NY State Senate Bill 2015-S5447A

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Mar 15, 2016	print number 5447a
Mar 15, 2016	amend and recommit to finance
Jan 06, 2016	referred to finance
May 14, 2015	referred to finance

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2015-S5447 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6791
Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Appropriations
Laws Affected:: Add §3602-g, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: S3481, A2152
2019-2020: S5561, A1780
2021-2022: S1030, A4470
2023-2024: S300, A2534

2015-S5447 - Summary

Establishes the community schools act; authorizes the commissioner to award grants for community schools programming; appropriates funds therefor.

2015-S5447 - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S5447

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the education law, in relation to
establishing the community schools act; and making an appropriation
therefor

PURPOSE: To ensure high-quality educational opportunities and improved
educational outcomes for all students through investment in
sustainable community schools.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one entitles the act as THE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS ACT.

Section two amends the education law by adding a new section 3602-g d
which establishes within the department of education a community
schools program to fund the planning, implementation, improvement and
evaluation of community schools.

Section three appropriates twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000),
or so much thereof as may be necessary, to the education department
from any moneys in the state treasury in the general fund to the
credit of the local assistance account not otherwise appropriated, and
made immediately available, for the purpose of carry out the
provisions of the act for the 2015-16 school year.

Section 4 of the bill contains the effective date.

JUSTIFICATION: The Community Schools Act will establish a state grant
program to fund the planning and implementation of the community
school model in low performing schools. The Act will provide the
opportunity for schools to fully engage students, parents, teachers,
school leaders and communities in developing a comprehensive plan that
meets their students' needs and improves educational outcomes; the act
will also provide funding to implement this plan.

Schools in low-income communities are struggling to provide their
students with a quality education and the opportunity to succeed in
school and life. Many of the difficulties faced by schools are tied to
the challenges in their communities: the impact of poverty on families
and communities has a direct effect on school and student success.
Many of our schools are not equipped to address the needs of all of
their students, nor are they able to address the desires of the
parents and families. As long as these needs go unmet, students are
much less likely to succeed at school.

Although many services and benefits are available for low-income
children and families, they are often not well-coordinated and
connected to the school system. Community Schools integrate academics,
services and supports in order to meet the full spectrum of student
needs. These schools become hubs for their communities, providing
students and families with a broad spectrum of services and supports
easily accessible through the schools. The availability of additional
help increases the potential for success for the impacted students.
This comprehensive community-based approach improves student outcomes
and lead to stronger families and healthier communities.


Community Schools are also cost-effective. They conveniently bring
existing services and private entities to the schools where students
are already located, leveraging local, state, federal and private
dollars to better meet student and community needs.

Community schools provide an engaging and culturally relevant
curriculum, a positive school climate, wrap around health, social and
emotional services, positive discipline practices such as restorative
justice, and transformational parent and community engagement. There
is no single program that will turn around our schools - only a
comprehensive approach will succeed. Community schools provide that
comprehensive solution to the many challenges faced by public schools
in low-income communities, and have been proven to deliver
high-quality educational opportunities and improved educational
outcomes.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New Bill

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: This measure appropriates twenty-five million
dollars ($25,000,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary, to the
education department from any moneys in the state treasury in the
general fund to the credit of the local assistance account not
otherwise appropriated, and made immediately available, for the
purpose of carry out the provisions of the act for the 2015-16 school
year.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately.

2015-S5447 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5447

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 14, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. STEWART-COUSINS, LATIMER, HASSELL-THOMPSON, RIVERA,
  PARKER -- read twice and ordered  printed,  and  when  printed  to  be
  committed to the Committee on Finance

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law, in relation to establishing the
  community schools act; and making an appropriation therefor

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

  Section  1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "community
schools act."
  S 2. The education law is amended by adding a new  section  3602-g  to
read as follows:
  S  3602-G.  COMMUNITY SCHOOLS GRANT PROGRAM. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTAB-
LISHED WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF  EDUCATION  A  COMMUNITY  SCHOOLS  GRANT
PROGRAM TO FUND THE PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION, IMPROVEMENT AND EVALUATION
OF COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM SHALL BE:
  A.  TO  ENSURE  HIGH-QUALITY  EDUCATIONAL  OPPORTUNITIES  AND IMPROVED
EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES FOR ALL STUDENTS THROUGH  INVESTMENT  IN  COMMUNITY
SCHOOLS;
  B.  TO  ESTABLISH  SUSTAINABLE  COMMUNITY  SCHOOLS  WITH  ENGAGING AND
CULTURALLY RELEVANT CURRICULUM, HEALTH, SOCIAL AND  EMOTIONAL  SERVICES,
POSITIVE DISCIPLINE PRACTICES SUCH AS RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, AND TRANSFOR-
MATIONAL PARENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AS A COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTION TO
PROBLEMS FACING PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ESPECIALLY IN POOR COMMUNITIES; AND
  C.  TO  DOCUMENT  AND  EVALUATE LESSONS LEARNED FROM COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
PROGRAMS TO DEVELOP A SET OF BEST PRACTICES TO BE SHARED LOCALLY, STATE-
WIDE AND NATIONALLY.
  2. A. WITHIN AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED THEREFOR, THE COMMISSIONER IS HEREBY
AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO AWARD COMPETITIVE  GRANTS  PURSUANT  TO  THIS
SECTION  TO  ELIGIBLE SCHOOL DISTRICTS OR IN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF
ONE MILLION OR MORE AN ELIGIBLE ENTITY TO IMPLEMENT,  BEGINNING  IN  THE
TWO  THOUSAND  FIFTEEN--TWO  THOUSAND  SIXTEEN  SCHOOL YEAR, A PLAN THAT

