Bill Text: NY A06336 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Amended
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: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-6)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-05-09 - enacting clause stricken [A06336 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A06336-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6336--C 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 6, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE, ZEBROWSKI, D'URSO, McDONALD, STIRPE, DICKENS, COOK, SAYEGH, CRUZ, BLAKE, DeSTEFANO, ABINANTI, MONTESANO, McDONOUGH, RAIA, LAWRENCE, BRABENEC -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommit- ted 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 [school6districts] 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- EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10234-09-9A. 6336--C 2 1 er education, located outside of New York state including but not limit- 2 ed to those located outside the continental United States. Any contract 3 shall be approved by the commissioner, the board of cooperative educa- 4 tional services and the district superintendent of schools, provided 5 such services are made available to any school district within the 6 supervisory district and that the requirements of this subparagraph are 7 met. Contracts must be executed by the board of cooperative educational 8 services and the trustees or boards of education of such out-of-state 9 [school districts] schools and shall only authorize out-of-state 10 students to participate in an instructional program if such services are 11 available to all eligible students in New York state schools in the 12 component districts and the number of participating out-of-state 13 students only comprises up to five percent of the total number of the 14 total enrolled students in the instructional program at the board of 15 cooperative educational services and that the board of cooperative 16 educational services spends no more than thirty percent of its employ- 17 ees' time on services to out-of-state districts pursuant to this subpar- 18 agraph. To be approved by the commissioner, the contract and any busi- 19 ness plan, shall demonstrate that any services provided to out-of-state 20 schools pursuant to this subparagraph shall not result in any additional 21 costs being imposed on component school districts and that any payments 22 received by the board of cooperative educational services for services 23 provided in this subparagraph that exceed any cost to the board of coop- 24 erative educational services for providing such services shall be 25 applied to reduce the costs of aidable shared services allocated to 26 component school districts pursuant to paragraph d of this subdivision 27 and shall also be applied to reduce the approved cost of services pursu- 28 ant to subdivision five of this section. Services provided by a board of 29 cooperative educational services to component districts at the time of 30 approval of a contract under this paragraph shall not be reduced or 31 eliminated solely due to a board of cooperative educational services' 32 performance of services to out-of-state [districts] schools pursuant to 33 this paragraph. 34 § 2. Subdivisions 50 and 51 of section 305 of the education law, 35 subdivision 50 as added by section 1 of subpart I and subdivision 51 as 36 added by section 1 of subpart J of part AA of chapter 56 of the laws of 37 2014, are amended to read as follows: 38 50. The commissioner shall provide instructional tools and outreach 39 materials for parents and families to assist parents and families in 40 understanding the purposes, elements and instructional changes relating 41 to implementation of [common core] next generation learning standards as 42 well as how to best support their child's educational progress and 43 outcomes. Such tools and outreach shall include, but not be limited to, 44 online resources with linguistically and culturally appropriate materi- 45 als, community outreach, and the dissemination of materials through 46 schools, non-profit organizations, libraries, and other partners. 47 51. The commissioner shall, in order to assist school districts and 48 boards of cooperative educational services in developing [common core] 49 next generation training programs for teachers and principals, develop 50 professional development tools, resources and materials that school 51 districts, boards of cooperative educational services, teachers and 52 principals may utilize. The commissioner may collaborate with the state 53 university of New York, the city university of New York, and independent 54 colleges and universities to offer effective, data-informed professional 55 development and coaching to meet the needs of implementing the [common56core] next generation learning standards. Such professional developmentA. 6336--C 3 1 and coaching shall include necessary materials, age appropriate instruc- 2 tion and resources that provide best practices for the effective imple- 3 mentation of the [common core] next generation learning standards. Such 4 support shall be available for the purpose of providing professional 5 development for teachers and principals, as well as preparation programs 6 for participating school districts, boards of cooperative educational 7 services, charter schools and communities at large, and may include 8 recommendations for how teachers and principals can collaborate on stra- 9 tegies, including but not limited to study groups and coaching, to 10 improve classroom practices. The commissioner shall also identify 11 regional examples of school districts that have successfully implemented 12 the [common core] next generation learning standards, where such exam- 13 ples exist, and shall invite such districts to serve on a voluntary 14 basis as models that principals, teachers and other school professionals 15 within the region may visit and observe. In addition, the commissioner 16 shall include opportunities for teachers and other content-area experts 17 to provide feedback and recommendations for the continuous improvement 18 and development of voluntary [common core] next generation curriculum 19 modules offered by the department. 20 § 3. Subparagraph 2 of paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of section 21 3602-d of the education law, as added by chapter 792 of the laws of 22 1990, is amended to read as follows: 23 (2) linkages between the two years of secondary school preceding grad- 24 uation and post-secondary study. Such linkage must incorporate a [common25core] next generation of required proficiency in an occupationally 26 oriented field leading to an associate degree or certificate in a 27 specific career field; 28 § 4. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 5 of section 421 of the social 29 services law, as added by chapter 525 of the laws of 2006, is amended to 30 read as follows: 31 (c) require all persons assigned to be a supervisor by a child protec- 32 tive service on or after April first, nineteen hundred eighty-six, shall 33 have satisfactorily completed, within the first three months of employ- 34 ment as a supervisor or within three months of the effective date of 35 this paragraph, whichever shall occur first, a course in the fundamen- 36 tals of child protection developed by the office of children and family 37 services. Such training course shall, among other things, strengthen and 38 expand current training procedures for child protective service supervi- 39 sors; provide the skills, knowledge and standards to practice effective 40 case planning and case management; provide comprehensive assessment 41 tools needed in critical decision making; require participation in the 42 existing [common core] next generation training required by child 43 protective service caseworkers; strengthen recognition and response to 44 safety and risk indicators; improve skills to promote consistent imple- 45 mentation of training and practice; provide the necessary tools and 46 assistance to build the ability to coach and monitor child protective 47 service caseworkers and model effective investigation practice; increase 48 cultural competency and sensitivity; and establish an annual in service 49 training program specifically focused on child protective service super- 50 visors. 51 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that 52 the amendments to subparagraph 10 of paragraph h of subdivision 4 of 53 section 1950 of the education law made by section one of this act shall 54 not affect the repeal of such subparagraph and shall be deemed to repeal 55 therewith.