Bill Text: NY S05139 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides that teachers, principals, and superintendents are no longer required to sign confidentiality agreements.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 9-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-21 - RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN [S05139 Detail]
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5139
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 4, 2015
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Introduced by Sen. FLANAGAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to confidentiality agree-
ments with teachers
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
2 subdivision 53 to read as follows:
3 53. A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, NO
4 TEACHER, PRINCIPAL, OR SUPERINTENDENT SHALL BE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFI-
5 DENTIALITY AGREEMENT WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE SCHOOL DISTRICT, BOARD OF
6 COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, OR THE DEPARTMENT THAT PREVENTS SUCH
7 TEACHER, PRINCIPAL, OR SUPERINTENDENT FROM DISCUSSING THE CONTENTS OF
8 ANY ELA AND MATH ASSESSMENTS IN GRADES 3 THROUGH 8.
9 B. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL AMEND AND/OR MODIFY ANY CURRENT CONFIDEN-
10 TIALITY AGREEMENT TO REMOVE ANY PROVISIONS THAT PREVENT TEACHERS, PRIN-
11 CIPALS, OR SUPERINTENDENTS FROM DISCUSSING THE CONTENTS OF ANY ELA AND
12 MATH ASSESSMENTS IN GRADES 3 THROUGH 8.
13 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10802-01-5
