Bill Text: NY S07995 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Amended

New York Senate Bill 7995 (Prior Session Legislation)

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: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-07-22 - referred to education [S07995 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S07995-Amended.html


                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         7995--A

                    IN SENATE

                                      March 6, 2020
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed 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;

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15742-03-0

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     1    (iii) be optional for school districts across New York state; and
     2    (iv) utilize the study performed by the commissioner pursuant to para-
     3  graph (a) of this subdivision.
     4    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.