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10074-04-5

S. 5447                             2

TARGETS SCHOOL BUILDINGS AS COMMUNITY  HUBS  TO  DELIVER  CO-LOCATED  OR
SCHOOL-LINKED  ACADEMIC,  HEALTH,  MENTAL HEALTH, NUTRITION, COUNSELING,
LEGAL AND/OR OTHER SERVICES TO STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN  A  MANNER
THAT  WILL  LEAD  TO  IMPROVED EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER OUTCOMES. IN A CITY
WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, ELIGIBLE ENTITIES  SHALL  MEAN
THE  CITY  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  OF  THE CITY OF NEW YORK, OR NOT-FOR-PROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY BASED ORGAN-
IZATIONS. AN ELIGIBLE ENTITY THAT IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT MAY  APPLY  FOR  A
COMMUNITY  SCHOOL  GRANT  PROVIDED  THAT  IT  COLLABORATES WITH THE CITY
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND RECEIVES THE APPROVAL OF THE
CHANCELLOR OF THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
  B. A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL PROCESS  SHALL  BE  USED  IN  AWARDING  SUCH
GRANTS  AND  SHALL BEGIN NO LATER THAN JUNE FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN.
PRIOR TO AWARDING  SUCH  GRANTS,  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  DEVELOP  THE
FOLLOWING:
  (I)  THE  SCORING  RUBRIC  BY  WHICH SUCH PROPOSALS WILL BE EVALUATED,
PROVIDED THAT SUCH GRANTS SHALL BE AWARDED BASED ON  FACTORS  INCLUDING,
BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO: MEASURES OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NEED; MEASURES OF THE
NEED OF THE STUDENTS TO BE SERVED BY EACH OF THE SCHOOL  DISTRICTS;  THE
SCHOOL  DISTRICT'S  PROPOSAL  TO  TARGET  THE  HIGHEST  NEED SCHOOLS AND
STUDENTS; THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE PROPOSED COMMUNITY SCHOOLS  PROGRAM;
AND  PROPOSAL QUALITY; AND THE FACTORS DELINEATED IN PARAGRAPH C OF THIS
SUBDIVISION;
  (II) THE FORM AND MANNER BY WHICH APPLICATIONS WILL BE SUBMITTED;
  (III) THE MANNER BY WHICH CALCULATION OF THE AMOUNT OF THE AWARD  WILL
BE DETERMINED;
  (IV) THE TIMELINE FOR THE REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS; AND
  (V)  PROGRAM  IMPLEMENTATION  PHASES  THAT WILL TRIGGER PAYMENT OF SET
PERCENTAGES OF THE TOTAL AWARD.
  C. IN ASSESSING PROPOSAL QUALITY, IN ADDITION TO THE  SCORING  RUBRIC,
THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  TAKE  INTO  ACCOUNT FACTORS INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO:
  (I) THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S PROPOSAL  WOULD  PROVIDE
SUCH  COMMUNITY SERVICES THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND
NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS;
  (II) THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE PROPOSAL WOULD PROVIDE  FOR  DELIVERY  OF
SUCH SERVICES DIRECTLY IN SCHOOL BUILDINGS;
  (III)  THE  EXTENT TO WHICH THE PROPOSAL ARTICULATES HOW SUCH SERVICES
WOULD FACILITATE MEASURABLE IMPROVEMENT IN STUDENT AND FAMILY OUTCOMES;
  (IV) THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE PROPOSAL ARTICULATES AND  IDENTIFIES  HOW
EXISTING  FUNDING  STREAMS  AND  PROGRAMS  WOULD BE USED TO PROVIDE SUCH
COMMUNITY SERVICES; AND
  (V) THE EXTENT TO  WHICH  THE  PROPOSAL  ENSURES  THE  SAFETY  OF  ALL
STUDENTS, STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN SCHOOL BUILDINGS USED AS COMMU-
NITY HUBS.
  D. EACH SCHOOL SITE REFERENCED IN A PROPOSAL SHALL BE:
  (I) A LOW PERFORMANCE SCHOOL, PERFORMING IN THE LOWEST FIFTEEN PERCENT
OF SCHOOLS STATEWIDE;
  (II)  A  SCHOOL WITH A GRADUATION RATE OF LESS THAN SIXTY PERCENT OVER
THE LAST THREE YEARS; OR
  (III) DEEMED BY THE DEPARTMENT A SCHOOL IN POVERTY THAT WOULD  BENEFIT
FROM THE GRANT PROGRAM.
  E.  A  RESPONSE  TO  A  REQUEST  FOR PROPOSALS ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS
SUBDIVISION MAY BE SUBMITTED BY A SINGLE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR JOINTLY BY A
CONSORTIUM OF TWO OR MORE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, OR IN A CITY  WITH  A  POPU-
LATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, AN ELIGIBLE ENTITY.

