Senate Bill S4159

                             
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                                   4159
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 3, 2023
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 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- 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 reporting on  swimming
   education  in  a  public  school; and providing for the repeal of such
   provisions upon the expiration thereof

   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 817 to
 read as follows:
   §  817.  SWIMMING EDUCATION. (A) WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE
 OF THIS SECTION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ALLOCATE  MONIES  FROM  EXISTING
 BUDGETARY  RESOURCES  TO INVENTORY AND REPORT TO THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE
 OF THE LEGISLATURE ON THE EXTENT OF  ALL  EXISTING  RESOURCES  AND  BEST
 PRACTICES AVAILABLE FOR SWIMMING INSTRUCTION CLASSES IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
   (B)  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  ESTABLISH  A  WORKING GROUP ON SWIMMING
 EDUCATION WHICH SHALL BE COMPOSED OF NOT MORE THAN  FIFTEEN  INDIVIDUALS
 REPRESENTING INTERESTED STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING:
   (I) THE COMMISSIONER OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE;
   (II)  PHYSICAL  EDUCATION  TEACHERS  WHO TEACH AT ANY GRADE LEVEL FROM
 KINDERGARTEN THROUGH TWELVE;
   (III) SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS WHO WORK AT AN ELEMENTARY  SCHOOL,  MIDDLE
 SCHOOL OR HIGH SCHOOL;
   (IV) MEMBERS OF SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATIONS;
   (V)  INDIVIDUALS WHO REPRESENT NOT-FOR-PROFIT RECREATIONAL AND FITNESS
 ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE STATE;
   (VI) INDIVIDUALS WHO REPRESENT PUBLIC PARK AND RECREATION  DEPARTMENTS
 ACROSS THE STATE; AND
   (VII)  ANY OTHER STAKEHOLDER THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS NECESSARY, INCLUD-
 ING BUT NOT LIMITED  TO,  COMMUNITY  MEMBERS  WHO  ARE  UNDERSERVED  AND
 DISPROPORTIONATELY  IMPACTED  BY  THE  CURRENT  DISTRIBUTION OF SWIMMING
 RESOURCES IN THEIR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07191-01-3
              

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   (C) EIGHTEEN MONTHS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS  SECTION,  THE
 WORKING  GROUP ON SWIMMING EDUCATION SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE EDUCA-
 TION COMMITTEE, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF
 THE ASSEMBLY, OF  SUCH  WORKING  GROUP'S  FINDINGS  AND  RECOMMENDATIONS
 REGARDING  RESOURCES, PERSONNEL AND ANY OTHER COSTS NEEDED TO MAKE SWIM-
 MING INSTRUCTION AVAILABLE IN ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS  FOR  CHILDREN  OF  ALL
 AGES.   SUCH REPORT SHALL CONSIDER THE COMMISSIONER'S REPORT PURSUANT TO
 SUBDIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
 deemed repealed six months after the working group on swimming education
 reports  its findings and recommendations to the legislature pursuant to
 subdivision (c) of section 817 of the education law as added by  section
 one of this act; provided that the commissioner of education shall noti-
 fy  the  legislative bill drafting commission upon the submission of the
 report required in subdivision (c) of section 817 of the  education  law
 as  added  by  section  one of this act in order that the commission may
 maintain an accurate and timely effective data base of the official text
 of the laws of the state of New York in furtherance of effectuating  the
 provisions  of section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of the
 public officers law.