Bill Text: NY S06557 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that teachers, principals, and superintendents are no longer required to sign confidentiality agreements.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-26 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION [S06557 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S06557-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6557
                    IN SENATE
                                    January 26, 2016
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
          when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to confidentiality agree-
          ments with teachers
          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 55 to read as follows:
     3    55. a. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, no
     4  teacher, principal, or superintendent shall be required to sign a confi-
     5  dentiality  agreement  with  their  respective school district, board of
     6  cooperative educational services, or the department that  prevents  such
     7  teacher,  principal,  or  superintendent from discussing the contents of
     8  any ELA and math assessments in grades 3 through 8.
     9    b. The commissioner shall amend and/or modify  any  current  confiden-
    10  tiality  agreement to remove any provisions that prevent teachers, prin-
    11  cipals, or superintendents from discussing the contents of any  ELA  and
    12  math assessments in grades 3 through 8.
    13    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10802-03-6