NY State Senate Bill 2019-S5483

Senate Bill S5483

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires each school district to include an identifier on the record of military-connected students and to notify teachers of such student enrollment

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2019-S5483 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: S1395

2019-S5483 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner to cause each school district to include an identifier on the student record of a military-connected student and to notify a classroom teacher of the enrollment of a military-connected student in any class taught by such teacher.

2019-S5483 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S5483

SPONSOR: BROOKS
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the education law, in relation to
school district requirements for military-connected students

 
PURPOSE:

To ensure that schools accurately and consistently report the number of
students from military-connected families.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. amends section 305 of the education law by adding a new
subdivision 60, which requires the commissioner to cause all school
districts to include a military-connected identifier on all student
records, inform teachers of their enrollment, and include the number of
such students in their annual basic educational data system

(BEDS) reports.

Section 2. is the enacting clause.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Students with parents or guardians in the military are subject to many
challenges resulting from military service. Logistical challenges such
as frequent relocations and long periods of parent absenteeism as well
as the emotional strain cause by having parents in physical danger can
manifest in behavioral problems at school. Tracking the numbers of such
students and keeping teachers informed of home circumstances that can
cause problems in the classroom will ease strain on both parents and
children alike.

In addition, high proportions of military-connected students in a school
district can have a direct impact on education funding. The Federal
Government provides Impact Aid to schools with high levels of federally
tax-exempt property, such as military bases, and lost property tax
revenue due to high enrollment of military students. In identifying such
students, this legislation will help schools in qualifying for such
sources of revenue and any other programs for military-connected
students.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2019-S5483 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5483
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 2, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BROOKS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the  education  law,  in  relation  to  school  district
   requirements for military-connected students
 
   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 60 to read as follows:
   60. FOR PURPOSES OF MONITORING ACADEMIC PROGRESS OF MILITARY-CONNECTED
 STUDENTS, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CAUSE  EACH  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  TO:  (A)
 INCLUDE  AN  IDENTIFIER  ON  THE  STUDENT RECORD OF A MILITARY-CONNECTED
 STUDENT, AND (B) INFORM A CLASSROOM TEACHER OF THE ENROLLMENT OF A MILI-
 TARY-CONNECTED STUDENT IN ANY CLASS TAUGHT BY SUCH TEACHER.  EACH SCHOOL
 DISTRICT SHALL INCLUDE IN THE  BASIC  EDUCATIONAL  DATA  SYSTEM  REPORTS
 (BEDS),  THE  NUMBER  OF  MILITARY-CONNECTED  STUDENTS  ENROLLED IN SUCH
 SCHOOL DISTRICT.  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, A "MILITARY-CONNECT-
 ED STUDENT" MEANS A STUDENT ENROLLED IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL  IN  THIS  STATE
 WHO IS A DEPENDENT OF A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES,
 INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10648-02-9

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