Assembly Bill A1168

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of education to establish a mentor program whereby a school district may hire retired teachers to aid new teachers

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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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2017-A1168 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §309-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7363
2011-2012: A7103
2013-2014: A3532
2015-2016: A753

2017-A1168 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of education to establish a mentor program whereby a school district may hire retired teachers to mentor inexperienced teachers in the classroom and in preparation for such classes; provides such mentors would not lose retirement benefits, but cannot increase such benefits by service as a mentor teacher.

2017-A1168 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1168
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SIMANOWITZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
   CROUCH, LOPEZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a  mentor
   program to assist new teachers
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section  309-b
 to read as follows:
   § 309-B. TEACHER'S MENTOR PROGRAM. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH
 A  MENTOR PROGRAM WHEREBY A SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY EMPLOY A RETIRED TEACHER
 TO WORK IN THE CLASSROOM AND  IN  PREPARATION  WITH  A  NEW  TEACHER  TO
 PROVIDE EXPERIENCE AND EXPEDITE DEVELOPMENT OF SUCH NEW TEACHER.
   2.  THE  MENTOR  TEACHER MAY BE PAID AN AMOUNT TO BE NEGOTIATED BY THE
 LOCAL BOARD AND NOT DETERMINED BY OR LIMITED TO RESTRICTION OF  PREVIOUS
 SALARY  OR STEP, WHICH PAYMENT SHALL NOT DIMINISH THE PAYMENT OF RETIRE-
 MENT  BENEFITS  TO  SUCH  MENTOR  TEACHER,  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY   OTHER
 PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY.
   3.  TIME  SPENT  AS A MENTOR TEACHER MAY NOT BE INCLUDED AS CREDITABLE
 SERVICE TOWARD RETIREMENT OR TO INCREASE ANY RETIREMENT BENEFIT.
   4. NO PERSON MAY HOLD TENURE AS A MENTOR TEACHER OR BECOME ENTITLED TO
 TENURE AS A MENTOR TEACHER.
   5. ANY SCHOOL BOARD MAY FOLLOW THE PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  ONE OF THIS SECTION, BUT SHALL NOT BE
 COMPELLED TO HAVE SUCH A PROGRAM.
   6. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE NECESSARY RULES  AND  REGULATIONS
 TO CARRY OUT THE PROGRAM, AS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, IMME-
 DIATELY UPON THIS SECTION BECOMING A LAW.
   §  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect  on  the first of September next
 succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03483-01-7

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