Bill Text: NY A10105 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Amended
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: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-07-24 - print number 10105a [A10105 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A10105-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 10105--A IN ASSEMBLY March 12, 2020 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, SCHMITT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee 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. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 57 to read as follows: 3 57. (a) The commissioner of education shall conduct a study on litera- 4 cy advocacy programs in the state, including the Newburgh Armory Unity 5 Center Literacy Education Advocacy Partnership (NAUC LEAP). The purpose 6 of such study shall be to determine the successes and effectiveness of 7 these programs in achieving their goals, with the intent of understand- 8 ing effective practices that support students being able to read at 9 grade level and score proficient on the grade three through eight 10 English language arts state assessment. The commissioner of education 11 shall then develop recommendations and best practices for replicating 12 literacy advocacy programs in areas throughout the state. 13 (b) The commissioner of education shall, within one year of the effec- 14 tive date of this subdivision, report the findings, conclusions and 15 recommendations of such study to the governor, temporary president of 16 the senate and speaker of the assembly. 17 (c) Within one year of the effective date of this subdivision, the 18 commissioner shall develop a literacy education advocacy program to 19 provide additional literacy instruction for grade three through eight 20 students. Such program shall: 21 (i) foster collaborative relationships among not-for-profit organiza- 22 tions that increase the capacity for programming aimed at urban chil- 23 dren, youth, and families; 24 (ii) make available a list of participating organizations to better 25 implement programs of value to the community; 26 (iii) be optional for school districts across New York state; and 27 (iv) utilize the study performed by the commissioner pursuant to para- 28 graph (a) of this subdivision. 29 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD15742-04-0