NY State Senate Bill 2015-S4037A

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 19, 2016	print number 4037a
Jan 19, 2016	amend and recommit to higher education
Jan 06, 2016	referred to higher education
Feb 26, 2015	referred to higher education

Bill Amendments

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2015-S4037 - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Higher Education
Law Section:: Education
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:: S7532

2015-S4037 - Summary

Relates to candidates for certificates in the classroom teaching service.

2015-S4037 - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S4037

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to provide for the initial issuance of certif-
icates in the classroom teaching service

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:  This bill will make changes to the
current timeline for new certification requirements for teachers.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of the bill would provide that no teacher would be required to
take the edTPA or achieve satisfactory levels of performance on the new
edTPA portion of the New York State teacher certification examinations
until April 30, 2015.

For candidates who have not yet received an initial certificate for
teaching by April 30, 2014, these candidates would be required to
instead achieve satisfactory performance levels on either the elementary
or secondary Assessment of Teaching Skills-Written (ATS-W) test, in
addition to the Academic Literacy Skills Test (ALST), the Educating All
Students (EAS) test, and the Content Specialty Test (CST), by April 30,
2015.

The bill would also provide that any candidate for a teaching certif-
icate that has already achieved a satisfactory level of the new edTPA
exam would be deemed to have met the requirements of the ATS-W test. The

State Education Department would be authorized and required to take any
necessary actions to establish new test dates for the ATS-W exams.

Section 2 of the bill would-provide that the act take effect immediately
and shall be deemed to have been in full force and effect on and after
April 1, 2014.

JUSTIFICATION:  The edTPA is a complex performance assessment with
multiple components, including requiring videotaping of student teaching
in kindergarten-grade 12 classrooms. It has been argued that teaching
programs have not had enough time to make necessary changes to programs
to effectively prepare future teachers for the new exam. It is important
to ensure that our students pursuing a career in teaching are adequately
prepared to take new certification exams. It is unfair to change certif-
ication requirements for teacher candidates who entered teaching
programs under a different set of requirements and are now close to
reaching certification.  In addition, it could be argued that there is
no research or evidence to support that the edTPA better identifies
quality teachers any better than existing certification requirements
already do.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:2014:  S7532 Referred to Higher
Education/A9207-B Referred to Education

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  This act shall take effect immediately and shall be
deemed to have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2014.

2015-S4037 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4037

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 26, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to provide for the initial issuance of certificates in the class-
  room teaching service

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. 1. No candidate for an initial certificate in the classroom
teaching  service  shall  be  required  to take the edTPA portion of the
state teacher certificate examination and no candidate shall be required
to achieve satisfactory levels of performance on the  edTPA  portion  of
the  state  teacher  certificate  examinations  in order to receive such
certificate until April 30, 2016.
  2. For candidates that have not received an initial certificate in the
classroom teaching service by April 30, 2015, the  education  department
shall  require  that  such  candidate  achieve  satisfactory  levels  of
performance on  the  elementary  or  secondary  assessment  of  teaching
skills-written  test;  academic  literary  skills  test;  educating  all
students test;  and  the  content  specialty  test.  Provided  that  the
requirements of this subdivision shall not apply after April 30, 2016.
  3.  Any  candidate for a certificate in the classroom teaching service
that has achieved a satisfactory level of performance on the edTPA shall
be deemed to have met the requirements of the  elementary  or  secondary
assessment  of  teaching skills-written test pursuant to subdivision two
of this section.
  4. The education department is authorized and  required  to  take  all
necessary  actions  to expeditiously establish additional test dates for
the elementary assessment of teaching skills-written test and  secondary
assessment of teaching skills-written test.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02252-01-5

co-Sponsors

2015-S4037A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Higher Education
Law Section:: Education
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:: S7532

2015-S4037A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to candidates for certificates in the classroom teaching service.

2015-S4037A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S4037A

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to provide for the initial issuance of
certificates in the classroom teaching service

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

This bill will make changes to the current timeline for new
certification requirements for teachers.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :

Section 1 of the bill would provide that no teacher would be required
to take the edTPA or achieve satisfactory levels of performance on the
new edTPA portion of the New York State teacher certification
examinations until April 30, 2017.

For candidates who have not yet received an initial certificate for
teaching by April 30, 2016, these candidates would be required to
instead achieve satisfactory performance levels on either the
elementary or secondary Assessment of Teaching Skills-Written (ATS-W)
test, in addition to the Academic Literacy Skills Test (ALST), the
Educating All Students (EAS) test, and the Content Specialty Test
(CST), by April 30, 2017.

The bill would also provide that any candidate for a teaching

certificate that has already achieved a satisfactory level of the new
edTPA exam would be deemed to have met the requirements of the ATS-W
test. The State Education Department would be authorized and required
to take any necessary actions to establish new test dates for the
ATS-W exams.

Section 2 of the bill would-provide that the act take effect
immediately.

 JUSTIFICATION :

The edTPA is a complex performance assessment with multiple
components, including requiring videotaping of student teaching in
kindergarten-grade 12 classrooms. It has been argued that teaching
programs have riot had enough time to make necessary changes to
programs to effectively prepare future teachers for the new exam.  It
is important to ensure that our students pursuing a career in teaching
are adequately prepared to take new certification exams. It is unfair
to change certification requirements for teacher candidates who
entered teaching programs under a different set of requirements and
are now close to reaching certification. In addition, it could be
argued that there is no research or evidence to support that the edTPA
better identifies quality teachers any better than existing
certification requirements already do.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2015: S.4037 - Referred to Higher Ed
2014: S.7532 Referred to Higher Ed / A.9207-B Referred to Education

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to have
been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2014.

2015-S4037A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 4037--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 26, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education -- recom-
  mitted to the Committee on Higher Education in accordance with  Senate
  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to provide for the initial issuance of certificates in the class-
  room teaching service

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. 1. No candidate for an initial certificate in the classroom
teaching  service  shall  be  required  to take the edTPA portion of the
state teacher certificate examination and no candidate shall be required
to achieve satisfactory levels of performance on the  edTPA  portion  of
the  state  teacher  certificate  examinations  in order to receive such
certificate until April 30, 2017.
  2. For candidates that have not received an initial certificate in the
classroom teaching service by April 30, 2016, the  education  department
shall  require  that  such  candidate  achieve  satisfactory  levels  of
performance on  the  elementary  or  secondary  assessment  of  teaching
skills-written  test;  academic  literary  skills  test;  educating  all
students test;  and  the  content  specialty  test.  Provided  that  the
requirements of this subdivision shall not apply after April 30, 2017.
  3.  Any  candidate for a certificate in the classroom teaching service
that has achieved a satisfactory level of performance on the edTPA shall
be deemed to have met the requirements of the  elementary  or  secondary
assessment  of  teaching skills-written test pursuant to subdivision two
of this section.
  4. The education department is authorized and  required  to  take  all
necessary  actions  to expeditiously establish additional test dates for
the elementary assessment of teaching skills-written test and  secondary
assessment of teaching skills-written test.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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

                                                           LBD02252-02-6

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2015-S4037 - Details

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2015-S4037 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4037 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

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2015-S4037A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2015-S4037A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

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Andrew J. Lanza

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee

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Bill Amendments

2015-S4037 - Details

2015-S4037 - Summary

2015-S4037 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4037 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

Tony Avella

2015-S4037A (ACTIVE) - Details

2015-S4037A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2015-S4037A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4037A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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