S. 5447                             3

  F.  THE  AMOUNT  OF THE GRANT AWARD SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE COMMIS-
SIONER, EXCEPT THAT NO SINGLE DISTRICT MAY BE AWARDED  MORE  THAN  FORTY
PERCENT  OF  THE  TOTAL  AMOUNT  OF  GRANT  AWARDS MADE PURSUANT TO THIS
SECTION; AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT THE MAXIMUM AWARD TO  ANY  INDIVIDUAL
COMMUNITY  SCHOOL  SITE SHALL BE FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS PER YEAR;
AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT THE AMOUNT AWARDED WILL BE  PAID  OUT  IN  SET
PERCENTAGES  OVER TIME UPON SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF EACH PHASE OF A
SCHOOL DISTRICT'S APPROVED PROPOSAL; AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT  NONE  OF
THE  GRANTS  AWARDED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS SECTION MAY BE USED TO SUPPLANT
EXISTING FUNDING.
  3. A. THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED TO AWARD PLANNING  GRANTS  FOR  A
TERM  OF  ONE YEAR. GRANTEES WHO COMPLETE A PLAN THAT MEETS THE REQUIRE-
MENTS FOR DEMONSTRATED READINESS PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH B OF THIS  SUBDI-
VISION  SHALL  THEN  BE  AWARDED AN OPERATIONAL GRANT FOR A TERM OF FIVE
YEARS WHICH SHALL BE RENEWABLE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COMMISSIONER.
  B. GRANTS SHALL BE AWARDED FOR THE TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN--TWO  THOUSAND
SIXTEEN  SCHOOL YEAR TO APPLICANTS BASED UPON THE FACTORS IN SUBDIVISION
TWO OF THIS SECTION. THE COMMISSIONER  IS  HEREBY  AUTHORIZED  TO  AWARD
GRANTS  FOR PLANNING OF NOT MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A
ONE-YEAR PERIOD. AT THE END OF THIS  PERIOD,  GRANTEES  SHALL  MEET  THE
FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS FOR DEMONSTRATED READINESS:
  (I)  THE  ESTABLISHMENT  OF  A SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAM FOR EACH COVERED
SCHOOL SITE OF THIRTEEN TO FIFTEEN PEOPLE WHICH SHALL INCLUDE: THE PRIN-
CIPAL, ONE COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNER, AT LEAST THREE PARENTS OR  GUARDIANS
WITH  AT LEAST ONE STUDENT CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN THE SCHOOL, SELECTED BY
THE PARENT BODY, AT LEAST THREE  TEACHERS  SELECTED  THROUGH  A  PROCESS
ESTABLISHED  BY THEIR RESPECTIVE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING UNITS, ONE SCHOOL
EMPLOYEE INCLUDING A GUIDANCE COUNSELOR, SOCIAL WORKER OR  SCHOOL  NURSE
SELECTED  THROUGH  A  PROCESS ESTABLISHED BY THEIR RESPECTIVE COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING UNITS, AT LEAST TWO COMMUNITY MEMBERS, TWO STUDENTS, CURRENT-
LY ENROLLED AT THE COVERED SCHOOL AND ELECTED BY THE  STUDENT  BODY,  IF
THE  GRANTEE  IS A HIGH SCHOOL AND TWO REPRESENTATIVES FROM INSTITUTIONS
OF HIGHER EDUCATION SELECTED, IF APPLICABLE, THROUGH  A  PROCESS  ESTAB-
LISHED BY THEIR RESPECTIVE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING UNITS. THE SCHOOL LEAD-
ERSHIP TEAM SHALL CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT OF THE SCHOOL
AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. THE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAM SHALL ALSO DEVELOP
A  SHARED  VISION  FOR  THE  SCHOOL  WITH THE SCHOOL AND LOCAL COMMUNITY
THROUGH A COMMUNITY SCHOOL ACTION PLAN THAT INCLUDES TANGIBLE SHORT-TERM
CHANGES AND THREE- TO FIVE-YEAR REFORM OBJECTIVES AND MEETS THE REQUIRE-
MENTS OF SUBPARAGRAPH (III) OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
  (A) THE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAM SHALL HOLD AT LEAST TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS
AS PART OF ITS  COMPREHENSIVE  NEEDS  ASSESSMENT  AND  COMMUNITY  SCHOOL
ACTION  PLAN  DEVELOPMENT  PROCESS  FOR THE PURPOSE OF SOLICITING PUBLIC
INPUT AND SHALL TAKE ADDITIONAL STEPS TO  SOLICIT  PUBLIC  INPUT  AS  IT
DEEMS APPROPRIATE.
  (B)  THE  SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAM SHALL ALSO MAKE A PUBLIC PRESENTATION
OF THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL ACTION PLAN STATING HOW  IT  ADDRESSES  STUDENT,
COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL NEEDS. SUCH PRESENTATION SHALL INCLUDE THE OPPORTU-
NITY FOR PUBLIC FEEDBACK AND INPUT ON THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL ACTION PLAN.
  (C)  THE  SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAM SHALL ISSUE ANNUAL RECOMMENDATIONS TO
SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AND THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. SUCH SCHOOL  LEADERSHIP
TEAM  REPORTS  AND THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL ACTION PLAN SHALL BE MADE AVAIL-
ABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE SCHOOL'S AND THE  SCHOOL  DISTRICT'S  WEBSITES
AND SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE LEGISLATURE;
  (II)  THE  HIRING  OF A RESOURCE COORDINATOR TO COORDINATE SERVICES AT
EACH COVERED SCHOOL SITE. A GRANTEE PROPOSING TO  COVER  MORE  THAN  ONE

