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

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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           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
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       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.