Assembly Actions -
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Jan 16, 2021 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S1983
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2021-S1983 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §3204, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2015-2016:
S7629
2017-2018: S1366
2019-2020: S6589
2021-S1983 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides that the office of non-public school services shall create and revise a document titled the state standards report which is to be completed by the superintendent of every school district for each non-public school in such district, and which will assist and guide the school district in determining that all resident children attending a school other than a public school receive instruction from competent teachers and is at least substantially equivalent to the instruction given to minors of like age and attainments at the public schools where the minor resides; makes related provisions.
2021-S1983 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1983 SPONSOR: JACKSON TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to requiring a state standards report to be filed by all non-public schools PURPOSE: To assist superintendents in ensuring that the education provided to children attending non-public schools is substantially equivalent to that of a public school. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 adds a new subdivision 1-a to Section 3204 of the Education Law that would allow the Education Commissioner to determine whether specific non-public schools are providing a substantially equivalent education to that of public schools. The Office of Non-public Schools would be responsible for assisting superintendents in preparing a State
2021-S1983 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1983 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 16, 2021 ___________ 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 requiring a state standards report to be filed by all non-public schools THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 3204 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows: 1-A. OFFICE OF NON-PUBLIC SCHOOL SERVICES. (A) THE OFFICE OF NON-PUBL- IC SCHOOL SERVICES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT SHALL VERIFY NO LATER THAN THE FIRST OF AUGUST OF EACH YEAR ENDING IN AN EVEN NUMBER THAT EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS SUBMITTED A CERTIFIED STATE STANDARDS REPORT FOR THE PRECEDING TWO YEARS. THE STATE STANDARDS REPORT SHALL CERTIFY THAT INSTRUCTION GIVEN TO ALL MINORS ELSEWHERE THAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS AT LEAST SUBSTANTIALLY EQUIVALENT TO THE INSTRUCTION GIVEN TO MINORS OF LIKE AGE AND ATTAINMENTS AT THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THE CITY OR DISTRICT WHERE THE MINOR RESIDES AND SHALL BE SIGNED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS AND APPROVED BY MAJORITY VOTE OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. (B) THE OFFICE OF NON-PUBLIC SCHOOL SERVICES SHALL CREATE AND REVISE A DOCUMENT TITLED THE STATE STANDARDS REPORT. THE STATE STANDARDS REPORT, WHICH IS TO BE COMPLETED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR EACH NON-PUBLIC SCHOOL IN SUCH DISTRICT, WILL ASSIST AND GUIDE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN DETERMINING THAT ALL RESIDENT CHILDREN ATTENDING A SCHOOL OTHER THAN A PUBLIC SCHOOL RECEIVE INSTRUCTION FROM COMPETENT TEACHERS AND IS AT LEAST SUBSTANTIALLY EQUIVALENT TO THE INSTRUCTION GIVEN TO MINORS OF LIKE AGE AND ATTAINMENTS AT THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHERE THE MINOR RESIDES. (C) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ISSUE A DISTRICT COMPLIANCE REPORT, ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST OF SEPTEMBER OF EACH YEAR ENDING IN AN EVEN NUMBER, TO BE POSTED ON THE DEPARTMENT WEBSITE, WHICH DETAILS THE FOLLOWING: (I) EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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