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Senate Bill S8301

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to state assessments and teacher evaluations

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2017-S8301 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10475
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3012-d, Ed L; amd Part AA Subpart B §2, Chap 56 of 2014
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S1262, A783

2017-S8301 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to state assessments and teacher evaluations; makes certain provisions permanent.

2017-S8301 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8301 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8301
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 27, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. MARCELLINO, TEDISCO -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to state assessments and
   teacher evaluations; and to amend chapter 56  of  the  laws  of  2014,
   amending  the  education  law  relating to providing that standardized
   test scores shall not be included on a student's permanent record,  in
   relation to making certain provisions permanent
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3012-d of the education law is amended by adding  a
 new subdivision 16 to read as follows:
   16.  A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, RULE OR REGULATION
 TO THE CONTRARY, THE GRADES THREE THROUGH EIGHT  ENGLISH  LANGUAGE  ARTS
 AND  MATHEMATICS STATE ASSESSMENTS AND ALL OTHER STATE-CREATED OR ADMIN-
 ISTERED TESTS SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO BE  UTILIZED  IN  ANY  MANNER  TO
 DETERMINE A TEACHER OR PRINCIPAL EVALUATION REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION.
   B.  THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROVIDING
 ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENTS THAT MAY BE USED IN GRADES THREE  THROUGH  EIGHT
 INSTEAD  OF  ALL  OTHER STATE-CREATED OR ADMINISTERED TESTS, WHICH SHALL
 INCLUDE ALL OF THE ASSESSMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED  BY  THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER FOR USE IN DETERMINING TRANSITION SCORES AND RATINGS.
   C.  THE SELECTION AND USE OF AN ASSESSMENT IN A TEACHER OR PRINCIPAL'S
 EVALUATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPHS A AND B OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND SUBDI-
 VISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT  TO  COLLECTIVE  BARGAINING
 PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FOURTEEN OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
   D. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF SUBDIVISION TWELVE OF THIS SECTION
 TO  THE CONTRARY, NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO ABROGATE
 ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS OF ANY  COLLECTIVE  BARGAINING  AGREEMENT  IN
 EFFECT  ON  THE  DATE  THIS SUBDIVISION TAKES EFFECT AND UNTIL THE ENTRY
 INTO A SUCCESSOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT, PROVIDED THAT NOTWITH-
 STANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, UPON EXPIRATION  OF
 SUCH TERM AND THE ENTRY INTO A SUCCESSOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
 THE  PROVISIONS  OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL APPLY; AND, PROVIDED FURTHER,
 HOWEVER, THAT ANY ASSESSMENTS USED IN DETERMINING TRANSITION SCORES  AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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