Senate Bill S7641

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to annual teacher and principal evaluations

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S7641 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9829
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3012-d, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A2417
2019-2020: A2637
2021-2022: A3963
2023-2024: A1106

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

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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