Assembly Bill A3648

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes a culturally responsive education curriculum and standards; appropriation

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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2019-A3648 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2937
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §804-e, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A11321
2021-2022: S273
2023-2024: S2386

2019-A3648 - Summary

Establishes a culturally responsive education curriculum and standards; requires all school districts, charter schools and private schools to integrate culturally responsive education throughout the education of all students at all grade levels; establishes a pilot program in culturally responsive education; appropriates $25,000,000 therefor.

2019-A3648 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
     S. 2937                                                  A. 3648
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2019
                                ___________
 
 IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. MYRIE -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 IN  ASSEMBLY  --  Introduced  by  M.  of A. RICHARDSON, DICKENS, ARROYO,
   RIVERA, PRETLOW,  COOK,  JEAN-PIERRE,  TITUS,  BICHOTTE,  SIMON,  KIM,
   REYES,  CRUZ,  CRESPO,  EPSTEIN,  ORTIZ, DE LA ROSA, FRONTUS, SOLAGES,
   LAVINE, FERNANDEZ, HUNTER, RAYNOR, PICHARDO, BLAKE, RODRIGUEZ,  VANEL,
   RAMOS,  PERRY,  ROMEO,  DAVILA, JACOBSON, BRONSON, TAYLOR -- read once
   and referred to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend  the  education  law,  in  relation  to  establishing  a
   culturally  responsive  education curriculum and standards; and making
   an appropriation therefor
 
   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 section 804-e
 to read as follows:
   § 804-E. CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE EDUCATION CURRICULUM AND STANDARDS.  1.
 CULTURALLY  RESPONSIVE  EDUCATION RULES AND REGULATIONS. (A) THE COMMIS-
 SIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION  OF
 CULTURALLY  RESPONSIVE  EDUCATION  CURRICULUM  FOR ALL SCHOOLS INCLUDING
 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS  AND  SENIOR  HIGH  SCHOOLS.  IN
 FORMULATING  SUCH  REGULATIONS,  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  SEEK INPUT OF
 PARENTS, STUDENTS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS.
   (B) IN FORMULATING THE RULES AND REGULATIONS REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPH (A)
 OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL RECOGNIZE  THAT:  MORE  THAN
 HALF  OF  NEW YORK STATE'S PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE STUDENTS OF COLOR;
 EDUCATION THAT MAKES A CULTURAL CONNECTION WITH STUDENTS HAS BEEN  SHOWN
 TO  IMPROVE  EDUCATIONAL  OUTCOMES; CULTURAL RESPONSIVENESS ADVANCES AND
 ACCELERATES  STUDENT  LEARNING  BY  HONORING  AND  SUPPORTING  STUDENTS'
 CULTURAL,  LINGUISTIC  AND  RACIAL EXPERIENCES; IN ORDER FOR STUDENTS TO
 GAIN THE FULL BENEFITS OF THE DIVERSITY OF NEW  YORK  STATE,  CULTURALLY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2019-A3648A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2937
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §804-e, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A11321
2021-2022: S273
2023-2024: S2386

2019-A3648A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a culturally responsive education curriculum and standards; requires all school districts, charter schools and private schools to integrate culturally responsive education throughout the education of all students at all grade levels; establishes a pilot program in culturally responsive education; appropriates $25,000,000 therefor.

2019-A3648A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
     S. 2937--A                                            A. 3648--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2019
                                ___________
 
 IN  SENATE  --  Introduced  by  Sens.  MYRIE,  BAILEY,  BIAGGI,  COMRIE,
   GOUNARDES, HOYLMAN, JACKSON, PARKER, PERSAUD, RAMOS, SALAZAR  --  read
   twice  and  ordered  printed,  and when printed to be committed to the
   Committee on Finance -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 IN  ASSEMBLY  --  Introduced  by  M.  of A. RICHARDSON, DICKENS, ARROYO,
   RIVERA, PRETLOW,  COOK,  JEAN-PIERRE,  TITUS,  BICHOTTE,  SIMON,  KIM,
   REYES,  CRUZ,  CRESPO,  EPSTEIN,  ORTIZ, DE LA ROSA, FRONTUS, SOLAGES,
   LAVINE, FERNANDEZ, HUNTER, DARLING, PICHARDO, BLAKE, RODRIGUEZ, VANEL,
   RAMOS, PERRY, ROMEO, DAVILA, JACOBSON, BRONSON, TAYLOR, NIOU,  JOYNER,
   HYNDMAN,  JAFFEE  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Educa-
   tion -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law,  in  relation to establishing a
   culturally responsive education curriculum and standards;  and  making
   an appropriation therefor
 
   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 section  804-e
 to read as follows:
   §  804-E. CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE EDUCATION CURRICULUM AND STANDARDS. 1.
 CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE EDUCATION RULES AND REGULATIONS. (A)  THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER  SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
 CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE EDUCATION CURRICULUM  FOR  ALL  SCHOOLS  INCLUDING
 ELEMENTARY  SCHOOLS,  JUNIOR  HIGH  SCHOOLS  AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS. IN
 FORMULATING SUCH REGULATIONS,  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  SEEK  INPUT  OF
 PARENTS, STUDENTS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS.
   (B) IN FORMULATING THE RULES AND REGULATIONS REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPH (A)
 OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL RECOGNIZE THAT: MORE THAN
 HALF OF NEW YORK STATE'S PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE STUDENTS  OF  COLOR;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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