Assembly Bill A5271

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to removing any imposed confidentiality agreements regarding common core testing

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A5271 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A9655

2015-A5271 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Instructs the commissioner to remove any imposed confidentiality agreements regarding common core testing and ensure that any teachers, administrators or other school employees who choose to discuss the exam after its completion not be subject to any disciplinary action.

2015-A5271 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5271

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 17, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. SKOUFIS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to removing  any  imposed
  confidentiality agreements regarding common core testing

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 53 to read as follows:
  53. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL:
  A. RELEASE COMMON CORE TEST CONTENT, QUESTIONS, AND ANSWERS FOR PUBLIC
REVIEW AND DISCUSSION POST-TEST;
  B. AMEND AND/OR REMOVE PROVISIONS OF THE EXISTING COMMON  CORE  CONFI-
DENTIALITY  AGREEMENT  OR  ANY  SUCH  FUTURE  AGREEMENTS REQUIRED BY THE
DEPARTMENT, ITS VENDORS AND/OR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, THAT PROHIBIT TEACHERS,
ADMINISTRATORS, OR OTHER SCHOOL EMPLOYEES FROM:
  (1) DISCLOSING TEST CONTENT, QUESTIONS OR ANSWERS; AND
  (2) DISCLOSING OR RETAINING ANY NOTES PERSONALLY TAKEN OR PREPARED  AT
THE TIME OF THE EXAMINATION;
  C. ENSURE THAT TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, OR OTHER SCHOOL EMPLOYEES WHO
CHOOSE   AFTER  COMPLETION  OF  THE  EXAMINATION  TO  ENGAGE  IN  PUBLIC
DISCUSSION OF COMMON CORE TEST CONTENT NOT BE SUBJECT TO:
  (1) ANY DISCIPLINARY ACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS THREE THOUSAND
TWENTY AND THREE THOUSAND TWENTY-A OF THIS CHAPTER; AND/OR
  (2)  ANY  ACTION  AGAINST  THEIR  CERTIFICATION   PURSUANT   TO   PART
EIGHTY-THREE OF THE REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER; AND
  D.  PROHIBIT  THE  REQUIREMENT THAT TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, OR OTHER
SCHOOL EMPLOYEES SIGN A COMMON CORE CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04206-01-5

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