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May 02, 2016 |
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Assembly Bill A9983
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
RICHARDSON
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
2015-A9983 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-A9983 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9983 I N A S S E M B L Y May 2, 2016 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. RICHARDSON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a parent awareness week in all school districts THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby finds and declares that a child's education is a responsibility shared by the school and family during the entire time the child spends in school; and to support the goal of the schools to educate all students effectively, the schools and parents must work as informed partners; and that although parents are diverse in culture, language, and needs, they are an integral component of a school's ability to provide for the educa- tional success of their children; and that engaging parents is essential to improve student achievement; and that schools should foster and support active parental involvement and awareness. S 2. The education law is amended by adding a new article 100 to read as follows: ARTICLE 100 PARENT AWARENESS WEEK SECTION 4950. PARENT AWARENESS WEEK; ESTABLISHED. 4951. UNIFORM PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT PROGRAM. S 4950. PARENT AWARENESS WEEK; ESTABLISHED. 1. DURING THE FIRST FIVE DAYS OF EACH SCHOOL YEAR, EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT AND EACH SCHOOL WITHIN ITS BOUNDARIES, IN COLLABORATION WITH PARENTS, SHALL ESTABLISH A PARENT AWARENESS WEEK INCLUDING PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES THAT ENHANCE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AND REFLECT THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMI- LIES. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A UNIFORM PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT PROGRAM FOR ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE STATE WHICH WILL PROVIDE THE MINIMUM STANDARDS THAT EACH SCHOOL MUST MEET. 2. THE PARENT AWARENESS WEEK IN EACH SCHOOL SHALL: A. INVOLVE PARENTS OF STUDENTS AT ALL GRADE LEVELS IN A VARIETY OF ROLES; B. BE COMPREHENSIVE AND COORDINATED IN NATURE; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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