Assembly Bill A8211

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a commission for the educational advancement of multilingual learners in New York

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A8211 - Details

Law Section:
Education

2019-A8211 - Summary

Establishes a commission for the educational advancement of multilingual learners in New York.

2019-A8211 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8211
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 7, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ARROYO -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  establish  a  commission for the educational advancement of
   multilingual learners in New York; and providing  for  the  repeal  of
   such provisions upon expiration thereof

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Commission established. (a) A commission, to  be  known  as
 the commission for the educational advancement of multilingual learners,
 hereafter  referred to as the commission, is hereby created to study and
 prepare a report on the best practices and  legislative  recommendations
 to  close  the  achievement gap and high school graduation rates between
 multilingual learners and their English proficient peers from prekinder-
 garten through twelfth grade. The report will  advise  the  legislature,
 governor,  board  of  regents, and New York state education officials on
 the best practices, provide policy and  legislative  recommendations  to
 close  the  achievement  gap;  and the feasibility and cost to implement
 such practices in schools.
   (b) The commission shall be composed of eleven members,  appointed  as
 follows:  (i)  two  members shall be appointed by the governor; (ii) two
 members shall be appointed by the speaker of  the  assembly;  (iii)  two
 members  shall  be  appointed  by the temporary president of the senate;
 (iv) one member shall be appointed by the minority leader of the  assem-
 bly;  (v)  one  member  shall be appointed by the minority leader of the
 senate; (vi) two members shall be appointed by  the  chancellor  of  the
 board  of regents; and (vii) one member shall be the commissioner of the
 New York state education department or appointed thereof who shall serve
 as chairperson of the commission.  Vacancies in the  membership  of  the
 commission  shall be filled in the manner provided for original appoint-
 ments.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10122-05-9
              

2019-A8211A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Education

2019-A8211A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a commission for the educational advancement of multilingual learners in New York.

2019-A8211A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8211--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 7, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ARROYO -- 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 establish a commission  for  the  educational  advancement  of
   multilingual  learners  in  New  York; and providing for the repeal of
   such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Commission  established. (a) A commission, to be known as
 the commission for the educational advancement of multilingual learners,
 hereafter referred to as the commission, is hereby created to study  and
 prepare  a  report on the best practices and legislative recommendations
 to close the achievement gap and high school  graduation  rates  between
 multilingual learners and their English proficient peers from prekinder-
 garten  through  twelfth  grade. The report will advise the legislature,
 governor, board of regents, and New York state  education  officials  on
 the  best  practices,  provide policy and legislative recommendations to
 close the achievement gap; and the feasibility  and  cost  to  implement
 such practices in schools.
   (b)  The  commission shall be composed of eleven members, appointed as
 follows: (i) two members shall be appointed by the  governor;  (ii)  two
 members  shall  be  appointed  by the speaker of the assembly; (iii) two
 members shall be appointed by the temporary  president  of  the  senate;
 (iv)  one member shall be appointed by the minority leader of the assem-
 bly; (v) one member shall be appointed by the  minority  leader  of  the
 senate;  (vi)  two  members  shall be appointed by the chancellor of the
 board of regents; and (vii) one member shall be the commissioner of  the
 New York state education department or appointed thereof who shall serve
 as  chairperson  of the commission.   Vacancies in the membership of the
 commission shall be filled within 30 days in  the  manner  provided  for
 original appointments.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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