Assembly Bill A10475

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to state assessments and teacher evaluations

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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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2017-A10475 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8301
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3012-d, Ed L; amd Part AA Subpart B §2, Chap 56 of 2014
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A783, S1262

2017-A10475 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to state assessments and teacher evaluations; makes certain provisions permanent.

2017-A10475 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10475
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 26, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. NOLAN, HEASTIE, MORELLE, PELLEGRINO, JAFFEE --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to state assessments  and
   teacher  evaluations;  and  to  amend  chapter 56 of the laws of 2014,
   amending the education law relating  to  providing  that  standardized
   test  scores shall not be included on a student's permanent record, in
   relation to making certain provisions permanent
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 3012-d of the education law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 16 to read as follows:
   16. A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, RULE OR  REGULATION
 TO  THE  CONTRARY,  THE GRADES THREE THROUGH EIGHT ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
 AND MATHEMATICS STATE ASSESSMENTS AND ALL OTHER STATE-CREATED OR  ADMIN-
 ISTERED  TESTS  SHALL  NOT  BE  REQUIRED TO BE UTILIZED IN ANY MANNER TO
 DETERMINE A TEACHER OR PRINCIPAL EVALUATION REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION.
   B. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND  REGULATIONS  PROVIDING
 ALTERNATIVE  ASSESSMENTS  THAT MAY BE USED IN GRADES THREE THROUGH EIGHT
 INSTEAD OF ALL OTHER STATE-CREATED OR ADMINISTERED  TESTS,  WHICH  SHALL
 INCLUDE  ALL  OF  THE ASSESSMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE COMMIS-
 SIONER FOR USE IN DETERMINING TRANSITION SCORES AND RATINGS.
   C. THE SELECTION AND USE OF AN ASSESSMENT IN A TEACHER OR  PRINCIPAL'S
 EVALUATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPHS A AND B OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND SUBDI-
 VISION  FOUR  OF  THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
 PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FOURTEEN OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
   D. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF SUBDIVISION TWELVE OF THIS SECTION
 TO THE CONTRARY, NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO  ABROGATE
 ANY  CONFLICTING  PROVISIONS  OF  ANY COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT IN
 EFFECT ON THE DATE THIS SUBDIVISION TAKES EFFECT  AND  UNTIL  THE  ENTRY
 INTO A SUCCESSOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT, PROVIDED THAT NOTWITH-
 STANDING  ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, UPON EXPIRATION OF
 SUCH TERM AND THE ENTRY INTO A SUCCESSOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
 THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL APPLY; AND,  PROVIDED  FURTHER,
 HOWEVER,  THAT ANY ASSESSMENTS USED IN DETERMINING TRANSITION SCORES AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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