NY State Senate Bill 2009-S4481

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 06, 2010	referred to finance
Apr 23, 2009	referred to finance

2009-S4481 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Commissions

2009-S4481 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S4481

 TITLE OF BILL :
An act to create the temporary state commission on value added
assessment, and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon
expiration thereof


 PURPOSE :
To provide a means of thoroughly examining the potential of value
added assessments as a means of improving educational instruction and
accountability

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1 provides for the creation of the Temporary State Commission
on Value Added Assessment and a final report by December 31, 2009.

Section 2 provides for the appointment of members of the Commission.

Section 3 provides that the members and expert advisors shall receive
no compensation, but shall be allowed reimbursement for actual and
necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.

Section 4 provides that the Commission may designate expert advisors
in the development and implementation of value added assessments.

Section 5 provides that the final report shall be submitted by
December 31, 2009.

Section 6 sets an immediate effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :
Value added student assessments are an emerging educational practice
that has shown success in measuring individual student performance
from year to year. Unlike the traditional standardized tests currently
in use, value added assessments measure a student's personal progress
against past performance. Testing can reveal strengths and weaknesses
according to various instructional practices. They can alert educators
to individual student needs, alert administrators to the effectiveness
of current practices, measure improvement over time, inform
professional development and thus increase the educational
accountability the public requires.

The experience of states already using value added testing and the
experience of the 37 school districts currently engaged in a pilot
program in New York State shows that system of value added testing has
the potential to dramatically improve public education in the state.
To that end, the Legislature enacted within the 2008-09 State Budget a
value added commission, pursuant to a chapter.

Given that there is discussion over the most effective means of
implementing such a system and the appropriate uses for such a system,
it is incumbent on the State to study this promising practice. This
commission would fulfill that legislative directive in a timely and
effective manner and the legislation would facilitate compliance with
existing law.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :
S.8675 - 2008, Passed Senate

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :
Nominal cost to the State.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
Immediately.

2009-S4481 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4481

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 23, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SALAND -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT to create the temporary state commission on value  added  assess-
  ment,  and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration
  thereof

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. There is hereby created a temporary state commission to be
known as the temporary state commission on  value  added  assessment  to
make recommendations regarding the purposes of such a system, the manner
in  which  the administration of such a system increases the achievement
of students in the public school system, and the viability of  New  York
state  to  develop  and  implement  a value added assessment system. The
commission shall make recommendations on the following issues  regarding
value added assessments:
  a.  The  benefits of New York state implementing a value added assess-
ment system;
  b. The benefits of New York state developing a value added  assessment
system;
  c.  The  viability  of using the current New York state assessments to
develop a value added assessment system;
  d. The viability of using a value  added  assessment  system  for  the
diagnostic  purposes  of improving instruction, evaluating teacher prac-
tice standards and developing methods of teacher  professional  develop-
ment;
  e.  The  viability of using a value added assessment system for school
district and school accountability purposes;
  f. The viability of using a value added assessment  system  for  other
accountability purposes; and
  g.  The  cost  of  New  York state developing a value added assessment
system.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11420-01-9

S. 4481                             2

  S 2. The commission shall consist of 9  members  to  be  appointed  as
follows:  3  members  to  be  appointed by the governor, 3 members to be
appointed by the speaker of the assembly and 3 members to  be  appointed
by  the temporary president of the senate. The commissioner of education
shall  serve  as  a  non-voting ex officio member of the commission. The
governor shall designate the chairperson of the commission.
  S 3. The members of the  commission  and  expert  advisors  designated
pursuant  to  section four of this act shall receive no compensation for
their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
incurred in the performance of their duties hereunder.  To  the  maximum
extent feasible, the commission shall be entitled to request and receive
the use of facilities, resources and data from any department, division,
board,  bureau,  commission or agency of the state as it deems necessary
or desirable to carry out its powers and duties.
  S 4. The commission may designate expert advisors knowledgeable in the
development and implementation of value added  assessments  and  systems
necessary for implementing value added assessments, both from within and
outside the state of New York.
  S  5.  The  commission  shall submit its final report to the governor,
speaker of the assembly and temporary president  of  the  senate  on  or
before December 31, 2009.
  S  6.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
deemed repealed April 1, 2010.

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