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Assembly Bill A753

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of education to establish a mentor program whereby a school district may hire retired teachers to aid new teachers

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2015-A753 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง309-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7363
2011-2012: A7103
2013-2014: A3532
2017-2018: A1168

2015-A753 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of education to establish a mentor program whereby a school district may hire retired teachers to mentor inexperienced teachers in the classroom and in preparation for such classes; provides such mentors would not lose retirement benefits, but cannot increase such benefits by service as a mentor teacher.

2015-A753 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   753

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. SIMANOWITZ, TENNEY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
  A.  CROUCH, LOPEZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Educa-
  tion

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a  mentor
  program to assist new 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. TEACHER'S MENTOR PROGRAM. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH
A  MENTOR PROGRAM WHEREBY A SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY EMPLOY A RETIRED TEACHER
TO WORK IN THE CLASSROOM AND  IN  PREPARATION  WITH  A  NEW  TEACHER  TO
PROVIDE EXPERIENCE AND EXPEDITE DEVELOPMENT OF SUCH NEW TEACHER.
  2.  THE  MENTOR  TEACHER MAY BE PAID AN AMOUNT TO BE NEGOTIATED BY THE
LOCAL BOARD AND NOT DETERMINED BY OR LIMITED TO RESTRICTION OF  PREVIOUS
SALARY  OR STEP, WHICH PAYMENT SHALL NOT DIMINISH THE PAYMENT OF RETIRE-
MENT  BENEFITS  TO  SUCH  MENTOR  TEACHER,  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY   OTHER
PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY.
  3.  TIME  SPENT  AS A MENTOR TEACHER MAY NOT BE INCLUDED AS CREDITABLE
SERVICE TOWARD RETIREMENT OR TO INCREASE ANY RETIREMENT BENEFIT.
  4. NO PERSON MAY HOLD TENURE AS A MENTOR TEACHER OR BECOME ENTITLED TO
TENURE AS A MENTOR TEACHER.
  5. ANY SCHOOL BOARD MAY FOLLOW THE PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY THE  COMMIS-
SIONER  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  ONE OF THIS SECTION, BUT SHALL NOT BE
COMPELLED TO HAVE SUCH A PROGRAM.
  6. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE NECESSARY RULES  AND  REGULATIONS
TO CARRY OUT THE PROGRAM, AS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, IMME-
DIATELY UPON THIS SECTION BECOMING A LAW.
  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.
                                                           LBD00217-01-5

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