NY State Senate Bill 2017-S1950

Senate Bill S1950

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires school districts to submit documentation demonstrating that the district has implemented standards and procedures for conducting annual performance reviews of teachers and principals

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Jan 11, 2017	referred to education

2017-S1950 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §3012-d, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:: S5298

2017-S1950 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires school districts to submit documentation demonstrating that the district has implemented standards and procedures for conducting annual performance reviews of teachers and principals.

2017-S1950 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S1950

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the education law, in relation to
requiring school districts to submit documentation demonstrating that
the district has implemented standards and procedures for conducting
annual performance reviews of teachers and principals

 PURPOSE :

This bill prevents mandating teacher evaluations be included in state
aide funding for our schools.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1. Subdivision 11 of section 3012-d of the education law, as
added by section 2 of subpart E of part EE of chapter 56 of the laws
of 2015, is amended to read as follows:

11. Every school district shall submit documentation to be approved by
the commissioner by November fifteenth, two thousand eighteen, or by
September first of each subsequent year, demonstrating that it has
fully implemented the standards and procedures for conducting annual
teacher and principal evaluations of teachers and principals in
accordance with the requirements of this section and the regulations
issued by the commissioner.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXISTING LAW :

State aid is connected to teachers evaluations.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Currently a school district's state aide funding is connected to
teacher evaluations. This practice is unfair to the working families
and students living in New York State. This is an unconstitutional
construct. A sound basic education and the requisite aid for providing
it are not contingent on an APPR.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

S.5298B REFERRED TO EDUCATION 5/12/15-16 LATIMER

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

To be determined

 LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

To be determined

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This bill shall take effect immediately

2017-S1950 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1950
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. LATIMER -- 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  requiring  school
   districts  to submit documentation demonstrating that the district has
   implemented standards and procedures for conducting annual performance
   reviews of teachers and principals
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 11 of section 3012-d of the education law, as
 added by section 2 of subpart E of part EE of chapter 56 of the laws  of
 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   11.  [Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent  provision  of law, no] EVERY
 school district shall [be  eligible  for  an  apportionment  of  general
 support   for  public  schools  from  the  funds  appropriated  for  the
 2015--2016 school year and any year thereafter in excess of  the  amount
 apportioned  to  such school district in the respective base year unless
 such school district has submitted documentation that has  been]  SUBMIT
 DOCUMENTATION  TO BE approved by the commissioner by November fifteenth,
 two thousand [fifteen] EIGHTEEN, or by September first  of  each  subse-
 quent  year,  demonstrating  that it has fully implemented the standards
 and procedures for conducting annual teacher and  principal  evaluations
 of  teachers  and principals in accordance with the requirements of this
 section and  the  regulations  issued  by  the  commissioner.  [Provided
 further  that  any apportionment withheld pursuant to this section shall
 not occur prior to April first of the current year and  shall  not  have
 any effect on the base year calculation for use in the subsequent school
 year. For purposes of this section, "base year" shall mean the base year
 as  defined  in  paragraph  b  of  subdivision one of section thirty-six
 hundred two of this chapter, and "current year" shall mean  the  current
 year  as defined in paragraph a of subdivision one of section thirty-six
 hundred two of this chapter.]
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01141-01-7

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