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Senate Bill S5298B

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires school districts to submit documentation demonstrating that the district has implemented standards and procedures for conducting annual performance reviews of teachers and principals

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2015-S5298 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3012-d, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S1950

2015-S5298 - Summary

Requires school districts to submit documentation demonstrating that the district has implemented standards and procedures for conducting annual performance reviews of teachers and principals.

2015-S5298 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5298 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5298

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 12, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to repeal subdivision 11 of section 3012-d of the  education  law
  relating to the limitation of the apportionment of general support for
  public  schools  which  requires  certain standards and procedures for
  conducting annual performance reviews of teachers and principals to be
  implemented

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  11 of section 3012-d of the education law is
REPEALED.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10895-01-5

2015-S5298A - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3012-d, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S1950

2015-S5298A - Summary

Requires school districts to submit documentation demonstrating that the district has implemented standards and procedures for conducting annual performance reviews of teachers and principals.

2015-S5298A - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5298A - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 5298--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. LATIMER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Education  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law, in relation to requiring school
  districts to submit documentation demonstrating that the district  has
  implemented standards and procedures for conducting annual performance
  reviews of teachers and principals

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 11 of section 3012-d of the education  law,  as
added  by section 2 of subpart E of part EE of chapter 56 of the laws of
2015, is amended to read as follows:
  11. [Notwithstanding any inconsistent  provision  of  law,  no]  EVERY
school  district  shall  [be  eligible  for  an apportionment of general
support  for  public  schools  from  the  funds  appropriated  for   the
2015--2016  school  year and any year thereafter in excess of the amount
apportioned to such school district in the respective base  year  unless
such  school  district has submitted documentation that has been] SUBMIT
DOCUMENTATION TO BE approved by the commissioner by November  fifteenth,
two thousand [fifteen] SIXTEEN, or by September first of each subsequent
year,  demonstrating  that  it  has  fully implemented the standards and
procedures for conducting annual teacher and  principal  evaluations  of
teachers  and  principals  in  accordance  with the requirements of this
section and  the  regulations  issued  by  the  commissioner.  [Provided
further  that  any apportionment withheld pursuant to this section shall
not occur prior to April first of the current year and  shall  not  have
any effect on the base year calculation for use in the subsequent school
year. For purposes of this section, "base year" shall mean the base year
as  defined  in  paragraph  b  of  subdivision one of section thirty-six
hundred two of this chapter, and "current year" shall mean  the  current

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10895-02-5

2015-S5298B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3012-d, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S1950

2015-S5298B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires school districts to submit documentation demonstrating that the district has implemented standards and procedures for conducting annual performance reviews of teachers and principals.

2015-S5298B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5298B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 5298--B

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 12, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the education  law,  in  relation  to  requiring  school
  districts  to submit documentation demonstrating that the district has
  implemented standards and procedures for conducting annual performance
  reviews of teachers and principals

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision 11 of section 3012-d of the education law, as
added by section 2 of subpart E of part EE of chapter 56 of the laws  of
2015, is amended to read as follows:
  11.  [Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent  provision  of law, no] EVERY
school district shall [be  eligible  for  an  apportionment  of  general
support   for  public  schools  from  the  funds  appropriated  for  the
2015--2016 school year and any year thereafter in excess of  the  amount
apportioned  to  such school district in the respective base year unless
such school district has submitted documentation that has  been]  SUBMIT
DOCUMENTATION  TO BE approved by the commissioner by November fifteenth,
two thousand [fifteen] SEVENTEEN, or by September first of  each  subse-
quent  year,  demonstrating  that it has fully implemented the standards
and procedures for conducting annual teacher and  principal  evaluations
of  teachers  and principals in accordance with the requirements of this
section and  the  regulations  issued  by  the  commissioner.  [Provided
further  that  any apportionment withheld pursuant to this section shall
not occur prior to April first of the current year and  shall  not  have
any effect on the base year calculation for use in the subsequent school

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10895-03-6

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