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Assembly Bill A5987

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Directs commissioner of education to establish areas where there is a shortage of experienced teachers

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2009-A5987 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง309-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A3640

2009-A5987 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of education to establish areas where there is a need for experienced teachers; authorizes school boards to elect to pay a bonus to an active or retired teacher who would agree to work in a high teacher needs area for a minimum of three years; describes bonus and how payable.

2009-A5987 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5987

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 23, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to recruiting teachers to
  areas where there is a shortage of teachers

  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:
  S 309-B. RECRUITING TEACHERS TO SERVE HIGH NEEDS AREAS. 1. THE COMMIS-
SIONER  SHALL  ESTABLISH AREAS OF THE STATE WHICH SHALL BE IDENTIFIED AS
HIGH TEACHER NEEDS AREAS, WHEREIN THERE IS AND HAS BEEN  A  SHORTAGE  OF
EXPERIENCED TEACHERS.
  2.  ANY  BOARD  OF EDUCATION MAY ELECT TO PROVIDE A BONUS OF UP TO TEN
THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A TENURED ACTIVE TEACHER OR  SIX  THOUSAND  DOLLARS
FOR  A RETIRED TEACHER IN GOOD STANDING, WHO WOULD BE WILLING TO WORK IN
A HIGH NEEDS AREA FOR A MINIMUM OF THREE  YEARS.  SUCH  BONUS  WOULD  BE
PAYABLE  IN  EQUAL  INSTALLMENTS  OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD AT THE END OF
EACH ACADEMIC YEAR.
  3. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, PAYMENT OF  SUCH  BONUS
TO  A  RETIRED  TEACHER  SHALL  BE  IN  ADDITION TO AND NOT DIMINISH THE
RETIREMENT BENEFITS WHICH HAVE BEEN EARNED BY SUCH TEACHERS.
  S 2. This act shall  take  effect  on  the  first  of  September  next
succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09517-01-9

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