,  develop
    48  professional  development  tools,  resources  and  materials that school
    49  districts, boards of  cooperative  educational  services,  teachers  and
    50  principals  may utilize. The commissioner may collaborate with the state
    51  university of New York, the city university of New York, and independent
    52  colleges and universities to offer effective, data-informed professional
    53  development and coaching to meet the needs of implementing  the  [common
    54  core]  next generation learning standards. Such professional development
    55  and coaching shall include necessary materials, age appropriate instruc-
    56  tion and resources that provide best practices for the effective  imple-
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     1  mentation  of the [common core] next generation learning standards. Such
     2  support shall be available for the  purpose  of  providing  professional
     3  development for teachers and principals, as well as preparation programs
     4  for  participating  school  districts, boards of cooperative educational
     5  services, charter schools and communities  at  large,  and  may  include
     6  recommendations for how teachers and principals can collaborate on stra-
     7  tegies,  including  but  not  limited  to  study groups and coaching, to
     8  improve  classroom  practices.  The  commissioner  shall  also  identify
     9  regional examples of school districts that have successfully implemented
    10  the  [common  core] next generation learning standards, where such exam-
    11  ples exist, and shall invite such districts  to  serve  on  a  voluntary
    12  basis as models that principals, teachers and other school professionals
    13  within  the  region may visit and observe. In addition, the commissioner
    14  shall include opportunities for teachers and other content-area  experts
    15  to  provide  feedback and recommendations for the continuous improvement
    16  and development of voluntary [common core]  next  generation  curriculum
    17  modules offered by the department.
    18    §  3.  Subparagraph  2  of  paragraph  (b) of subdivision 3 of section
    19  3602-d of the education law, as added by chapter  792  of  the  laws  of
    20  1990, is amended to read as follows:
    21    (2) linkages between the two years of secondary school preceding grad-
    22  uation and post-secondary study. Such linkage must incorporate a [common
    23  core]  next  generation  of  required  proficiency  in an occupationally
    24  oriented field leading to  an  associate  degree  or  certificate  in  a
    25  specific career field;
    26    §  4.  Paragraph  (c)  of  subdivision  5 of section 421 of the social
    27  services law, as added by chapter 525 of the laws of 2006, is amended to
    28  read as follows:
    29    (c) require all persons assigned to be a supervisor by a child protec-
    30  tive service on or after April first, nineteen hundred eighty-six, shall
    31  have satisfactorily completed, within the first three months of  employ-
    32  ment  as  a  supervisor  or within three months of the effective date of
    33  this paragraph, whichever shall occur first, a course in  the  fundamen-
    34  tals  of child protection developed by the office of children and family
    35  services. Such training course shall, among other things, strengthen and
    36  expand current training procedures for child protective service supervi-
    37  sors; provide the skills, knowledge and standards to practice  effective
    38  case  planning  and  case  management;  provide comprehensive assessment
    39  tools needed in critical decision making; require participation  in  the
    40  existing  [common  core]  next  generation  training  required  by child
    41  protective service caseworkers; strengthen recognition and  response  to
    42  safety  and risk indicators; improve skills to promote consistent imple-
    43  mentation of training and practice;  provide  the  necessary  tools  and
    44  assistance  to  build  the ability to coach and monitor child protective
    45  service caseworkers and model effective investigation practice; increase
    46  cultural competency and sensitivity; and establish an annual in  service
    47  training program specifically focused on child protective service super-
    48  visors.
    49    §  5.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
    50  the amendments to subparagraph 10 of paragraph h  of  subdivision  4  of
    51  section  1950 of the education law made by section one of this act shall
    52  not affect the repeal of such subparagraph and shall be deemed to repeal
    53  therewith.