| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| May 11, 2016 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S7641
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 60th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(R) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2015-S7641 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S7641 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to annual teacher and principal evaluations; provides that no school district shall be eligible for an apportionment of general support for public schools appropriated in excess of the amount apportioned such school district unless it has either adopted a plan for the annual professional performance review of its classroom teachers and building principals or has submitted documentation demonstrating that it has fully implemented the standards and procedures for conducting annual teacher and principal evaluations.
2015-S7641 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7641
TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to
annual teacher and principal evaluations
PURPOSE :
This legislation will provide flexibility to districts by allowing
them to locally determine which teacher and principal evaluation
system they utilize.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Section 1 of this bill allows districts to evaluate their teachers and
principals under either Education Law 3012-C or 3012-D. In order for a
district to receive their annual increase in aid the district must
submit an evaluation plan under either section, as determined locally,
for commissioner approval.
JUSTIFICATION :
This bill will provide districts with flexibility to locally determine
which evaluation system they utilize, while also ensuring that
districts receive their aid increase. Members of the education field
have expressed satisfaction with parts of both Education Law 3012-C
and 3012-D. This legislation will allow districts to collectively
2015-S7641 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
7641
I N S E N A T E
May 11, 2016
___________
Introduced by Sen. SERINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to annual teacher and
principal evaluations
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 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
EITHER (I) HAS ADOPTED A PLAN FOR THE ANNUAL PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE
REVIEW OF ITS CLASSROOM TEACHERS AND BUILDING PRINCIPALS IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION THREE THOUSAND TWELVE-C OF THIS CHAPTER
AND THE REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER WHICH PLAN HAS BEEN APPROVED BY
THE COMMISSIONER, OR (II) has submitted documentation that has been
approved by the commissioner by November fifteenth, two thousand
fifteen, or by September first of each subsequent year, demonstrating
that it has fully implemented the standards and procedures for conduct-
ing 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 year as defined in paragraph a
of subdivision one of section thirty-six hundred two 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.
LBD14886-02-6
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