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                                    834
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
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 Introduced  by  Sen. TEDISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to establish a task force on pandemic learning loss in  New  York
   state;  and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expi-
   ration thereof
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. 1. Task force on pandemic learning loss in New York state.
 There is hereby established a task force on pandemic  learning  loss  in
 New  York  state.  The  purpose  of the task force shall be to conduct a
 comprehensive study on  the  impacts  of  remote  learning  on  children
 enrolled in pre-kindergarten, elementary, and secondary education during
 the COVID-19 pandemic, including but not limited to:
   (a) how much regression in reading has occurred;
   (b) how much regression in math has occurred;
   (c) how much regression in science has occurred;
   (d) how many students were disenrolled from schooling;
   (e) the impact of masking on speech development;
   (f) the impact of remote learning on children's mental health;
   (g) the impact of remote learning on standardized test scores;
   (h)  the  effectiveness of remote-learning compared to classroom-based
 learning; and
   (i) the disparity of the impact on minority  communities  compared  to
 the impact of remote learning on non-minority communities.
   2.  The  task force shall consist of twelve members to be appointed as
 follows:
   (a) three members appointed by the Governor;
   (b) the Commissioner of Education;
   (c) one member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly;
   (d) one member appointed by the Temporary President of the Senate;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              
             
                          
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   (e) one member appointed by the Assembly Minority Leader;
   (f) one member appointed by the Senate Minority Leader;
   (g) one member of New York State United Teachers;
   (h) one member of the New York State School Boards Association; and
   (i)  two  members,  appointed  by  the  Governor, representing charter
 schools.
   3. The members of the task force shall designate one of the members as
 chair of the task force. All appointments of the  members  of  the  task
 force  shall  be made no later than thirty days after the effective date
 of this act. Any vacancy shall be filled by  the  appointing  authority.
 The  members  of  the task force shall receive no compensation for their
 services, but shall be  allowed  their  actual  and  necessary  expenses
 incurred in the performance of their duties pursuant to this act.
   4. The task force shall make a report to the Governor and the Legisla-
 ture  of  its  findings,  conclusions,  and recommendations on or before
 December 31, 2025.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
 deemed repealed January 1, 2026.