Bill Text: NY S05636 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Authorizes boards of cooperative educational services to enter into certain contracts with out-of-state schools 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: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-07-03 - signed chap.67 [S05636 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S05636-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         5636--A
            Cal. No. 1053

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                       May 9, 2019
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Education  --  reported
          favorably  from  said  committee,  ordered to first report, amended on
          first report, ordered  to  a  second  report  and  ordered  reprinted,
          retaining its place in the order of second report

        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; and to amend chapter 396 of the laws of
          2012, amending the education law relating to services to  out-of-state
          school  districts  by  boards  of cooperative educational services, in
          relation to extending the provisions thereof

          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   [school
     6  districts]  schools  for:  (a)  special education; and/or (b) career and
     7  technical education services [or]; and/or (c) for the  use  of  existing
     8  products  that  demonstrate how to map the [common core] next generation
     9  standards to assessments;  and/or  (d)  [provide]  providing  access  to
    10  existing  webinars  or  online courses relating to implementation of the
    11  [common core] next generation standards [and/or]; for providing  profes-
    12  sional  development  to educators; and/or (e) technology products devel-
    13  oped for the use of school districts located in New York state,  includ-
    14  ing computer programs and software packages that help students learn and
    15  assist districts in achieving greater efficiencies. For purposes of this
    16  subparagraph,  an  out-of-state school shall mean a public elementary or
    17  secondary school or a degree granting institution of  higher  education,

