Assembly Bill A239

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Adjusts state qualitative skill education assessment standards

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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-A239 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§669-e & 305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A8208
2019-2020: A3409
2021-2022: A6994
2023-2024: A1930

2017-A239 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Adjusts state qualitative skill education assessment standards.

2017-A239 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    239
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 5, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Education
 
 AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to adjusting state qual-
   itative skill education assessment standards
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Section 669-e of the education law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT AND  THE  BOARD  OF
 EDUCATION,  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  QUALITATIVE  AND  QUANTITATIVE  SKILLS
 ASSESSMENTS OF STUDENTS' PERFORMANCE, STANDARDS REGARDING (A) WHAT GRADE
 LEVEL STEM EDUCATION IS INTRODUCED PRIOR TO HIGHER EDUCATION,  (B)  WHAT
 CONSTITUTES  AN  ACCEPTABLE CURRICULUM FOR STEM, AND (C) THE CREATION OF
 AN EVALUATIVE RUBRIC TO EXAMINE STUDENT AND  TEACHER  PROGRESS  IN  STEM
 FIELDS. THE BOARD AND DEPARTMENT ARE ALSO AUTHORIZED TO CREATE A CURRIC-
 ULUM  FOR  TRAINING  TEACHERS  WHO  WILL  BE  ENGAGED  IN STEM FIELDS TO
 ADEQUATELY PREPARE THEM FOR STEM CURRICULUM IN  THEIR  CLASSROOMS.  SUCH
 CURRICULUM  MUST  BE  MADE  AVAILABLE  TO  ALL  TEACHERS RESPONSIBLE FOR
 SCIENCE AND MATH COURSES IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND ALL TEACH-
 ERS MUST HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAIN UNDER NEW STEM STANDARDS.
   § 2. Section 305 of the education law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 56 to read as follows:
   56.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  DIRECT  THE DEPARTMENT AND THE BOARD OF
 EDUCATION TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS REGARDING  SCIENCE,  TECH-
 NOLOGY,  ENGINEERING  AND  MATH (STEM) EDUCATION PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION
 SIX OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-NINE-E OF THIS CHAPTER.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01298-01-7

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