Senate Bill S8516

                            
 
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                                   8516
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 9, 2018
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation  to  creating  the  State
   University of New York Teachers' College
 
   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 article 116 to
 read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 116
           UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK TEACHERS' COLLEGE
 SECTION 5800. COLLEGE CREATED.
         5801. OBJECTS AND PURPOSES.
         5802. ADVISORY BOARD; APPOINTMENT; POWER AND DUTIES.
         5803. PROPERTY TO BELONG TO STATE.
         5804. TUITION AND FEES; CONDITIONS.
         5805. CONDITIONS OF MATRICULATION.
         5806. DEBT TRANSITION.
   § 5800. COLLEGE CREATED. THE UNIVERSITY  OF  THE  STATE  OF  NEW  YORK
 TEACHERS' COLLEGE IS HEREBY CREATED, AND SHALL BE ESTABLISHED IN ALBANY,
 NEW  YORK.  THE COLLEGE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE SUPERVISION OF THE STATE
 UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES.
   § 5801. OBJECTS AND PURPOSES. THE COLLEGE SHALL HAVE  AS  ITS  OBJECTS
 AND PURPOSES:
   1.  TEACHING  IN  THE  ART AND PRACTICE OF THE TEACHING SCIENCE IN ITS
 VARIOUS CAPACITIES INCLUDING THE CULTIVATION OF  THE  ARTS,  LITERATURE,
 AND  THE  VARIOUS SCIENCES; EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION; ELEMENTARY EDUCA-
 TION; SECONDARY EDUCATION; LANGUAGE TRAINING; SPECIAL  NEEDS  EDUCATION;
 LESSON  CREATION; CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT; CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTA-
 TION AND USE; EXAM CREATION AND GRADING; CURRICULA MANAGEMENT AND IMPLE-
 MENTATION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AND  THE  SUBJECTS
 DEEMED  NECESSARY  BY  THE  BOARD  OF REGENTS FOR THE EDUCATION OF STATE
 PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS.
   2. THE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH  AND  EXPERIMENTATION  IN  MODERN  TEACHING
 TECHNIQUES.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15765-01-8