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  located  outside  of  New  York  state; provided further for purposes of
     2  providing services authorized in  clauses  (c),  (d)  and  (e)  of  this
     3  subparagraph,  out-of-state  shall  also include schools located outside
     4  the  continental  United  States.  Any contract shall be approved by the
     5  commissioner, the board of  cooperative  educational  services  and  the
     6  district  superintendent  of  schools,  provided  such services are made
     7  available to any school district within  the  supervisory  district  and
     8  that  the  requirements  of this subparagraph are met. Contracts must be
     9  executed by the board of cooperative educational services and the  trus-
    10  tees  or  boards  of  education  of such out-of-state [school districts]
    11  schools and shall only authorize out-of-state students to participate in
    12  an instructional program if such services are available to all  eligible
    13  students  in  New  York state schools in the component districts and the
    14  number of participating out-of-state students only comprises up to  five
    15  percent  of  the  total  number  of  the  total enrolled students in the
    16  instructional program at the board of cooperative  educational  services
    17  and  that  the  board of cooperative educational services spends no more
    18  than thirty percent of its employees' time on services  to  out-of-state
    19  [districts] schools pursuant to this subparagraph. To be approved by the
    20  commissioner, the contract and any business plan, shall demonstrate that
    21  any  services provided to out-of-state schools pursuant to this subpara-
    22  graph shall not result in any additional costs being imposed  on  compo-
    23  nent  school  districts  and  that any payments received by the board of
    24  cooperative educational services for services provided in this  subpara-
    25  graph  that  exceed  any  cost  to  the board of cooperative educational
    26  services for providing such services shall  be  applied  to  reduce  the
    27  costs of aidable shared services allocated to component school districts
    28  pursuant to paragraph d of this subdivision and shall also be applied to
    29  reduce  the  approved  cost  of services pursuant to subdivision five of
    30  this section. Services provided by a board  of  cooperative  educational
    31  services  to  component  districts at the time of approval of a contract
    32  under this paragraph shall not be reduced or eliminated solely due to  a
    33  board  of  cooperative  educational services' performance of services to
    34  out-of-state [districts] schools pursuant to this paragraph.
    35    § 2. Subdivisions 50 and 51 of  section  305  of  the  education  law,
    36  subdivision  50 as added by section 1 of subpart I and subdivision 51 as
    37  added by section 1 of subpart J of part AA of chapter 56 of the laws  of
    38  2014, are amended to read as follows:
    39    50.  The  commissioner  shall provide instructional tools and outreach
    40  materials for parents and families to assist  parents  and  families  in
    41  understanding  the purposes, elements and instructional changes relating
    42  to implementation of [common core] next generation learning standards as
    43  well as how to best  support  their  child's  educational  progress  and
    44  outcomes.  Such tools and outreach shall include, but not be limited to,
    45  online resources with linguistically and culturally appropriate  materi-
    46  als,  community  outreach,  and  the  dissemination of materials through
    47  schools, non-profit organizations, libraries, and other partners.
    48    51. The commissioner shall, in order to assist  school  districts  and
    49  boards  of  cooperative educational services in developing [common core]
    50  next generation training programs for teachers and  principals,  develop
    51  professional  development  tools,  resources  and  materials that school
    52  districts, boards of  cooperative  educational  services,  teachers  and
    53  principals  may utilize. The commissioner may collaborate with the state
    54  university of New York, the city university of New York, and independent
    55  colleges and universities to offer effective, data-informed professional
    56  development and coaching to meet the needs of implementing  the  [common
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     1  core]  next generation learning standards. Such professional development
     2  and coaching shall include necessary materials, age appropriate instruc-
     3  tion and resources that provide best practices for the effective  imple-
     4  mentation  of the [common core] next generation learning standards. Such
     5  support shall be available for the  purpose  of  providing  professional
     6  development for teachers and principals, as well as preparation programs
     7  for  participating  school  districts, boards of cooperative educational
     8  services, charter schools and communities  at  large,  and  may  include
     9  recommendations for how teachers and principals can collaborate on stra-
    10  tegies,  including  but  not  limited  to  study groups and coaching, to
    11  improve  classroom  practices.  The  commissioner  shall  also  identify
    12  regional examples of school districts that have successfully implemented
    13  the  [common  core] next generation learning standards, where such exam-
    14  ples exist, and shall invite such districts  to  serve  on  a  voluntary
    15  basis as models that principals, teachers and other school professionals
    16  within  the  region may visit and observe. In addition, the commissioner
    17  shall include opportunities for teachers and other content-area  experts
    18  to  provide  feedback and recommendations for the continuous improvement
    19  and development of voluntary [common core]  next  generation  curriculum
    20  modules offered by the department.
    21    §  3.  Subparagraph  2  of  paragraph  (b) of subdivision 3 of section
    22  3602-d of the education law, as added by chapter  792  of  the  laws  of
    23  1990, is amended to read as follows:
    24    (2) linkages between the two years of secondary school preceding grad-
    25  uation and post-secondary study. Such linkage must incorporate a [common
    26  core]  next  generation  of  required  proficiency  in an occupationally
    27  oriented field leading to  an  associate  degree  or  certificate  in  a
    28  specific career field;
    29    §  4.  Paragraph  (c)  of  subdivision  5 of section 421 of the social
    30  services law, as added by chapter 525 of the laws of 2006, is amended to
    31  read as follows:
    32    (c) require all persons assigned to be a supervisor by a child protec-
    33  tive service on or after April first, nineteen hundred eighty-six, shall
    34  have satisfactorily completed, within the first three months of  employ-
    35  ment  as  a  supervisor  or within three months of the effective date of
    36  this paragraph, whichever shall occur first, a course in  the  fundamen-
    37  tals  of child protection developed by the office of children and family
    38  services. Such training course shall, among other things, strengthen and
    39  expand current training procedures for child protective service supervi-
    40  sors; provide the skills, knowledge and standards to practice  effective
    41  case  planning  and  case  management;  provide comprehensive assessment
    42  tools needed in critical decision making; require participation  in  the
    43  existing  [common  core]  next  generation  training  required  by child
    44  protective service caseworkers; strengthen recognition and  response  to
    45  safety  and risk indicators; improve skills to promote consistent imple-
    46  mentation of training and practice;  provide  the  necessary  tools  and
    47  assistance  to  build  the ability to coach and monitor child protective
    48  service caseworkers and model effective investigation practice; increase
    49  cultural competency and sensitivity; and establish an annual in  service
    50  training program specifically focused on child protective service super-
    51  visors.
    52    § 5. Section 4 of chapter 396 of the laws of 2012, amending the educa-
    53  tion law relating to services to out-of-state school districts by boards
    54  of  cooperative  educational  services,  as amended by chapter 28 of the
    55  laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
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     1    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
     2  deemed repealed July 1, [2019] 2024.
     3    §  6.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
     4  the amendments to subparagraph 10 of paragraph h  of  subdivision  4  of
     5  section  1950 of the education law made by section one of this act shall
     6  not affect the repeal of such subparagraph and shall be deemed to repeal
     7  therewith; provided, further, that any contracts entered  into  pursuant
     8  to  this  act  shall  not be impaired or modified by such expiration and
     9  repeal.