Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to education |
Mar 07, 2011 |
reference changed to education |
Mar 04, 2011 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Assembly Bill A6080
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
CAMARA
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
multi-Sponsors
Peter Lopez
Annette Robinson
2011-A6080 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A6080 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Enacts the "teachers for at-risk schools act"; provides that the education department shall pay a bonus of up to $2,000 a year to classroom teachers in low performing schools or in schools with more than 75% of its students qualified for free or subsidized lunches, when the teacher meets certain standards.
2011-A6080 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6080 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 4, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CAMARA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. P. LOPEZ, ROBINSON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the "teachers for at-risk schools act" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "teachers for at-risk schools act". S 2. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds that: (a) schools in high-poverty areas employ fewer well-qualified teachers than schools in more affluent areas; (b) teachers can make an enormous difference in children's lives, and the best teachers are needed to meet the enormous challenges in at-risk schools; and (c) financial incentives bring high-quality teachers to high-poverty areas where they are most needed. The legislature hereby enacts this act to improve the quality of education in at-risk schools. S 3. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3613 to read as follows: S 3613. TEACHERS FOR AT-RISK SCHOOLS. 1. IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER STATE AID PROVIDED TO A SCHOOL DISTRICT PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, THERE SHALL BE PAID BY THE DEPARTMENT TO EACH CLASSROOM TEACHER A BONUS, NOT TO EXCEED TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS PER YEAR, EQUAL TO THE BONUS PAID TO SUCH TEACHER BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYING THE TEACHER, WHEN SUCH CLASS- ROOM TEACHER: A. TEACHES IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL THAT IS A LOW PERFORMING SCHOOL, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED TWELVE OF THIS PART, OR IN WHICH MORE THAN SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE STUDENTS QUALIFY FOR FREE OR SUBSIDIZED SCHOOL LUNCHES; AND EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04064-01-1
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