S. 5447                             4

SCHOOL  SHALL  ALSO  HIRE  A  PROGRAM  DIRECTOR TO COORDINATE ACTIVITIES
ACROSS SCHOOL SITES. RESOURCE COORDINATORS AND PROGRAM  DIRECTORS  SHALL
WORK  WITH  SCHOOL  LEADERSHIP AND THE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAM TO DELIVER
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES; AND
  (III)  THE  SUBMISSION  TO THE DEPARTMENT OF A COMMUNITY SCHOOL ACTION
PLAN FOR EACH COVERED SCHOOL THAT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:
  (A) THE COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT OF THE SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY  AS
REPORTED BY THE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAM;
  (B) A PLAN TO IMPLEMENT A RESTORATIVE JUSTICE MODEL DESIGNED TO REDUCE
SUSPENSIONS.  FOR  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "RESTORATIVE JUSTICE" SHALL
MEAN SCHOOL DISCIPLINE POLICIES THAT SHALL REDUCE  SUSPENSIONS,  ADDRESS
THE  CAUSES  OF STUDENT MISBEHAVIOR AND REPLACE PUNITIVE APPROACHES WITH
ALTERNATIVE METHODS THAT FOCUS ON CONFLICT RESOLUTION  SKILLS,  BUILDING
POSITIVE   RELATIONSHIPS,  USING  RESTORATIVE  PRACTICES,  AND  CREATING
COLLABORATION AMONG TEACHERS, PARENTS AND STUDENTS;
  (C) A PLAN TO PROVIDE A MINIMUM OF FOUR  OF  THE  FOLLOWING  COMMUNITY
SCHOOL PROGRAMS:
  (1) EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION;
  (2)  ACADEMIC  SUPPORT  AND  ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING EXPANDED
LEARNING TIME;
  (3) SUMMER OR AFTER-SCHOOL ENRICHMENT AND LEARNING EXPERIENCES;
  (4) PROGRAMS UNDER THE HEAD START  ACT,  INCLUDING  EARLY  HEAD  START
PROGRAMS;
  (5)  TEACHER  HOME  VISITING  AND/OR HOME VISITATION SERVICES BY OTHER
PROFESSIONALS;
  (6) PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT  AND  FAMILY  LITERACY,
INCLUDING  THE READING FIRST AND EARLY READING FIRST PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED
UNDER PART B OF TITLE I OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6361 ET SEQ.);
  (7) MENTORING AND OTHER YOUTH  DEVELOPMENT  PROGRAMS,  INCLUDING  PEER
MENTORING AND CONFLICT MEDIATION;
  (8) PARENT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES;
  (9) PARENTING EDUCATION ACTIVITIES;
  (10) CHILD CARE SERVICES;
  (11) COMMUNITY SERVICE AND SERVICE-LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES;
  (12)  PROGRAMS  THAT  PROVIDE  ASSISTANCE  TO  STUDENTS  WHO HAVE BEEN
TRUANT, SUSPENDED, OR EXPELLED;
  (13) JOB TRAINING, INTERNSHIP  OPPORTUNITIES,  AND  CAREER  COUNSELING
SERVICES;
  (14)  ADULT  EDUCATION,  INCLUDING  INSTRUCTION IN ENGLISH AS A SECOND
LANGUAGE;
  (15) JUVENILE CRIME PREVENTION AND REHABILITATION PROGRAMS;
  (16) SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES;
  (17) HOMELESS PREVENTION SERVICES; OR
  (18) OTHER PROGRAMMING DESIGNED TO MEET  SCHOOL  AND  COMMUNITY  NEEDS
IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAM; AND
  (D)  A  PLAN  TO  PROVIDE  FOR  SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDING
PRIMARY  HEALTH  CARE,  DENTAL  CARE,  NUTRITION  SERVICES  AND  MENTAL,
EMOTIONAL  AND  BEHAVIORAL  HEALTH  SERVICES  AT  THE  COVERED SCHOOL OR
SCHOOLS.
  C. GRANTEES THAT HAVE DEMONSTRATED READINESS TO BEGIN OPERATION  OF  A
SUSTAINABLE  COMMUNITY  SCHOOL  PROGRAM  SHALL  BE AWARDED THE COMMUNITY
SCHOOLS OPERATIONAL GRANT FOR THE  TWO  THOUSAND  SIXTEEN--TWO  THOUSAND
SEVENTEEN  SCHOOL  YEAR.  THE COMMISSIONER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO AWARD
OPERATIONAL GRANTS OF NOT MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED  THOUSAND  DOLLARS  PER

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SCHOOL  FOR  EACH YEAR OF THE FIVE-YEAR GRANT PERIOD. OPERATIONAL GRANTS
SHALL SUPPLEMENT EXISTING SERVICES AND FUNDS.
  D. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CONTRACT WITH A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH
A  SUCCESSFUL  TRACK  RECORD  OF SUPPORTING COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE
TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE TO THE SCHOOL AND THE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP
TEAM IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE SUCCESSFUL DESIGN, PLANNING AND  IMPLEMENTA-
TION OF THIS PROGRAM.
  4. A. EVERY GRANTEE SHALL FILE AN ANNUAL REPORT WITH THE COMMISSIONER,
IN SUCH FORM AND WITH SUCH DATA AS THE COMMISSIONER PRESCRIBES DETAILING
THE  EXPENDITURE  OF  GRANT  FUNDS,  TOGETHER  WITH  AN  ANALYSIS OF THE
SCHOOL'S EFFORTS TO  INTEGRATE  COMMUNITY  SCHOOL  PROGRAMMING  AT  EACH
COVERED SCHOOL SITE, CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED, THE IMPACT OF SUCH PROGRAM-
MING  ON  PARTICIPATING  CHILDREN  AND  ADULTS  AND  RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
IMPROVEMENT. SUCH REPORT SHALL ALSO  DOCUMENT  THE  NUMBER  OF  STUDENTS
RECEIVING  SERVICES, RETENTION RATES, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, LOCAL FISCAL
SAVINGS AND INCREASED ACCESS TO SERVICES. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL  EVALUATE
SUCH REPORTS AND AGGREGATE THE DATA PROVIDED.
  B.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL REPORT ANNUALLY ON THE OPERATION AND EFFEC-
TIVENESS OF THE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS GRANT PROGRAM  TO  THE  GOVERNOR,  THE
TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY BEGIN-
NING  ONE  YEAR  AFTER  THE  EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION. SUCH REPORT
SHALL DETAIL THE IMPACT OF COMMUNITY SCHOOLS STATEWIDE AND INCLUDE ANAL-
YSIS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF IMPLEMENTING COMMUNITY SCHOOL ACTION PLANS,
IDENTIFY ANY FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAW IMPEDING SUCH  IMPLEMENTATION,
THE DEGREE TO WHICH THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASE IN AVAILABLE SERVICES AND
AN ANALYSIS OF COST-SAVINGS IN AREAS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PUBLIC
HEALTH, SAFETY AND EDUCATION. DATA IN THE REPORT SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE
TO  THE PUBLIC IN MACHINE-READABLE FORMATS AND SUCH REPORT SHALL BE MADE
PUBLICLY AVAILABLE AT COVERED  SCHOOL  SITES  AND  ON  THE  DEPARTMENT'S
WEBSITE.
  5.  NO  MODIFICATION  OF  ANY COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT SHALL BE
MADE, NOR SHALL ANY NEW TERMS AND CONDITIONS  OF  EMPLOYMENT  BE  ESTAB-
LISHED,  EXCEPT THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FOURTEEN OF THE
CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
  S 3. The sum of twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000), or so  much
thereof  as  may  be  necessary, is hereby appropriated to the education
department from any moneys in the state treasury in the general fund  to
the  credit  of the local assistance account not otherwise appropriated,
and made immediately available, for the  purpose  of  carrying  out  the
provisions  of this act for the 2015-2016 school year. Such sum shall be
payable on the audit and warrant of the state  comptroller  on  vouchers
certified  or  approved  by the commissioner of education, or his or her
duly designated representative, in the manner prescribed by law.
  S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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2015-S5447A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6791
Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Appropriations
Laws Affected:: Add §3602-g, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: S3481, A2152
2019-2020: S5561, A1780
2021-2022: S1030, A4470
2023-2024: S300, A2534

2015-S5447A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the community schools act; authorizes the commissioner to award grants for community schools programming; appropriates funds therefor.

