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Assembly Bill A7402

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides that teachers, principals, and superintendents are no longer required to sign confidentiality agreements

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2015-A7402 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง305, Ed L

2015-A7402 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that teachers, principals, and superintendents are no longer required to sign confidentiality agreements.

2015-A7402 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7402

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 8, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. NOLAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to confidentiality agree-
  ments with teachers

  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 53 to read as follows:
  53. A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, NO
TEACHER, PRINCIPAL, OR SUPERINTENDENT SHALL BE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFI-
DENTIALITY  AGREEMENT  WITH  THEIR  RESPECTIVE SCHOOL DISTRICT, BOARD OF
COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, OR THE DEPARTMENT THAT  PREVENTS  SUCH
TEACHER,  PRINCIPAL,  OR  SUPERINTENDENT FROM DISCUSSING THE CONTENTS OF
ANY ELA AND MATH ASSESSMENTS IN GRADES 3 THROUGH 8.
  B. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL AMEND AND/OR MODIFY  ANY  CURRENT  CONFIDEN-
TIALITY  AGREEMENT TO REMOVE ANY PROVISIONS THAT PREVENT TEACHERS, PRIN-
CIPALS, OR SUPERINTENDENTS FROM DISCUSSING THE CONTENTS OF ANY  ELA  AND
MATH ASSESSMENTS IN GRADES 3 THROUGH 8.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10802-01-5

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