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   3.  THE  INSTRUCTION OF STUDENTS IN THE WAYS AND METHODS OF CULTURALLY
 AND SOCIALLY SENSITIVE TEACHING, AS TO ENCOURAGE  THE  DISSEMINATION  OF
 THIS  SENSITIVITY  INTO SCHOOLS AND CREATE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS WHERE ALL
 STUDENTS ARE WELCOME.
   4.  THE  TRAINING  OF  ALL ITS MATRICULATES IN THE TEACHING OF SPECIAL
 NEEDS STUDENTS, THROUGH CURRICULA DEVELOPED AND APPROVED BY  THE  OFFICE
 OF SPECIAL EDUCATION.
   5.  THE TRAINING OF ALL WILLING MATRICULATES IN PROMINENT LANGUAGES OF
 THE STATE, INCLUDING BUT NOT NECESSARILY LIMITED TO, ENGLISH  AND  SPAN-
 ISH, AND THE METHODS AND PRACTICES OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION.
   6.  THE  CREATION  AND  ESTABLISHMENT OF TEACHER RESIDENCY PROGRAMS IN
 VARIOUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACROSS THE STATE, FOR THE  PURPOSE  OF  PROVIDING
 IN-CLASSROOM TRAINING FOR THE COLLEGE'S GRADUATE LEVEL STUDENTS.
   7.  THE  LIBERAL AND COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING AND EDUCATION OF TEACHERS,
 AND TO PROGRESS THE TEACHING PROFESSION IN ALL ITS FORMS.
   § 5802. ADVISORY BOARD; APPOINTMENT; POWER  AND  DUTIES.  AN  ADVISORY
 BOARD  SHALL  BE CREATED AND CONSIST OF ELEVEN MEMBERS: TWO APPOINTED BY
 THE COMMISSIONER, TWO BY THE BOARD OF REGENTS, TWO BY THE FACULTY AND/OR
 PROFESSIONAL STAFF FROM NEW YORK STATE UNIVERSITIES WHO ARE TO BE CHOSEN
 FROM NEW YORK  STATE  UNIVERSITIES  WITH  EXEMPLARY  EDUCATION  TRAINING
 PROGRAMS, TWO FROM AMONG THE COLLEGE'S FACULTY TO BE CHOSEN BY A VOTE OF
 THE  MATRICULATES,  AND  THREE ARE TO BE CHOSEN FROM AMONG WILLING STATE
 PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS BY A JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCA-
 TION. THE MEMBERS APPOINTED SHALL SERVE THREE-YEAR TERMS WHEN  APPOINTED
 IN  ODD-NUMBERED  YEARS,  AND TWO-YEAR TERMS WHEN APPOINTED IN EVEN-NUM-
 BERED YEARS. ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS MAY BE REMOVED BY A TWO-THIRDS  VOTE
 OF  ALL  OTHER  ADVISORY  BOARD  MEMBERS, OR BY A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF THE
 SENATE. VACANCIES OCCURRING ON THE ADVISORY BOARD FOR ANY  REASON  SHALL
 BE  FILLED  BY  THE AUTHORITY VESTED WITH THE POWER TO MAKE THE ORIGINAL
 APPOINTMENT. THE ADVISORY BOARD SHALL, FROM AMONG ITS MEMBERS, APPOINT A
 CHAIRPERSON, VICE-CHAIRPERSON AND SECRETARY. THE MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY
 BOARD WILL BE REIMBURSED FOR  ACTUAL  AND  NECESSARY  EXPENSES  INCURRED
 THROUGH  THE DISCHARGE OF THEIR ADVISORY DUTIES, BUT SHALL NOT OTHERWISE
 BE COMPENSATED. THE ADVISORY BOARD SHALL MEET AT LEAST FOUR  TIMES  EACH
 YEAR,  FOR THE PURPOSE OF GOVERNING THE OPERATION OF THE COLLEGE, REVIS-
 ING ITS GOALS, AND ESTABLISHING ITS PLANS  FOR  ACHIEVING  THOSE  GOALS.
 THE  ADVISORY BOARD, LESS THE MATRICULATE-APPOINTED MEMBERS, SHALL AFTER
 STUDY AND CONSULTATION OF APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES, SUBMIT TO THE COMMIS-
 SIONER, BOARD OF REGENTS, THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT  OF  THE
 SENATE  AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, ITS OFFICIAL RECOMMENDATION FOR
 THE ORGANIZATION, STRUCTURE, ADMINISTRATION, OPERATION AND ACTIVITIES OF
 THE COLLEGE. SUCH REPORT SHALL BE COMPLETED ON OR BEFORE JANUARY  FIRST,
 TWO  THOUSAND TWENTY. SUBSEQUENT REPORTS BY THE FULL ADVISORY BOARD WILL
 BE COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED IN THE SAME FASHION EVERY FIVE  YEARS.    THE
 ADVISORY BOARD SHALL ALSO, WITH THE DEPARTMENT, PUBLISH AN ANNUAL REPORT
 OF THE STATE OF THE TEACHING PROFESSION IN THE STATE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
 LIMITED  TO:    TEACHER  SHORTAGES,  VACANCIES  IN INDIVIDUAL DISTRICTS,
 LEGISLATION THAT HAS PASSED IN THE SENATE AND/OR ASSEMBLY WHICH  AFFECTS
 THE TEACHING PROFESSION, IMPLICATIONS OF THE STATE BUDGET ON SCHOOLS AND
 THE TEACHING PROFESSION, AND REGIONAL DATA ON TEACHER PAY.
   §  5803.  PROPERTY  TO BELONG TO STATE. ALL REAL PROPERTY ACQUIRED VIA
 STATE-APPROPRIATED MONIES SHALL BE AND REMAIN THE PROPERTY OF THE STATE.
 IF THE PROPERTY IS PURCHASED, THE TITLE THERETO SHALL BE CONVEYED TO THE
 PEOPLE OF THE STATE, THE SUFFICIENCY OF SUCH CONVEYANCE BEING SUBJECT TO
 APPROVAL BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

