| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Mar 23, 2020 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S8111
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) 19th Senate District
2019-S8111 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §305, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2021-2022:
S1981
2023-2024: S1986
2019-S8111 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8111
SPONSOR: JACKSON
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing and
directing the commissioner of education to allow students attending a
school closed due to a viral outbreak to receive instructional time for
work completed outside of the school; and providing for the repeal of
such provisions upon expiration thereof
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this bill is to allow students to accrue their required
annual instructional hours while they are completing their school work
outside of school due to their school's closure from a viral outbreak.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 adds a new subdivision 57 to Section 305 of the Education Law
that authorizes the Commissioner of Education to promulgate rules and
2019-S8111 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
8111
I N S E N A T E
March 23, 2020
___________
Introduced by Sen. JACKSON -- 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 authorizing and
directing the commissioner of education to allow students attending a
school closed due to a viral outbreak to receive instructional time
for work completed outside of the school; 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. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 57 to read as follows:
57. THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO PROMULGATE RULES
AND REGULATIONS WHICH ALLOW FOR INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS TO BE ACCRUED
TOWARDS THE REQUIRED ANNUAL INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS AND ANY OTHER INSTRUC-
TIONAL HOUR REQUIREMENT FOR THE STUDENT'S GRADE FOR THE AMOUNT OF TIME A
STUDENT SPENDS COMPLETING SCHOOL WORK OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL WHILE SUCH
SCHOOL IS CLOSED DUE TO A VIRAL OUTBREAK.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
deemed repealed December 31, 2020.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15858-01-0
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