Assembly Bill A7063

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of education to create a pilot program to improve social and emotional learning in schools

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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-A7063 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5563
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education, Commissioner of
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A4541
2021-2022: A2401
2023-2024: A3087

2017-A7063 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of education to create a pilot program to improve social and emotional learning in schools.

2017-A7063 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7063
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 29, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. COOK, MOYA, PHEFFER AMATO, JONES -- Multi-Spon-
   sored by -- M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT -- read  once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT directing the commissioner of education to create a pilot program
   to improve social and emotional learning in schools; and providing for
   the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. (a) The commissioner of education  is  hereby  directed  to
 establish a pilot program aimed at improving social and emotional learn-
 ing.  Each  school  system or district in the state shall participate by
 establishing such pilot program in at  least  one  school  within  their
 system  or district. Each school system or district shall establish such
 pilot program within twelve months of the effective date of this act.
   (b) The program shall be administered through a contract with  outside
 entities that have been identified by the commissioner of education as a
 community based organization that:
   (1)  utilizes a social and emotional learning curriculum that: (i) has
 already been successfully tested in rural and urban schools  within  the
 state,  (ii)  includes  a volunteerism component, (iii) is listed in the
 United States Department of Education's What Works  Clearinghouse,  (iv)
 has  high  ratings  from  the  Collaborative  for  Academic, Social, and
 Emotional Learning, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, The Center for
 Substance Abuse Prevention and The National Registry  of  Evidence-based
 Programs  and  Practices and (v) has specific plans targeting prekinder-
 garten through twelfth grade, that can be incorporated into other estab-
 lished subject lesson plans or be its own standalone lesson plan;
   (2) utilizes social  influence  and  social  cognitive  approaches  in
 developing  social-emotional  competencies, citizenship skills, positive
 character, skills and attitudes consistent with a  drug-free  lifestyle,
 and service to others within a caring and consistent environment;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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