Assembly Bill A4338

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to improving educational outcomes for homeless school age children

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-A4338 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3209, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A4604
2017-2018: A7923
2019-2020: A3909
2021-2022: A2400

2023-A4338 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to improving educational outcomes for homeless school age children.

2023-A4338 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4338
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 14, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to improving  educational
   outcomes for homeless school age children
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 10 of section 3209  of  the  education  law  is
 renumbered  subdivision  12 and two new subdivisions 10 and 11 are added
 to read as follows:
   10. A. BY JANUARY THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND  TWENTY-FIVE,  AND  EVERY
 ODD-NUMBERED  YEAR  THEREAFTER,  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  SUBMIT TO THE
 GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE A REPORT INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
   (1) THE NUMBER OF IDENTIFIED HOMELESS SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN ENROLLED  IN
 PUBLIC SCHOOLS;
   (2)  THE  ACADEMIC  PERFORMANCE  AND  EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES OF HOMELESS
 SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:
   (I) STUDENT SCORES ON THE STATEWIDE ADMINISTERED ACADEMIC ASSESSMENTS;
   (II) ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY;
   (III) DROPOUT RATES;
   (IV) FOUR-YEAR ADJUSTED GRADUATION RATE;
   (V) FIVE-YEAR ADJUSTED GRADUATION RATE;
   (VI) ABSENTEEISM RATES;
   (VII) TRUANCY RATES, IF AVAILABLE; AND
   (VIII) SUSPENSION AND EXPULSION DATA.
   B. THE DATA REPORTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL
 INCLUDE STATE AND DISTRICT-LEVEL INFORMATION AND MUST  BE  DISAGGREGATED
 BY  AT  LEAST  THE  FOLLOWING  SUBGROUPS  OF SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN: WHITE,
 BLACK,  HISPANIC,  AMERICAN  INDIAN/ALASKAN   NATIVE,   ASIAN,   PACIFIC
 ISLANDER/HAWAIIAN  NATIVE,  LOW INCOME, TRANSITIONAL BILINGUAL, MIGRANT,
 SPECIAL EDUCATION, AND GENDER.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06400-01-3
 A. 4338                             2

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