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Assembly Bill A10386

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides that teachers, principals, and superintendents are no longer required to sign confidentiality agreements

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2017-A10386 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2593
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S6557

2017-A10386 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that teachers, principals, and superintendents are no longer required to sign confidentiality agreements.

2017-A10386 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10386
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 18, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PELLEGRINO  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to confidentiality agree-
   ments with teachers
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 57 to read as follows:
   57. A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, NO
 TEACHER, PRINCIPAL, OR SUPERINTENDENT SHALL BE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFI-
 DENTIALITY  AGREEMENT  WITH  THEIR  RESPECTIVE SCHOOL DISTRICT, BOARD OF
 COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, OR THE DEPARTMENT THAT  PREVENTS  SUCH
 TEACHER,  PRINCIPAL,  OR  SUPERINTENDENT FROM DISCUSSING THE CONTENTS OF
 ANY ELA AND MATH ASSESSMENTS IN GRADES 3 THROUGH 8.
   B. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL AMEND AND/OR MODIFY  ANY  CURRENT  CONFIDEN-
 TIALITY  AGREEMENT TO REMOVE ANY PROVISIONS THAT PREVENT TEACHERS, PRIN-
 CIPALS, OR SUPERINTENDENTS FROM DISCUSSING THE CONTENTS OF ANY  ELA  AND
 MATH ASSESSMENTS IN GRADES 3 THROUGH 8.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06440-03-8

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