Senate Bill S4385

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes a parent and student training center within the City University of New York

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee New York City Education Committee


  • 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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2021-S4385 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate New York City Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2590-w, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S6107
2011-2012: S3075
2013-2014: S1333
2015-2016: S936, S3546
2017-2018: S610, S3083
2019-2020: S608, S4379
2023-2024: S5144, S5338

2021-S4385 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a parent and student training center within the City University of New York.

2021-S4385 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S4385 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4385
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 4, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on New York City Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a  parent
   and student training center within the City University of New York

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 2590-w
 to read as follows:
   § 2590-W. PARENT TRAINING. 1. THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF  NEW  YORK  SHALL
 OPERATE A PARENT AND STUDENT TRAINING CENTER, KNOWN AS THE PARENT TRAIN-
 ING CENTER ("CENTER") FOR THE SUPPORT AND TRAINING OF PARENTS OR PERSONS
 IN PARENTAL RELATION TO A STUDENT OR STUDENTS ATTENDING PUBLIC SCHOOL IN
 THE  CITY  OF  NEW  YORK.  SUCH TRAINING SHALL OCCUR IN EACH OF THE FIVE
 BOROUGHS. THE CENTER SHALL DESIGN  AND  IMPLEMENT  PROGRAMS  FOR  PARENT
 ENGAGEMENT  WITHIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, COORDINATING,
 WHERE APPROPRIATE, WITH THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT  OF  THE  CITY  OF  NEW
 YORK. THE CENTER SHALL:
   (A)  CONDUCT  TRAINING  AND  SUPPORT  PROGRAMS FOR PARENTS IN ORDER TO
 INCREASE THEIR  CAPACITY  TO  PARTICIPATE  IN  AND  ENGAGE  WITH  LOCAL,
 DISTRICT,  AND  CITY-WIDE SCHOOL GOVERNANCE AND PARTICIPATORY STRUCTURES
 DESIGNED TO SUPPORT AND INCLUDE PARENTAL AND STUDENT INPUT INCLUDING BUT
 NOT LIMITED TO SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAMS,  COMMUNITY  EDUCATION  COUNCILS,
 DISTRICT  LEADERSHIP  TEAMS, PARENT ASSOCIATIONS, CITY-WIDE COUNCILS AND
 OTHER EXISTING FORMAL GOVERNANCE AND PARTICIPATORY  STRUCTURES  DESIGNED
 TO SUPPORT AND INCLUDE PARENTAL AND STUDENT INPUT;
   (B)  CONDUCT  OUTREACH  AND  RECRUITMENT  TO INCREASE DIVERSITY IN THE
 ABOVE LISTED GOVERNANCE AND PARTICIPATORY STRUCTURES TO  BETTER  REFLECT
 THE  DIVERSE  COMPOSITION OF THE REPRESENTED COMMUNITY, WITH AN EMPHASIS
 ON PROVIDING RESOURCES AND TRAINING IN COMMUNITY DISTRICTS WHERE  GRADU-
 ATION  AND RETENTION RATES ARE IN THE LOWER HALF OF THE CITY-WIDE GRADU-
 ATION AND RETENTION RATES;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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