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Assembly Bill A10105A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Creates a state-wide literacy education advocacy program

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2019-A10105 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7995
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A3260, S1782
2023-2024: A3877, S1886

2019-A10105 - Summary

Creates a state-wide literacy education advocacy program modelled after the Newburgh Armory Unity Center Literacy Education Advocacy Partnership; and to study the viability of the Newburgh Armory Unity Center Literacy Education Advocacy Partnership.

2019-A10105 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10105
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 12, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, SCHMITT -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Education
 
 AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to creating a state-wide
   literacy education advocacy program; and to study the viability of the
   Newburgh armory unity center literacy education advocacy partnership
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The commissioner of education shall conduct a study on the
 Newburgh Armory Unity Center  Literacy  Education  Advocacy  Partnership
 (NAUC  LEAP).    The  purpose  of  such  study shall be to determine the
 successes and effectiveness of the program in achieving its goals,  with
 the  intent  of  understanding effective practices that support students
 being able to read at grade three and score at level three and  four  on
 the third grade English language arts state assessment.  The commission-
 er  of  education shall then develop recommendations for replicating the
 program in other areas of the state.
   § 2. The commissioner of education  shall,  within  one  year  of  the
 effective  date  of  this  section, report the findings, conclusions and
 recommendations of such study to the governor,  temporary  president  of
 the senate and speaker of the assembly.
   §  3.  Section  305  of  the  education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 57 to read as follows:
   57. THE COMMISSIONER  SHALL  DEVELOP  A  LITERACY  EDUCATION  ADVOCACY
 PROGRAM  TO  PROVIDE  ADDITIONAL  LITERACY  INSTRUCTION  FOR  ELEMENTARY
 SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL:
   A. FOSTER COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG  NOT-FOR-PROFIT  ORGANIZA-
 TIONS  THAT  INCREASE  THE CAPACITY FOR PROGRAMMING AIMED AT URBAN CHIL-
 DREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES;
   B. SERVE AS AN INCUBATOR OF INNOVATION, ENABLING PARTICIPATING  ORGAN-
 IZATIONS TO EMPLOY THEIR EXPERTISE TO IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS OF VALUE TO THE
 COMMUNITY;
   C. BE OPTIONAL FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS NEW YORK STATE; AND
   D.  UTILIZE  THE  STUDY  PERFORMED BY THE COMMISSIONER ON THE NEWBURGH
 ARMORY UNITY CENTER LITERACY EDUCATION ADVOCACY PARTNERSHIP.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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2019-A10105A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7995
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A3260, S1782
2023-2024: A3877, S1886

2019-A10105A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a state-wide literacy education advocacy program modelled after the Newburgh Armory Unity Center Literacy Education Advocacy Partnership; and to study the viability of the Newburgh Armory Unity Center Literacy Education Advocacy Partnership.

2019-A10105A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                 10105--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 12, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, SCHMITT -- read once and referred to the
   Committee  on Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to creating a  state-wide
   literacy  education advocacy program and to study the viability of the
   Newburgh armory unity center literacy education advocacy partnership
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 57 to read as follows:
   57. (A) THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION SHALL CONDUCT A STUDY ON LITERA-
 CY  ADVOCACY  PROGRAMS IN THE STATE, INCLUDING THE NEWBURGH ARMORY UNITY
 CENTER LITERACY EDUCATION ADVOCACY PARTNERSHIP (NAUC LEAP).  THE PURPOSE
 OF SUCH STUDY SHALL BE TO DETERMINE THE SUCCESSES AND  EFFECTIVENESS  OF
 THESE  PROGRAMS IN ACHIEVING THEIR GOALS, WITH THE INTENT OF UNDERSTAND-
 ING EFFECTIVE PRACTICES THAT SUPPORT STUDENTS  BEING  ABLE  TO  READ  AT
 GRADE  LEVEL  AND  SCORE  PROFICIENT  ON  THE  GRADE THREE THROUGH EIGHT
 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS STATE ASSESSMENT.  THE COMMISSIONER  OF  EDUCATION
 SHALL  THEN  DEVELOP  RECOMMENDATIONS AND BEST PRACTICES FOR REPLICATING
 LITERACY ADVOCACY PROGRAMS IN AREAS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
   (B) THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION SHALL, WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFEC-
 TIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION,  REPORT  THE  FINDINGS,  CONCLUSIONS  AND
 RECOMMENDATIONS  OF  SUCH  STUDY TO THE GOVERNOR, TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF
 THE SENATE AND SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY.
   (C) WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  THE
 COMMISSIONER  SHALL  DEVELOP  A  LITERACY  EDUCATION ADVOCACY PROGRAM TO
 PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LITERACY INSTRUCTION FOR GRADE  THREE  THROUGH  EIGHT
 STUDENTS. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL:
   (I)  FOSTER COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZA-
 TIONS THAT INCREASE THE CAPACITY FOR PROGRAMMING AIMED  AT  URBAN  CHIL-
 DREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES;
   (II)  MAKE  AVAILABLE  A LIST OF PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS TO BETTER
 IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS OF VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY;
   (III) BE OPTIONAL FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS NEW YORK STATE; AND
   (IV) UTILIZE THE STUDY PERFORMED BY THE COMMISSIONER PURSUANT TO PARA-
 GRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.

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