| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to education |
| Mar 04, 2011 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S3802
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 29th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
(D) Senate District
2011-S3802 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S3802 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3802
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the education law, in relation to directing the commissioner of
education to conduct an audit and report on statewide compliance with
state instructional regulations for arts education
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL:
Directs the commissioner of education to conduct an audit and report
on statewide compliance with state instructional regulations for arts
education.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
The commissioner of the State Education Department is required to
conduct a statewide audit of compliance for arts instruction.
JUSTIFICATION:
According to Part 100 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of
Education, students are to receive instruction designed to facilitate
the attainment of the State elementary learning standards in the
arts, including dance, music, theater and visual arts. The
instructional requirements track to the percentage of weekly school
time allocated to the arts at the elementary level, units of study at
the intermediate and commencement levels, and availability of three
or five-unit sequences in the arts at the commencement level.
2011-S3802 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
3802
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 4, 2011
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Introduced by Sens. SERRANO, ADDABBO, KRUEGER, OPPENHEIMER, PARKER,
STAVISKY -- 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 directing the commis-
sioner of education to conduct an audit and report on statewide
compliance with state instructional regulations for arts education
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 815 to
read as follows:
S 815. ARTS INSTRUCTION COMPLIANCE. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL BE
AUTHORIZED AND REQUIRED TO COLLECT THE NECESSARY DATA AND INFORMATION TO
ASSESS COMPLIANCE WITH STATE EDUCATION REGULATIONS FOR ARTS INSTRUCTION
AT ALL SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE STATE ONCE EVERY FIVE YEARS. THE BOARD OF
EDUCATION OR TRUSTEES OF ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHALL COMPLY WITH REQUESTS
BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR SUCH INFORMATION AS IS DEEMED RELEVANT BY THE
DEPARTMENT.
2. THE INITIAL ASSESSMENT REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION
SHALL BE CONDUCTED AND REPORTED TO THE LEGISLATURE AND THE PUBLIC BY
JUNE, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE FOR THE TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN--TWO THOUSAND
TWELVE SCHOOL YEAR AND EVERY FIVE YEARS THEREAFTER.
3. ONCE A DISTRICT HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE COMPLIANT WITH THE STATE
EDUCATION REGULATIONS FOR ARTS INSTRUCTION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOT
BE REQUIRED TO ASSESS OR EVALUATE THAT DISTRICT'S LEVEL OF COMPLIANCE AS
PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION OR TO INCLUDE INFORMATION
CONCERNING THE DISTRICT'S COMPLIANCE WITH STATE EDUCATION REGULATIONS
FOR ARTS INSTRUCTION IN THE REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE AND THE PUBLIC AS
PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00153-03-1
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