Bill Text: NY S02555 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Amended


Bill Title: Establishes a task force on educator diversity in New York state to study the presence of educator diversity.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-02-14 - referred to education [S02555 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-S02555-Amended.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                         2555--A

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                    January 21, 2021
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sens. BRISPORT, BROUK, COONEY, JACKSON, KAMINSKY, REICH-
          LIN-MELNICK, SALAZAR -- read  twice  and  ordered  printed,  and  when
          printed  to  be committed to the Committee on Education -- recommitted
          to the Committee on Education in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8
          -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
          and recommitted to said committee

        AN  ACT  to  establish  a  task  force on educator diversity in New York
          state; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration
          thereof

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1. Task force on educator diversity in New York state.  There
     2  is hereby established a task force on educator  diversity  in  New  York
     3  state. The purpose of the task force shall be to conduct a comprehensive
     4  study  on  the  presence  of  educator diversity, state actions taken to
     5  promote educator diversity in New York state, and how New York state can
     6  encourage new initiatives to enhance  and  promote  educator  diversity,
     7  including but not limited to:
     8    (a)  barriers which prevent students of color from entering the teach-
     9  ing profession, or remaining in the teaching profession;
    10    (b) recruitment and retention efforts;
    11    (c) mentorship programs for current educators of color;
    12    (d) initiatives aimed at encouraging students of color  to  enter  the
    13  teaching profession, also known as 'grow your own' initiatives;
    14    (e) scholarship opportunities for students of color who are interested
    15  in  entering  the  teaching  profession, and other funding mechanisms to
    16  assist such students;
    17    (f) initiatives that encourage teachers  of  color  to  become  school
    18  leaders and administrators, and barriers that have prevented teachers of
    19  color from becoming school leaders and administrators; and

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD08755-03-2

        S. 2555--A                          2

     1    (g)  reviewing and commenting on reports issued by the state education
     2  department related to educator diversity.
     3    §  2.  a.  The  task  force  shall  consist  of thirteen members to be
     4  appointed as follows: (i) five people appointed by  the  governor;  (ii)
     5  four  people  appointed  by  the  temporary president of the senate; and
     6  (iii) four people appointed by the speaker of the assembly.
     7    b. The members of the task force shall designate one of the appointees
     8  as the chair of the task force. All appointments of members of the  task
     9  force  shall  be made no later than thirty days after the effective date
    10  of this act. Any vacancy shall be filled by  the  appointing  authority.
    11  The  members  of  the task force shall receive no compensation for their
    12  services, but shall be  allowed  their  actual  and  necessary  expenses
    13  incurred in the performance of their duties pursuant to this act.
    14    §  3.  The task force shall make a report to the governor and legisla-
    15  ture of its findings,  conclusions  and  recommendations  on  or  before
    16  December 31, 2023.
    17    §  4.  This act shall take effect immediately, and shall expire and be
    18  deemed repealed January 31, 2024.
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