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Assembly Bill A9947

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes a task force to study school start times

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2017-A9947 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a task force to study the feasibility of all middle schools and high schools in New York state beginning their school day at 8:30 a.m. or later.

2017-A9947 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9947
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 27, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEPULVEDA  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to establish a task force to study school start times
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  a. A task force is hereby established to study the feasi-
 bility of all middle schools and high schools beginning their school day
 at 8:30 a.m. or later.
   b. The task force shall:
   (i) study the feasibility of all New York  state  middle  schools  and
 high schools beginning their school day at 8:30 a.m. or later;
   (ii)  determine  the  amount of New York state middle schools and high
 schools that currently begin their school day before 8:30 a.m. and those
 that begin after, in addition to:
   (1) the socio-economic environment of such schools; and
   (2) the logistical justifications such  schools  may  have  for  their
 start time;
   (iii) study data on sleep deprivation of middle school and high school
 students,  and  the  effect  of  school start times on such sleep depri-
 vation; and
   (iv) determine if  any  encumbrances  exist  that  would  inhibit  the
 department of education from implementing such a measure, such as:
   (1) union-related contracts or local regulations;
   (2) school bus and logistical issues; and
   (3) after-school sports and activities.
   c.  No  later  than one year after the effective date of this act, the
 task force shall report its findings to the governor  and  the  legisla-
 ture, as described under subdivision b this section.
   § 2. a. The task force shall be comprised of:
   (i) two members appointed by the governor;
   (ii) two members appointed by the temporary president of the senate;
   (iii) two members appointed by the speaker of the assembly; and
   (iv)  one  member  appointed  by the commissioner of the department of
 education.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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