2015-S5447A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S5447A

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the
community schools act; and making an appropriation therefor

 PURPOSE :

To ensure high-quality educational opportunites and improve
educational outcomes for all students through investment in
sustainable community schools.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section one entitles the act as THE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS ACT.

Section two amends the education law by adding a new section 3602-g d
which establishes within the department of education a community
schools gram program to fund the planning, implementation, improvement
and evaluation of community schools.

Section Three appropriates twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000),
or so much thereof as may be necessary, to the education department
from any moneys in the state treasury in the general fund to the
credit of the local assistance account not otherwise appropriated, and

made immediately available, for the purpose of carry out the
provisions of the act for the 2016-17 school year.

Section 4 of the bill contains the effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

The Community Schools Act will establish a state grant program to fund
the planning and implementation of the community school model in low
performing schools. The Act will provide the opportunity for schools
to fully engage students, parents, teachers, school leaders and
communities in developing a comprehensive plan that meets their
students' needs and improves educational outcomes; the act will also
provide funding to implement this plan.

Schools in low-income communities are struggling to provide their
students with a quality education and the opportunity to succeed in
school and life. Many of the difficulties faced by schools are tied to
the challenges in their communities: the impact of poverty on families
and communities has a direct effect on school and student success.
Many of our schools are not equipped to address the needs of all of
their students, nor are they able to address the desires of the
parents and families. As long as these needs go unmet, students are
much less likely to succeed at school.

Although many services and benefits are available for low-income
children and families, they are often not well-coordinated and
connected to the school system. Community Schools integrate academics,
services and supports in order to meet the full spectrum of student
needs. These schools become hubs for their communities, providing
students and families with a broad spectrum of services and supports
easily accessible through the schools. The availability of additional
help increases the potential for success for the impacted students.
This comprehensive community-based approach improves student outcomes
and lead to stronger families and healthier communities.

Community Schools are also cost-effective. They conveniently bring
existing services and private entities to the schools where students
are already located, leveraging local, state, federal and private
dollars to better meet student and community needs.
Community schools provide an engaging and culturally relevant
curriculum, a positive school climate, wrap around health, social and
emotional services, positive discipline practices such as restorative
justice, and transformational parent and community engagement. There
is no single program that will turn around our schools - only a
comprehensive approach will succeed. Community schools provide that
comprehensive solution to the many challenges faced by public schools
in low-income communities, and have been proven to deliver
high-quality educational opportunities and improved educational
outcomes.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

New Bill

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

This measure appropriates two hundred fifty million dollars
($250,000,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary, to the
education department from any moneys in the state treasury in the
general fund to the credit of the local assistance account not
otherwise appropriated, and made immediately available, for the
purpose of carry out the provisions of the act for the 2016-17 school
year.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

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

                                 5447--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 14, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. STEWART-COUSINS, LATIMER, HASSELL-THOMPSON, RIVERA,
  AVELLA, COMRIE, KENNEDY, MONTGOMERY, PARKER -- read twice and  ordered
  printed,  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
  -- recommitted to the Committee on Finance in accordance  with  Senate
  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the education  law,  in  relation  to  establishing  the
  community schools act; and making an appropriation therefor

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

  Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the  "community
schools act".
  S  2.  The  education law is amended by adding a new section 3602-g to
read as follows:
  S 3602-G. COMMUNITY SCHOOLS GRANT PROGRAM. 1. THERE IS  HEREBY  ESTAB-
LISHED  WITHIN  THE DEPARTMENT A COMMUNITY SCHOOLS GRANT PROGRAM TO FUND
THE PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION, IMPROVEMENT AND  EVALUATION  OF  COMMUNITY
SCHOOLS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM SHALL BE:
  A.  TO  ENSURE  HIGH-QUALITY  EDUCATIONAL  OPPORTUNITIES  AND IMPROVED
EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES FOR ALL STUDENTS THROUGH  INVESTMENT  IN  COMMUNITY
SCHOOLS;
  B.  TO  ESTABLISH  SUSTAINABLE  COMMUNITY  SCHOOLS  WITH  ENGAGING AND
CULTURALLY RELEVANT CURRICULUM, HEALTH, SOCIAL AND  EMOTIONAL  SERVICES,
POSITIVE DISCIPLINE PRACTICES SUCH AS RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, AND TRANSFOR-
MATIONAL PARENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AS A COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTION TO
PROBLEMS FACING PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ESPECIALLY IN POOR COMMUNITIES; AND
  C.  TO  DOCUMENT  AND  EVALUATE LESSONS LEARNED FROM COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
PROGRAMS TO DEVELOP A SET OF BEST PRACTICES TO BE SHARED LOCALLY, STATE-
WIDE AND NATIONALLY.
  2. A. WITHIN AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED THEREFOR, THE COMMISSIONER IS HEREBY
AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO AWARD COMPETITIVE  GRANTS  PURSUANT  TO  THIS

