Senate Bill S6296A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires class size reduction plans in city school districts in cities having a population of one million or more

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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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2021-S6296 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7447
Current Committee:
Senate New York City Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §211-d, Ed L

2021-S6296 - Summary

Requires city school districts in cities having a population of one million or more to develop class size reduction plans beginning in September 2022 to reduce the average classroom size citywide, by district, and by school in such districts by the 2027-2028 school year.

2021-S6296 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6296 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6296
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 21, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. JACKSON -- 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 requiring  class  size
   reduction plans in city school districts in cities having a population
   of one million or more

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of paragraph b of  subdivision
 2 of section 211-d of the education law, subparagraph (ii) as amended by
 section  2  of part A of chapter 57 of the laws of 2008 and subparagraph
 (iii) as added by section 3-a of part A of chapter 57  of  the  laws  of
 2009, are amended to read as follows:
   (ii)  In  a  city school district in a city having a population of one
 million or more inhabitants such contract shall also include a  plan  to
 reduce  CITYWIDE  average  class  sizes  AND  BY DISTRICT AND SCHOOL, as
 defined by the commissioner, [within five years] BEGINNING SEPTEMBER TWO
 THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE AND TO BE ACHIEVED BY SEPTEMBER  TWO-THOUSAND  TWEN-
 TY-SIX for the following grade ranges: (A) pre-kindergarten-third grade;
 (B) fourth-eighth grade; and (C) high school, AND SHALL THEREAFTER MAIN-
 TAIN  THE  AVERAGE  CLASS  SIZES ACHIEVED BY SUCH DATE.  Such plan shall
 include ANNUAL class size reduction for low performing  and  overcrowded
 schools  and  also  include the methods to be used to achieve such class
 sizes, such as the creation  or  construction  of  more  classrooms  and
 school  buildings, the placement of more than one teacher in a classroom
 or methods to otherwise reduce the student to teacher ratio[;  provided,
 however, that notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contra-
 ry, the sole and exclusive remedy for a violation of the requirements of
 this paragraph shall be pursuant to a petition to the commissioner under
 subdivision  seven  of  section three hundred ten of this title, and the
 decision of the commissioner on such petition shall be final  and  unre-

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10991-01-1
              

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2021-S6296A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7447
Current Committee:
Senate New York City Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §211-d, Ed L

2021-S6296A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires city school districts in cities having a population of one million or more to develop class size reduction plans beginning in September 2022 to reduce the average classroom size citywide, by district, and by school in such districts by the 2027-2028 school year.

2021-S6296A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6296A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6296--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 21, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. JACKSON, ADDABBO, BIAGGI, BRISPORT, COMRIE, GIANAR-
   IS, GOUNARDES, HOYLMAN, LANZA, MYRIE, PARKER, RAMOS, SALAZAR,  SERRANO
   -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
   the Committee on New York City Education -- recommitted to the Commit-
   tee  on New York City Education in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec.
   8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended
   and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to requiring class size
   reduction plans in city school districts in cities having a population
   of one million or more
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.    Paragraph  e  of  subdivision 1 of section 211-d of the
 education law, as amended by section 1 of part A of chapter  56  of  the
 laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   e.  Notwithstanding  paragraphs  a and b of this subdivision, a school
 district that submitted a contract for excellence for the  two  thousand
 eight--two  thousand nine school year shall submit a contract for excel-
 lence for the  two  thousand  nine--two  thousand  ten  school  year  in
 conformity  with the requirements of subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of
 subdivision two of this section unless all schools in the  district  are
 identified  as  in  good  standing  and  provided further that, a school
 district that submitted a contract for excellence for the  two  thousand
 nine--two  thousand  ten school year, unless all schools in the district
 are identified as in good standing, shall submit a contract  for  excel-
 lence for the two thousand eleven--two thousand twelve school year which
 shall,  notwithstanding  the  requirements of subparagraph (vi) of para-
 graph a of subdivision two of this section, provide for the  expenditure
 of  an  amount  which  shall  be not less than the product of the amount
 approved by the commissioner in the contract for excellence for the  two
 thousand   nine--two   thousand  ten  school  year,  multiplied  by  the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10991-08-2
              

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