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Senate Bill S5916

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the applicable school years for designation of persistently failing schools

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2015-S5916 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8173
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง211-f, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S2891, A1963

2015-S5916 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the applicable school years for designation of persistently failing schools.

2015-S5916 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5916 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5916

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 11, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  STEWART-COUSINS -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  persistently  failing
  schools

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1  of  section  211-f  of  the
education  law, as added by section 1 of subpart H of part EE of chapter
56 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
  (b) Persistently failing  schools.  Based  upon  measures  of  student
achievement and outcomes and a methodology prescribed in the regulations
of  the  commissioner,  the commissioner shall designate as persistently
failing each of the schools that have been identified under the  state's
accountability system to be among the lowest achieving public schools in
the state for ten consecutive school years, based upon identification of
the school by the commissioner as: a "priority school" for each applica-
ble year from the two thousand twelve--two thousand thirteen school year
to the current school year, or identified as a "priority school" in each
applicable  year  of such period except one year in which the school was
not identified because of an approved closure plan that was  not  imple-
mented;  and  as  a "School Requiring Academic Progress Year 5", "School
Requiring Academic Progress Year 6", "School Requiring Academic Progress
Year 7" and/or a "School in Restructuring," for  [each  applicable  year
from]  the two thousand six--two thousand seven school year [to] AND the
two thousand eleven--two thousand twelve school year.  This  designation
shall  not  include  schools  within  a  special  act school district as
defined in subdivision eight of section four thousand one of this  chap-
ter or schools chartered pursuant to article fifty-six of this chapter.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11571-01-5

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