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10074-06-6

S. 5447--A                          2

SECTION  TO  ELIGIBLE SCHOOL DISTRICTS OR IN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF
ONE MILLION OR MORE AN ELIGIBLE ENTITY TO IMPLEMENT,  BEGINNING  IN  THE
TWO  THOUSAND  SIXTEEN--TWO  THOUSAND SEVENTEEN SCHOOL YEAR, A PLAN THAT
TARGETS  SCHOOL  BUILDINGS  AS  COMMUNITY  HUBS TO DELIVER CO-LOCATED OR
SCHOOL-LINKED ACADEMIC, HEALTH, MENTAL  HEALTH,  NUTRITION,  COUNSELING,
LEGAL  AND/OR  OTHER SERVICES TO STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN A MANNER
THAT WILL LEAD TO IMPROVED EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER  OUTCOMES.  IN  A  CITY
WITH  A  POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, ELIGIBLE ENTITIES SHALL MEAN
THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY  OF  NEW  YORK,  OR  NOT-FOR-PROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY BASED ORGAN-
IZATIONS.  AN  ELIGIBLE  ENTITY THAT IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT MAY APPLY FOR A
COMMUNITY SCHOOL GRANT PROVIDED  THAT  IT  COLLABORATES  WITH  THE  CITY
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND RECEIVES THE APPROVAL OF THE
CHANCELLOR OF THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
  B.  A  REQUEST  FOR  PROPOSAL  PROCESS  SHALL BE USED IN AWARDING SUCH
GRANTS AND SHALL BEGIN NO LATER THAN JUNE FIRST, TWO  THOUSAND  SIXTEEN.
PRIOR  TO  AWARDING  SUCH  GRANTS,  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL DEVELOP THE
FOLLOWING:
  (I) THE SCORING RUBRIC BY WHICH  SUCH  PROPOSALS  WILL  BE  EVALUATED,
PROVIDED  THAT  SUCH GRANTS SHALL BE AWARDED BASED ON FACTORS INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO: MEASURES OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NEED;  MEASURES  OF  THE
NEED  OF  THE STUDENTS TO BE SERVED BY EACH OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS; THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT'S PROPOSAL  TO  TARGET  THE  HIGHEST  NEED  SCHOOLS  AND
STUDENTS;  THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE PROPOSED COMMUNITY SCHOOLS PROGRAM;
AND PROPOSAL QUALITY; AND THE FACTORS DELINEATED IN PARAGRAPH C OF  THIS
SUBDIVISION;
  (II) THE FORM AND MANNER BY WHICH APPLICATIONS WILL BE SUBMITTED;
  (III)  THE MANNER BY WHICH CALCULATION OF THE AMOUNT OF THE AWARD WILL
BE DETERMINED;
  (IV) THE TIMELINE FOR THE REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS; AND
  (V) PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PHASES THAT WILL  TRIGGER  PAYMENT  OF  SET
PERCENTAGES OF THE TOTAL AWARD.
  C.  IN  ASSESSING PROPOSAL QUALITY, IN ADDITION TO THE SCORING RUBRIC,
THE COMMISSIONER SHALL TAKE INTO  ACCOUNT  FACTORS  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT
LIMITED TO:
  (I)  THE  EXTENT TO WHICH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S PROPOSAL WOULD PROVIDE
SUCH COMMUNITY SERVICES THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS  AND
NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS;
  (II)  THE  EXTENT  TO WHICH THE PROPOSAL WOULD PROVIDE FOR DELIVERY OF
SUCH SERVICES DIRECTLY IN SCHOOL BUILDINGS;
  (III) THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE PROPOSAL ARTICULATES HOW  SUCH  SERVICES
WOULD FACILITATE MEASURABLE IMPROVEMENT IN STUDENT AND FAMILY OUTCOMES;
  (IV)  THE  EXTENT TO WHICH THE PROPOSAL ARTICULATES AND IDENTIFIES HOW
EXISTING FUNDING STREAMS AND PROGRAMS WOULD  BE  USED  TO  PROVIDE  SUCH
COMMUNITY SERVICES; AND
  (V)  THE  EXTENT  TO  WHICH  THE  PROPOSAL  ENSURES  THE SAFETY OF ALL
STUDENTS, STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN SCHOOL BUILDINGS USED AS COMMU-
NITY HUBS.
  D. EACH SCHOOL SITE REFERENCED IN A PROPOSAL SHALL BE:
  (I) A LOW PERFORMANCE SCHOOL, PERFORMING IN THE LOWEST FIFTEEN PERCENT
OF SCHOOLS STATEWIDE;
  (II) A SCHOOL WITH A GRADUATION RATE OF LESS THAN SIXTY  PERCENT  OVER
THE LAST THREE YEARS; OR
  (III)  DEEMED BY THE DEPARTMENT A SCHOOL IN POVERTY THAT WOULD BENEFIT
FROM THE GRANT PROGRAM.

