Bill Text: NY S07995 | 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: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-07-22 - referred to education [S07995 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7995

                    IN SENATE

                                      March 6, 2020
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        Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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 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.
                                                                   LBD15742-02-0
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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.