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Assembly Bill A3640

2011-2012 Legislative Session

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

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2011-A3640 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง309-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A5987

2011-A3640 (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.

2011-A3640 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3640

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 26, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  J. 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.
                                                           LBD08171-01-1

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