Bill Text: NY A09947 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes a task force to study the feasibility of all middle schools and high schools in New York state beginning their school day at 8:30 a.m. or later.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-04-30 - enacting clause stricken [A09947 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A09947-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          9947
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 27, 2018
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEPULVEDA  --  read once and referred to the
          Committee on Education
        AN ACT to establish a task force to study school start times
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  a. A task force is hereby established to study the feasi-
     2  bility of all middle schools and high schools beginning their school day
     3  at 8:30 a.m. or later.
     4    b. The task force shall:
     5    (i) study the feasibility of all New York  state  middle  schools  and
     6  high schools beginning their school day at 8:30 a.m. or later;
     7    (ii)  determine  the  amount of New York state middle schools and high
     8  schools that currently begin their school day before 8:30 a.m. and those
     9  that begin after, in addition to:
    10    (1) the socio-economic environment of such schools; and
    11    (2) the logistical justifications such  schools  may  have  for  their
    12  start time;
    13    (iii) study data on sleep deprivation of middle school and high school
    14  students,  and  the  effect  of  school start times on such sleep depri-
    15  vation; and
    16    (iv) determine if  any  encumbrances  exist  that  would  inhibit  the
    17  department of education from implementing such a measure, such as:
    18    (1) union-related contracts or local regulations;
    19    (2) school bus and logistical issues; and
    20    (3) after-school sports and activities.
    21    c.  No  later  than one year after the effective date of this act, the
    22  task force shall report its findings to the governor  and  the  legisla-
    23  ture, as described under subdivision b this section.
    24    § 2. a. The task force shall be comprised of:
    25    (i) two members appointed by the governor;
    26    (ii) two members appointed by the temporary president of the senate;
    27    (iii) two members appointed by the speaker of the assembly; and
    28    (iv)  one  member  appointed  by the commissioner of the department of
    29  education.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1    b. One of the appointments by the governor shall serve as  chairperson
     2  of the task force.
     3    c.  The  members  of  the task force shall receive no compensation for
     4  their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
     5  incurred in the performance of their services.
     6    d. All departments,  divisions,  bureaus,  commissions,  districts  or
     7  agencies  of  the  state or any political subdivisions thereof shall, at
     8  the request of the chairperson, provide the task force with such facili-
     9  ties, assistance and data as will enable the task force to carry out its
    10  powers and duties.
    11    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.