Bill Text: NY S05878 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Directs the state education commissioner to conduct an audit and report on statewide compliance with state instructional regulations for arts education and to establish a remediation process for schools found to be out of compliance.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION [S05878 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-S05878-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5878
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     June 15, 2009
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       Introduced  by  Sen. SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
       AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to directing the  commis-
         sioner  of  education  to  conduct  an  audit  and report on statewide
         compliance with state instructional regulations for arts education and
         to establish a remediation process for schools  found  to  be  out  of
         compliance
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 815 to
    2  read as follows:
    3    S 815. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL BE AUTHORIZED AND REQUIRED TO CONDUCT  A
    4  STATEWIDE  AUDIT OF COMPLIANCE WITH STATE EDUCATION REGULATIONS FOR ARTS
    5  INSTRUCTION. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OR TRUSTEES OF ALL SCHOOL  DISTRICTS
    6  SHALL COMPLY WITH REQUESTS BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR SUCH INFORMATION DEEMED
    7  RELEVANT  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT.  SUCH  ASSESSMENT  SHALL BE CONDUCTED AND
    8  REPORTED TO THE LEGISLATURE AND THE PUBLIC BY JUNE, TWO THOUSAND TEN FOR
    9  THE TWO THOUSAND NINE--TWO THOUSAND TEN SCHOOL YEAR AND EVERY FIVE YEARS
   10  THEREAFTER.
   11    S 2. Section 805 of the education law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
   12  subdivision 9 to read as follows:
   13    9.  IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF THE COMMISSIONER TO REQUIRE THAT THE BOARD
   14  OF EDUCATION OR TRUSTEES OF EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT IS FOUND TO BE OUT
   15  OF COMPLIANCE WITH STATE INSTRUCTIONAL REGULATIONS  FOR  ARTS  EDUCATION
   16  DEVELOP A CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN THAT DESCRIBES  STEPS TO ENSURE COMPLI-
   17  ANCE  WITH  STATE  REQUIREMENTS  WITH  A TIMETABLE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF
   18  STEPS WITHIN TWELVE MONTHS OF  THE  AUDIT.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  BE
   19  REQUIRED  TO  REVIEW  AND  APPROVE ALL ACTION PLANS AND FACILITATE THEIR
   20  IMPLEMENTATION AND MAKE AN ANNUAL REPORT  TO  THE  LEGISLATURE  AND  THE
   21  PUBLIC ON PROGRESS AT THOSE SCHOOLS.
   22    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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