Assembly Bill A2815

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to annual teacher and principal 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-A2815 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3012-d & 3012-c, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9461
2019-2020: A317
2021-2022: A5000
2023-2024: A1651

2017-A2815 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to annual teacher and principal evaluations; provides that in the event that a new evaluation system has not been adopted in accordance with the recommendations of the committee of experts as set forth in subdivision sixteen of section 3012-d of the education law by September 1, 2021, the date for compliance with the provisions of subpart E of part EE of chapter 56 of the laws of 2015, shall be suspended until such time that a new evaluation system is enacted.

2017-A2815 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2815
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, JAFFEE, ABINANTI, BRABENEC, GALEF, SKOUF-
   IS, ZEBROWSKI, RAIA, CURRAN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BUCHWALD
   -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the education law, in relation to annual teacher and
   principal evaluations

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 11 of section 3012-d of the education law, as
 added by section 2 of subpart E of part EE of chapter 56 of the laws  of
 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   11.  Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent  provision  of  law, no school
 district shall be eligible for an apportionment of general  support  for
 public  schools  from  the  funds  appropriated for the [2015--2016] TWO
 THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO school year  and  any  year
 thereafter  in  excess of the amount apportioned to such school district
 in the respective base year unless such school  district  has  submitted
 documentation  that  has  been approved by the commissioner by [November
 fifteenth, two thousand fifteen, or by] September  first,  TWO  THOUSAND
 TWENTY-ONE  AND  SEPTEMBER  FIRST of each subsequent year, demonstrating
 that it has fully implemented the standards and procedures for  conduct-
 ing  annual teacher and principal evaluations of teachers and principals
 in accordance with the requirements of this section and the  regulations
 issued  by  the  commissioner.  Provided  further that any apportionment
 withheld pursuant to this section shall not occur prior to  April  first
 of  the  current  year  and  shall  not have any effect on the base year
 calculation for use in the subsequent school year. For purposes of  this
 section,  "base year" shall mean the base year as defined in paragraph b
 of subdivision one of section thirty-six hundred two  of  this  chapter,
 and "current year" shall mean the current year as defined in paragraph a
 of  subdivision  one  of section thirty-six hundred two of this chapter.
 IN THE EVENT THAT A NEW  EVALUATION  SYSTEM  HAS  NOT  BEEN  ADOPTED  IN
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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