Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 07, 2014 |
print number 8763a |
May 07, 2014 |
amend (t) and recommit to education |
Feb 12, 2014 |
referred to education |
Assembly Bill A8763
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
TITONE
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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Linda Rosenthal
Steven Otis
Didi Barrett
Margaret Markey
multi-Sponsors
James F. Brennan
Clifford Crouch
Joseph Lentol
Shelley Mayer
2013-A8763 - Details
2013-A8763 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8763 I N A S S E M B L Y February 12, 2014 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT establishing the task force in arts in the classroom THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. There is hereby established a task force on arts in the classroom to investigate and advise the governor and the legislature on the current curriculum relating to the arts and what, if any, steps should be taken to alter such curriculum. Such investigation shall include the impact of art on academic and social performance. The task force shall consist of fourteen members and shall include the following: three representatives from the board of regents; the director of the New York state council on the arts or his or her designee; one representative from New York state united teachers; one representative from the united federation of teachers; one representative from each of the following school districts: Buffalo, New York City, Rochester, Syra- cuse and Yonkers; one member appointed by the temporary president of the senate; one member appointed by the speaker of the assembly and one member appointed by the governor. Such appointees shall have experience in various facets of education and/or behavioral sciences. Members of the task force shall receive no compensation for their service as members. Members of the task force representing state agen- cies, departments, authorities or councils shall be compensated for their actual and necessary expenses by warrant of the comptroller and voucher of their department, agency, authority or council. Members of the task force not representing a state department, agency, authority or council shall, under the warrant of the comptroller and voucher of the commissioner, or his duly designated agent, be allowed their necessary and actual expenses incurred in the performance of duty. The task force may request and shall receive from any subdivision, department, board, bureau, commission, office, agency, or other instru- mentality of the state, or any political subdivision thereof, such facilities, assistance and data as it deems necessary and desirable for the proper execution of its functions hereunder. The task force shall report their findings and make recommendations to the governor and legislature no later than June 1, 2015. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
co-Sponsors
Linda Rosenthal
Steven Otis
Didi Barrett
Margaret Markey
multi-Sponsors
James F. Brennan
Clifford Crouch
Joseph Lentol
Shelley Mayer
2013-A8763A (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-A8763A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8763--A I N A S S E M B L Y February 12, 2014 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. TITONE, ROSENTHAL, OTIS, BARRETT, MARKEY, PEOPLES-STOKES, RAIA, BROOK-KRASNY, COOK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRENNAN, CROUCH, LENTOL, MAYER, PERRY, RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to establish a task force on arts and music education in elemen- tary and secondary schools; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. A task force on arts and music education in elementary and secondary schools is hereby established to examine, evaluate, accept public comment and make recommendations concerning the adequacy of the current state curriculum for arts and music education for elementary and secondary schools in the state, and the sufficiency of time devoted to the instruction and performance of music and the arts during each school day. The task force may make such recommendations, as it deems fit, to revise and alter the curriculum for arts and music education to better promote the arts and music in elementary and secondary schools, and to increase the time devoted to providing instruction and education there- in. Such task force shall identify, with particular care, those impacts that arts and music education have on enhancing pupil academic perform- ance and improving pupil social interaction among their fellow pupils. S 2. The task force shall consist of 11 members to be appointed as follows: (a) one member appointed by the board of regents; (b) one member appointed by the council on the arts; (c) one member appointed by the New York State School Music Associ- ation; (d) one member appointed by the New York State Art Teachers Associ- ation; (e) one member appointed by the New York State School Boards Associ- ation; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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