Assembly Actions -
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May 07, 2014 |
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Senate Bill S7242
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education 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
2013-S7242 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S7242 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7242 TITLE OF BILL: An act to establish a task force on arts and music education in elementary and secondary schools; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this bill is to establish a task force on arts and music education in elementary and secondary schools. The purpose of this task force is to examine the adequacy of the current state curriculum for arts and music education in elementary and secondary schools and whether sufficient time is devoted to the instruction of music and arts. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1: Establishes a task force on the arts and music education in the classroom to investigate and advise the Governor and the State Legislature on the current curriculum relating to music and the arts and what, if any, steps should be taken to alter such curriculum or increase the time devoted to such activities. Section 2: The Task Force shall be comprised of eleven members, including one representative from the Board of Regents; and one member appointed respectively by the NYS Council on the Arts, the New York State School Music Association, the New York State Art Teachers Association, and the New York State School Boards Association. One
2013-S7242 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7242 I N S E N A T E May 7, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education 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; (f) one member appointed by the temporary president of the senate; (g) one member appointed by the speaker of the assembly; and (h) four members appointed by the governor. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13803-04-4
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