Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 14, 2014 |
referred to education |
Assembly Bill A9655
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
HENNESSEY
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
co-Sponsors
Steven Otis
James Skoufis
Steven Englebright
Walter T. Mosley
multi-Sponsors
Andrew Raia
Harvey Weisenberg
2013-A9655 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง305, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
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A5271
2013-A9655 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Instructs the commissioner to remove any imposed confidentiality agreements regarding common core testing and ensure that any teachers, administrators or other school employees who choose to discuss the exam after its completion not be subject to any disciplinary action.
2013-A9655 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9655 I N A S S E M B L Y May 14, 2014 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. HENNESSEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to removing any imposed confidentiality agreements regarding common core testing THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 52 to read as follows: 52. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL: A. RELEASE COMMON CORE TEST CONTENT, QUESTIONS, AND ANSWERS FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AND DISCUSSION POST-TEST; B. AMEND AND/OR REMOVE PROVISIONS OF THE EXISTING COMMON CORE CONFI- DENTIALITY AGREEMENT OR ANY SUCH FUTURE AGREEMENTS REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT, ITS VENDORS AND/OR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, THAT PROHIBIT TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, OR OTHER SCHOOL EMPLOYEES FROM: (1) DISCLOSING TEST CONTENT, QUESTIONS OR ANSWERS; AND (2) DISCLOSING OR RETAINING ANY NOTES PERSONALLY TAKEN OR PREPARED AT THE TIME OF THE EXAMINATION; C. ENSURE THAT TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, OR OTHER SCHOOL EMPLOYEES WHO CHOOSE AFTER COMPLETION OF THE EXAMINATION TO ENGAGE IN PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF COMMON CORE TEST CONTENT NOT BE SUBJECT TO: (1) ANY DISCIPLINARY ACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS THREE THOUSAND TWENTY AND THREE THOUSAND TWENTY-A OF THIS CHAPTER; AND/OR (2) ANY ACTION AGAINST THEIR CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO PART EIGHTY-THREE OF THE REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER; AND D. PROHIBIT THE REQUIREMENT THAT TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, OR OTHER SCHOOL EMPLOYEES SIGN A COMMON CORE CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14916-02-4
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