assembly Bill A4689A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to developing grow your own initiatives at school districts, boards of cooperative educational services and higher education institutions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 05, 2022 referred to education
Apr 06, 2021 print number 4689a
Apr 06, 2021 amend and recommit to education
Feb 04, 2021 referred to education

Co-Sponsors

A4689 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1100
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3039, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S7635
2023-2024: A68, S2140

A4689 - Summary

Develops grow your own initiatives at school districts, boards of cooperative educational services and higher education institutions to attract underrepresented candidates into the teaching profession.

A4689 - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4689
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SAYEGH -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Education
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to developing grow your
   own initiatives at school districts, boards of cooperative educational
   services and higher education institutions

   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 3039
 to read as follows:
   § 3039. GROW YOUR OWN INITIATIVE. 1. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION
 WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, CHANCELLOR OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF  NEW
 YORK  AND  CHANCELLOR  OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, SHALL DEVELOP
 GUIDELINES FOR  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS,  BOARDS  OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL
 SERVICES  AND  INSTITUTIONS  OF  HIGHER EDUCATION TO USE TO DEVELOP GROW
 YOUR OWN INITIATIVES AIMED  AT  ATTRACTING  UNDERREPRESENTED  CANDIDATES
 INTO  THE  TEACHING PROFESSION. SUCH GUIDELINES SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE
 LIMITED TO:
   (A) EFFORTS FOR  LOCAL  RECRUITMENT  OF  UNDERREPRESENTED  CANDIDATES,
 INCLUDING  THOSE WHO ARE CURRENT TEACHING ASSISTANTS, PARAEDUCATORS, AND
 CURRENT STUDENTS;
   (B) INITIATIVES AIMED AT CREATING AN EARLY RECRUITMENT PIPELINE BEGIN-
 NING AT THE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL;
   (C) PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS,  COMMUNITY-BASED  ORGANIZA-
 TIONS,  EDUCATOR  PREPARATION  INSTITUTIONS  AND  INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER
 EDUCATION TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT UNDERREPRESENTED CANDIDATES TO  ENTER
 AND REMAIN IN THE TEACHING PROFESSION; AND
   (D)  FUNDING SOURCES AVAILABLE TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND INSTITUTIONS OF
 HIGHER EDUCATION TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN UNDERREPRESENTED CANDIDATES  INTO
 THE TEACHING PROFESSION.
   2.  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION "UNDERREPRESENTED CANDIDATE" MEANS AN
 INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS PARTICIPATED IN MY BROTHER'S KEEPER, TEACHER  OPPOR-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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A4689A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1100
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3039, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S7635
2023-2024: A68, S2140

A4689A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Develops grow your own initiatives at school districts, boards of cooperative educational services and higher education institutions to attract underrepresented candidates into the teaching profession.

A4689A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4689--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SAYEGH, BRONSON, GALEF -- read once and referred
   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 developing grow your
   own initiatives at school districts, boards of cooperative educational
   services and higher education institutions
 
   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 3039
 to read as follows:
   § 3039. GROW YOUR OWN INITIATIVE. 1. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION
 WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, CHANCELLOR OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF  NEW
 YORK  AND  CHANCELLOR  OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, SHALL DEVELOP
 GUIDELINES FOR  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS,  BOARDS  OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL
 SERVICES  AND  INSTITUTIONS  OF  HIGHER EDUCATION TO USE TO DEVELOP GROW
 YOUR OWN INITIATIVES AIMED  AT  ATTRACTING  UNDERREPRESENTED  CANDIDATES
 INTO  THE  TEACHING PROFESSION. SUCH GUIDELINES SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE
 LIMITED TO:
   (A) EFFORTS FOR  LOCAL  RECRUITMENT  OF  UNDERREPRESENTED  CANDIDATES,
 INCLUDING  THOSE WHO ARE CURRENT TEACHING ASSISTANTS, PARAEDUCATORS, AND
 CURRENT STUDENTS;
   (B) INITIATIVES AIMED AT CREATING AN EARLY RECRUITMENT PIPELINE BEGIN-
 NING AT THE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL;
   (C) PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS,  COMMUNITY-BASED  ORGANIZA-
 TIONS,  EDUCATOR  PREPARATION  INSTITUTIONS  AND  INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER
 EDUCATION TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT UNDERREPRESENTED CANDIDATES TO  ENTER
 AND REMAIN IN THE TEACHING PROFESSION; AND
   (D)  FUNDING SOURCES AVAILABLE TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND INSTITUTIONS OF
 HIGHER EDUCATION TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN UNDERREPRESENTED CANDIDATES  INTO
 THE TEACHING PROFESSION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03701-02-1