Assembly Actions -
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Jan 03, 2018 |
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Feb 02, 2017 |
referred to education |
Assembly Bill A4367
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
JAFFEE
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
2017-A4367 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-A4367 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides that the office of non-public school services shall create and revise a document titled the state standards report which is to be completed by the superintendent of every school district for each non-public school in such district, and which will assist and guide the school district in determining that all resident children attending a school other than a public school receive instruction from competent teachers and is at least substantially equivalent to the instruction given to minors of like age and attainments at the public schools where the minor resides; makes related provisions.
2017-A4367 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4367 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 2, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring a state standards report to be filed by all non-public schools THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 3204 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows: 1-A. OFFICE OF NON-PUBLIC SCHOOL SERVICES. (A) THE OFFICE OF NON-PUBL- IC SCHOOL SERVICES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT SHALL VERIFY NO LATER THAN THE FIRST OF AUGUST OF EACH YEAR ENDING IN AN EVEN NUMBER THAT EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS SUBMITTED A CERTIFIED STATE STANDARDS REPORT FOR THE PRECEDING TWO YEARS. THE STATE STANDARDS REPORT SHALL CERTIFY THAT INSTRUCTION GIVEN TO ALL MINORS ELSEWHERE THAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS AT LEAST SUBSTANTIALLY EQUIVALENT TO THE INSTRUCTION GIVEN TO MINORS OF LIKE AGE AND ATTAINMENTS AT THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THE CITY OR DISTRICT WHERE THE MINOR RESIDES AND SHALL BE SIGNED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS AND APPROVED BY MAJORITY VOTE OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. (B) THE OFFICE OF NON-PUBLIC SCHOOL SERVICES SHALL CREATE AND REVISE A DOCUMENT TITLED THE STATE STANDARDS REPORT. THE STATE STANDARDS REPORT, WHICH IS TO BE COMPLETED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR EACH NON-PUBLIC SCHOOL IN SUCH DISTRICT, WILL ASSIST AND GUIDE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN DETERMINING THAT ALL RESIDENT CHILDREN ATTENDING A SCHOOL OTHER THAN A PUBLIC SCHOOL RECEIVE INSTRUCTION FROM COMPETENT TEACHERS AND IS AT LEAST SUBSTANTIALLY EQUIVALENT TO THE INSTRUCTION GIVEN TO MINORS OF LIKE AGE AND ATTAINMENTS AT THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHERE THE MINOR RESIDES. (C) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ISSUE A DISTRICT COMPLIANCE REPORT, ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST OF SEPTEMBER OF EACH YEAR ENDING IN AN EVEN NUMBER, TO BE POSTED ON THE DEPARTMENT WEBSITE, WHICH DETAILS THE FOLLOWING: (I) EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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