Bill Text: NY A03178 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Authorizes the commissioner of education to conduct a study regarding paperwork requirements imposed by the department of education; provides that the commissioner of education is to then implement a five year paperwork reduction plan.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-04-30 - print number 3178a [A03178 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A03178-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Authorizes the commissioner of education to conduct a study regarding paperwork requirements imposed by the department of education; provides that the commissioner of education is to then implement a five year paperwork reduction plan.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-04-30 - print number 3178a [A03178 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A03178-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ S. 2858 A. 3178 2013-2014 Regular Sessions S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y January 24, 2013 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. SCHIMMINGER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing the commissioner of education to conduct a study identifying paperwork requirements and developing and implementing a five year paperwork reduction plan 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 43 to read as follows: 3 43. A. THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO CONDUCT A STUDY 4 THAT WILL IDENTIFY THE PAPERWORK REQUIREMENTS AS ESTABLISHED BY STATE 5 STATUTE, RULE OR REGULATION PROMULGATED BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR ALL 6 SCHOOLS. 7 B. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, PAPERWORK SHALL INCLUDE, BUT 8 NOT BE LIMITED TO ALL CERTIFICATES, REPORTS, FORMS OR OTHER REQUIRED 9 TYPES OF COMMUNICATION THAT INVOLVE OR TERMINATE IN A PAPER RECORD. 10 C. THIS STUDY SHALL BE COMPLETED BY JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FOUR- 11 TEEN AND SHALL IDENTIFY A LIST OF SUCH PAPERWORK AND DETERMINE THE TOTAL 12 VOLUME OF ALL PAPERWORK REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL, SCHOOL 13 DISTRICT AND BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND A COMBINED 14 TOTAL FOR ALL SCHOOLS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND BOARDS OF COOPERATIVE EDUCA- 15 TIONAL SERVICES STATEWIDE, OF PAPERWORK AS DEFINED IN THIS SUBDIVISION. 16 THIS LIST SHALL ALSO INCLUDE THE ESTIMATED COSTS, IN MATERIALS AND 17 LABOR, TO THE SCHOOLS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND BOARDS OF COOPERATIVE EDUCA- 18 TIONAL SERVICES AND THE DEPARTMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPLETION OF 19 SUCH PAPERWORK RECORDS. SUCH STUDY SHALL ALSO INCLUDE THE ESTIMATED 20 COSTS TO THE SCHOOLS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND BOARDS OF COOPERATIVE EDUCA- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06747-01-3 S. 2858 2 A. 3178 1 TIONAL SERVICES AND TO THE DEPARTMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPLETION AND 2 SUBMISSION OF SUCH PAPERWORK RECORDS THROUGH THE USE OF AN ELECTRONIC 3 MEDIUM SUCH AS THE INTERNET. 4 D. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL THEN DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A FIVE YEAR PLAN 5 TO REDUCE THE TOTAL PAPERWORK VOLUME FOR EACH SCHOOL, SCHOOL DISTRICT, 6 BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND THE DEPARTMENT BY AT LEAST 7 TEN PERCENT PER YEAR FOR EACH OF THE FIVE YEARS FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION 8 OF SUCH STUDY. 9 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.