S. 5447--A                          3

  E. A RESPONSE TO A REQUEST  FOR  PROPOSALS  ISSUED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS
SUBDIVISION MAY BE SUBMITTED BY A SINGLE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR JOINTLY BY A
CONSORTIUM  OF  TWO  OR MORE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, OR IN A CITY WITH A POPU-
LATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, AN ELIGIBLE ENTITY.
  F.  THE  AMOUNT  OF THE GRANT AWARD SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE COMMIS-
SIONER, EXCEPT THAT NO SINGLE DISTRICT MAY BE AWARDED  MORE  THAN  FORTY
PERCENT  OF  THE  TOTAL  AMOUNT  OF  GRANT  AWARDS MADE PURSUANT TO THIS
SECTION; AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT THE MAXIMUM AWARD TO  ANY  INDIVIDUAL
COMMUNITY  SCHOOL  SITE SHALL BE FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS PER YEAR;
AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT THE AMOUNT AWARDED WILL BE  PAID  OUT  IN  SET
PERCENTAGES  OVER TIME UPON SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF EACH PHASE OF A
SCHOOL DISTRICT'S APPROVED PROPOSAL; AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT  NONE  OF
THE  GRANTS  AWARDED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS SECTION MAY BE USED TO SUPPLANT
EXISTING FUNDING.
  3. A. THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED TO AWARD PLANNING  GRANTS  FOR  A
TERM  OF  ONE YEAR. GRANTEES WHO COMPLETE A PLAN THAT MEETS THE REQUIRE-
MENTS FOR DEMONSTRATED READINESS PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH B OF THIS  SUBDI-
VISION  SHALL  THEN  BE  AWARDED AN OPERATIONAL GRANT FOR A TERM OF FIVE
YEARS WHICH SHALL BE RENEWABLE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COMMISSIONER.
  B. GRANTS SHALL BE AWARDED FOR THE TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN--TWO  THOUSAND
SEVENTEEN  SCHOOL  YEAR TO APPLICANTS BASED UPON THE FACTORS IN SUBDIVI-
SION TWO OF THIS SECTION. THE COMMISSIONER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO AWARD
GRANTS FOR PLANNING OF NOT MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR  A
ONE-YEAR  PERIOD.  AT  THE  END  OF THIS PERIOD, GRANTEES SHALL MEET THE
FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS FOR DEMONSTRATED READINESS:
  (I) THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SCHOOL LEADERSHIP  TEAM  FOR  EACH  COVERED
SCHOOL SITE OF THIRTEEN TO FIFTEEN PEOPLE WHICH SHALL INCLUDE: THE PRIN-
CIPAL,  ONE COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNER, AT LEAST THREE PARENTS OR GUARDIANS
WITH AT LEAST ONE STUDENT CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN THE SCHOOL, SELECTED  BY
THE  PARENT  BODY,  AT  LEAST  THREE TEACHERS SELECTED THROUGH A PROCESS
ESTABLISHED BY THEIR RESPECTIVE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING UNITS, ONE  SCHOOL
EMPLOYEE  INCLUDING  A GUIDANCE COUNSELOR, SOCIAL WORKER OR SCHOOL NURSE
SELECTED THROUGH A PROCESS ESTABLISHED BY  THEIR  RESPECTIVE  COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING UNITS, AT LEAST TWO COMMUNITY MEMBERS, TWO STUDENTS, CURRENT-
LY  ENROLLED  AT  THE COVERED SCHOOL AND ELECTED BY THE STUDENT BODY, IF
THE GRANTEE IS A HIGH SCHOOL AND TWO REPRESENTATIVES  FROM  INSTITUTIONS
OF  HIGHER  EDUCATION  SELECTED, IF APPLICABLE, THROUGH A PROCESS ESTAB-
LISHED BY THEIR RESPECTIVE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING UNITS. THE SCHOOL LEAD-
ERSHIP TEAM SHALL CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT OF THE SCHOOL
AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. THE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAM SHALL ALSO DEVELOP
A SHARED VISION FOR THE SCHOOL  WITH  THE  SCHOOL  AND  LOCAL  COMMUNITY
THROUGH A COMMUNITY SCHOOL ACTION PLAN THAT INCLUDES TANGIBLE SHORT-TERM
CHANGES AND THREE- TO FIVE-YEAR REFORM OBJECTIVES AND MEETS THE REQUIRE-
MENTS OF SUBPARAGRAPH (III) OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
  (A) THE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAM SHALL HOLD AT LEAST TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS
AS  PART  OF  ITS  COMPREHENSIVE  NEEDS  ASSESSMENT AND COMMUNITY SCHOOL
ACTION PLAN DEVELOPMENT PROCESS FOR THE  PURPOSE  OF  SOLICITING  PUBLIC
INPUT  AND  SHALL  TAKE  ADDITIONAL  STEPS TO SOLICIT PUBLIC INPUT AS IT
DEEMS APPROPRIATE.
  (B) THE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAM SHALL ALSO MAKE A  PUBLIC  PRESENTATION
OF  THE  COMMUNITY  SCHOOL ACTION PLAN STATING HOW IT ADDRESSES STUDENT,
COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL NEEDS. SUCH PRESENTATION SHALL INCLUDE THE OPPORTU-
NITY FOR PUBLIC FEEDBACK AND INPUT ON THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL ACTION PLAN.
  (C) THE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAM SHALL ISSUE ANNUAL  RECOMMENDATIONS  TO
SCHOOL  LEADERSHIP AND THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. SUCH SCHOOL LEADERSHIP
TEAM REPORTS AND THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL ACTION PLAN SHALL BE  MADE  AVAIL-

S. 5447--A                          4

ABLE  TO  THE  PUBLIC ON THE SCHOOL'S AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S WEBSITES
AND SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE LEGISLATURE;
  (II)  THE  HIRING  OF A RESOURCE COORDINATOR TO COORDINATE SERVICES AT
EACH COVERED SCHOOL SITE. A GRANTEE PROPOSING TO  COVER  MORE  THAN  ONE
SCHOOL  SHALL  ALSO  HIRE  A  PROGRAM  DIRECTOR TO COORDINATE ACTIVITIES
ACROSS SCHOOL SITES. RESOURCE COORDINATORS AND PROGRAM  DIRECTORS  SHALL
WORK  WITH  SCHOOL  LEADERSHIP AND THE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAM TO DELIVER
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES; AND
  (III) THE SUBMISSION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF A  COMMUNITY  SCHOOL  ACTION
PLAN FOR EACH COVERED SCHOOL THAT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:
  (A)  THE COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT OF THE SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY AS
REPORTED BY THE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAM;
  (B) A PLAN TO IMPLEMENT A RESTORATIVE JUSTICE MODEL DESIGNED TO REDUCE
SUSPENSIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "RESTORATIVE  JUSTICE"  SHALL
MEAN  SCHOOL  DISCIPLINE POLICIES THAT SHALL REDUCE SUSPENSIONS, ADDRESS
THE CAUSES OF STUDENT MISBEHAVIOR AND REPLACE PUNITIVE  APPROACHES  WITH
ALTERNATIVE  METHODS  THAT FOCUS ON CONFLICT RESOLUTION SKILLS, BUILDING
POSITIVE  RELATIONSHIPS,  USING  RESTORATIVE  PRACTICES,  AND   CREATING
COLLABORATION AMONG TEACHERS, PARENTS AND STUDENTS;
  (C)  A  PLAN  TO  PROVIDE A MINIMUM OF FOUR OF THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY
SCHOOL PROGRAMS:
  (1) EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION;
  (2) ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND  ENRICHMENT  ACTIVITIES,  INCLUDING  EXPANDED
LEARNING TIME;
  (3) SUMMER OR AFTER-SCHOOL ENRICHMENT AND LEARNING EXPERIENCES;
  (4)  PROGRAMS  UNDER  THE  HEAD  START ACT, INCLUDING EARLY HEAD START
PROGRAMS;
  (5) TEACHER HOME VISITING AND/OR HOME  VISITATION  SERVICES  BY  OTHER
PROFESSIONALS;
  (6)  PROGRAMS  THAT  PROMOTE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AND FAMILY LITERACY,
INCLUDING THE READING FIRST AND EARLY READING FIRST PROGRAMS  AUTHORIZED
UNDER PART B OF TITLE I OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6361 ET SEQ.);
  (7)  MENTORING  AND  OTHER  YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, INCLUDING PEER
MENTORING AND CONFLICT MEDIATION;
  (8) PARENT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES;
  (9) PARENTING EDUCATION ACTIVITIES;
  (10) CHILD CARE SERVICES;
  (11) COMMUNITY SERVICE AND SERVICE-LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES;
  (12) PROGRAMS THAT  PROVIDE  ASSISTANCE  TO  STUDENTS  WHO  HAVE  BEEN
TRUANT, SUSPENDED, OR EXPELLED;
  (13)  JOB  TRAINING,  INTERNSHIP  OPPORTUNITIES, AND CAREER COUNSELING
SERVICES;
  (14) ADULT EDUCATION, INCLUDING INSTRUCTION IN  ENGLISH  AS  A  SECOND
LANGUAGE;
  (15) JUVENILE CRIME PREVENTION AND REHABILITATION PROGRAMS;
  (16) SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES;
  (17) HOMELESS PREVENTION SERVICES; OR
  (18)  OTHER  PROGRAMMING  DESIGNED  TO MEET SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY NEEDS
IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAM; AND
  (D) A PLAN TO  PROVIDE  FOR  SCHOOL-BASED  HEALTH  SERVICES  INCLUDING
PRIMARY  HEALTH  CARE,  DENTAL  CARE,  NUTRITION  SERVICES  AND  MENTAL,
EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL  HEALTH  SERVICES  AT  THE  COVERED  SCHOOL  OR
SCHOOLS.
  C.  GRANTEES  THAT HAVE DEMONSTRATED READINESS TO BEGIN OPERATION OF A
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY SCHOOL PROGRAM  SHALL  BE  AWARDED  THE  COMMUNITY

