Senate Bill S7995A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Creates a state-wide literacy education advocacy program

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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-S7995 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10105
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S1782, A3260
2023-2024: S1886, A3877

2019-S7995 - 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-S7995 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7995 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7995
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 6, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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 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
              

2019-S7995A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10105
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S1782, A3260
2023-2024: S1886, A3877

2019-S7995A (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-S7995A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7995A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7995--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 6, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed 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;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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