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   § 5804. TUITION AND FEES; CONDITIONS. THROUGH  APPROPRIATIONS  OF  THE
 STATE,  THE COLLEGE WILL NOT COLLECT OR SOLICIT TUITION OR FEES FROM ITS
 MATRICULATES FOR TUITION, BOARD  IN  COLLEGE-OWNED  HOUSING,  OR  COURSE
 ENROLLMENT. THE COLLEGE MAY CHARGE AND COLLECT FEES FOR HEALTH SERVICES,
 EXTRACURRICULAR  STUDENT ACTIVITIES, DINING, AND ANY OTHER FEES OF NOMI-
 NAL RELATIVE VALUE, IF SO APPROVED BY A UNANIMOUS VOTE OF  ITS  ADVISORY
 BOARD.
   §  5805.  CONDITIONS  OF  MATRICULATION.  STUDENTS  WHO SATISFACTORILY
 COMPLETE THE PRESCRIBED UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE EDUCATION PROVIDED BY
 THE COLLEGE WILL BE REQUIRED TO TEACH AT A STATE  PUBLIC  SCHOOL  FOR  A
 CONTINUOUS  FIVE-YEAR  PERIOD  WITHIN  TEN YEARS OF RECEIVING HIS OR HER
 DEGREE THROUGH THE COLLEGE. STATE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITH UNREACHED  TEACHER
 CAPACITY  AND  PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITH HIGH PERCENTAGES OF HIGH-NEED OR LOW-
 INCOME STUDENTS WILL BE GIVEN PREFERENCE IN THE PLACEMENT OF  SUCCESSFUL
 COLLEGE  GRADUATES.  THIS  SERVICE SHALL BE CONSIDERED FULL REPAYMENT OF
 THE COSTS INCURRED BY THE STUDENT'S EDUCATION AT THE  COLLEGE.  STUDENTS
 WHO DO NOT SATISFACTORILY COMPLETE THE COLLEGE'S PROGRAM OF TEACHING AND
 EDUCATION  WILL BE REQUIRED TO REPAY A LOAN AMOUNT TO THE STATE EQUAL TO
 THE AMOUNT INCURRED THROUGH THEIR EDUCATION AT THE COLLEGE.
   § 5806. DEBT TRANSITION. AS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF PART TWO OF  ARTI-
 CLE  FOURTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER, THERE SHALL BE A LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM
 CREATED AND MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL PRACTICING TEACHERS IN THE STATE,  FOR
 THE PURPOSE OF MITIGATING THE FINANCIAL BURDEN OF OBTAINING A DEGREE AND
 CERTIFICATION  NECESSARY  TO  TEACH  IN THE STATE. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN
 AWARD, APPLICANTS SHALL HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED AND EMPLOYED AS A TEACHER IN
 THE STATE, SHALL HAVE INCURRED EDUCATIONAL DEBT IN THE PURSUIT OF SUCH A
 DEGREE AND CERTIFICATION, AND SHALL HAVE  AN  OUTSTANDING  STUDENT  LOAN
 DEBT.  THE  AMOUNT  OF THE AWARD WILL BE MEANS-TESTED TO THE EXTENT THAT
 THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS NECESSARY, AND GIVE PREFERENCE  TO  THOSE  APPLI-
 CANTS  WHOSE  COST  OF  LIVING ACCOUNTS FOR MORE THAN ONE-THIRD OF THEIR
 ANNUAL TEACHING SALARY, AND TO THOSE WHO ARE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED,
 AS DEFINED BY THE COMMISSIONER. THE STATE WILL COUNT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF
 ITS AWARDS AS STATE-OWNED DEBT, OR CANCEL SUCH DEBT AS IS POSSIBLE,  AND
 MAKE APPROPRIATIONS NECESSARY IN THE FOLLOWING FISCAL YEAR TO REPAY THAT
 DEBT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.