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                                 8763--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 12, 2014
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  TITONE,  ROSENTHAL,  OTIS,  BARRETT, MARKEY,
  PEOPLES-STOKES, RAIA, BROOK-KRASNY, COOK -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.
  of  A.  BRENNAN, CROUCH, LENTOL, MAYER, PERRY, RIVERA -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Education -- committee  discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee

AN ACT to establish a task force on arts and music education in  elemen-
  tary  and  secondary  schools;  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. A task force on arts and music education in elementary and
secondary schools is hereby established  to  examine,  evaluate,  accept
public  comment  and make recommendations concerning the adequacy of the
current state curriculum for arts and music education for elementary and
secondary schools in the state, and the sufficiency of time  devoted  to
the instruction and performance of music and the arts during each school
day.  The  task force may make such recommendations, as it deems fit, to
revise and alter the curriculum for arts and music education  to  better
promote  the  arts and music in elementary and secondary schools, and to
increase the time devoted to providing instruction and education  there-
in.  Such task force shall identify, with particular care, those impacts
that arts and music education have on enhancing pupil academic  perform-
ance and improving pupil social interaction among their fellow pupils.
  S  2.  The  task  force shall consist of 11 members to be appointed as
follows:
  (a) one member appointed by the board of regents;
  (b) one member appointed by the council on the arts;
  (c) one member appointed by the New York State  School  Music  Associ-
ation;
  (d)  one  member  appointed by the New York State Art Teachers Associ-
ation;
  (e) one member appointed by the New York State School  Boards  Associ-
ation;

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

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  (f) one member appointed by the temporary president of the senate;
  (g) one member appointed by the speaker of the assembly; and
  (h) four members appointed by the governor.
  The  members of the task force shall each have experience in the vari-
ous facets of art or music education, or behavioral sciences. The gover-
nor shall designate the chair of the task force from among  his  or  her
appointees.  Vacancies  in  the  membership  of  the task force shall be
filled in the manner provided for original appointments.
  S 3. The members of the task force shall receive no  compensation  for
their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
incurred in the performance of their duties pursuant to this act.
  S  4. To the maximum extent feasible, the task force shall be entitled
to request and receive, and shall utilize  and  be  provided  with  such
facilities,  resources  and  data  of  any  department, division, board,
bureau, commission, district or agency of the  state  or  any  political
subdivision  thereof  as it may reasonably request to properly carry out
its powers and duties pursuant to this act.
  S 5. The task force shall submit, within 18 months  of  the  effective
date  of this act, a report of its findings, conclusions and recommenda-
tions to the governor, board of  regents,  temporary  president  of  the
senate,  speaker  of  the  assembly,  minority  leader of the senate and
minority leader of the assembly. The report shall include such  legisla-
tive proposals as the task force deems necessary to implement its recom-
mendations.
  S  6.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
deemed repealed 18 months after such date or  on  the  date  the  report
required  by  section  five of this act is submitted, whichever shall be
later; provided that the task force on arts and  music  education  shall
notify  the  legislative bill drafting commission upon the submission of
such report in order that the commission may maintain  an  accurate  and
timely effective data base of the official text of the laws of the state
of  New York in furtherance of effectuating the provisions of section 44
of the legislative law and section 70-b of the public officers law.