S. 5447--A                          5

SCHOOLS  OPERATIONAL  GRANT FOR THE TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN--TWO THOUSAND
EIGHTEEN SCHOOL YEAR. THE COMMISSIONER IS  HEREBY  AUTHORIZED  TO  AWARD
OPERATIONAL  GRANTS  OF  NOT MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS PER
SCHOOL  FOR  EACH YEAR OF THE FIVE-YEAR GRANT PERIOD. OPERATIONAL GRANTS
SHALL SUPPLEMENT EXISTING SERVICES AND FUNDS.
  D. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CONTRACT WITH A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH
A SUCCESSFUL TRACK RECORD OF SUPPORTING  COMMUNITY  SCHOOLS  TO  PROVIDE
TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE TO THE SCHOOL AND THE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP
TEAM  IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE SUCCESSFUL DESIGN, PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTA-
TION OF THIS PROGRAM.
  4. A. EVERY GRANTEE SHALL FILE AN ANNUAL REPORT WITH THE COMMISSIONER,
IN SUCH FORM AND WITH SUCH DATA AS THE COMMISSIONER PRESCRIBES DETAILING
THE EXPENDITURE OF  GRANT  FUNDS,  TOGETHER  WITH  AN  ANALYSIS  OF  THE
SCHOOL'S  EFFORTS  TO  INTEGRATE  COMMUNITY  SCHOOL  PROGRAMMING AT EACH
COVERED SCHOOL SITE, CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED, THE IMPACT OF SUCH PROGRAM-
MING ON  PARTICIPATING  CHILDREN  AND  ADULTS  AND  RECOMMENDATIONS  FOR
IMPROVEMENT.  SUCH  REPORT  SHALL  ALSO  DOCUMENT THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS
RECEIVING SERVICES, RETENTION RATES, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, LOCAL  FISCAL
SAVINGS  AND INCREASED ACCESS TO SERVICES. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL EVALUATE
SUCH REPORTS AND AGGREGATE THE DATA PROVIDED.
  B. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REPORT ANNUALLY ON THE  OPERATION  AND  EFFEC-
TIVENESS  OF  THE  COMMUNITY  SCHOOLS GRANT PROGRAM TO THE GOVERNOR, THE
TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY BEGIN-
NING ONE YEAR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE  OF  THIS  SECTION.  SUCH  REPORT
SHALL DETAIL THE IMPACT OF COMMUNITY SCHOOLS STATEWIDE AND INCLUDE ANAL-
YSIS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF IMPLEMENTING COMMUNITY SCHOOL ACTION PLANS,
IDENTIFY  ANY FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAW IMPEDING SUCH IMPLEMENTATION,
THE DEGREE TO WHICH THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASE IN AVAILABLE SERVICES AND
AN ANALYSIS OF COST-SAVINGS IN AREAS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PUBLIC
HEALTH, SAFETY AND EDUCATION. DATA IN THE REPORT SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE
TO THE PUBLIC IN MACHINE-READABLE FORMATS AND SUCH REPORT SHALL BE  MADE
PUBLICLY  AVAILABLE  AT  COVERED  SCHOOL  SITES  AND ON THE DEPARTMENT'S
WEBSITE.
  5. NO MODIFICATION OF ANY COLLECTIVE  BARGAINING  AGREEMENT  SHALL  BE
MADE,  NOR  SHALL  ANY  NEW TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT BE ESTAB-
LISHED, EXCEPT THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FOURTEEN OF  THE
CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
  S  3. The sum of two hundred fifty  million dollars ($250,000,000), or
so much thereof as may be  necessary,  is  hereby  appropriated  to  the
education department from any moneys in the state treasury in the gener-
al  fund  to  the  credit  of the local assistance account not otherwise
appropriated, and made immediately available, for the purpose of  carry-
ing  out  the provisions of this act for the 2016-2017 school year. Such
sum shall be payable on the audit and warrant of the  state  comptroller
on  vouchers  certified or approved by the commissioner of education, or
his or her duly designated representative, in the manner  prescribed  by
law.
  S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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