Assembly Actions -
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Jan 22, 2021 |
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Assembly Bill A3232
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
KIM
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2021-A3232 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-A3232 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3232 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 22, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KIM -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the commis- sioner of education to make recommendations to the board of regents relating to the adoption of a new definition of student academic success and performance that includes a "character growth score" to supplement student grades and testing in kindergarten through twelfth grade THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 309-b to read as follows: § 309-B. NEW DEFINITION OF STUDENT ACADEMIC SUCCESS. 1. THE COMMIS- SIONER SHALL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS RELATING TO THE ADOPTION OF A NEW DEFINITION OF STUDENT ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND PERFORMANCE THAT INCLUDES A "CHARACTER GROWTH SCORE" TO SUPPLEMENT STUDENT GRADES AND TESTING IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH TWELFTH GRADE. 2. PRIOR TO MAKING THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL: A. SEEK THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF TEACHERS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, TEACH- ER EDUCATORS AND OTHERS WITH EDUCATIONAL EXPERTISE IN THE PROPOSED "CHARACTER GROWTH SCORE" OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS; B. CONSIDER USING ALL NON-COGNITIVE AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE TRAITS THAT INCLUDE GRIT, ZEST, SELF-CONTROL IN COMPLETING SCHOOL WORK, INTER- PERSONAL SELF-CONTROL, OPTIMISM, GRATITUDE, SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE AND CURIOSITY AS PART OF THE "CHARACTER GROWTH SCORE". FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THESE TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (I) GRIT. THE TERM "GRIT" MEANS THE STUDENT FINISHES WHATEVER HE OR SHE BEGINS; TRIES VERY HARD EVEN AFTER EXPERIENCING FAILURE; AND WORKS INDEPENDENTLY WITH FOCUS. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05978-01-1
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