NY State Senate Bill 2017-S1691B

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 01, 2018	print number 1691b
Feb 01, 2018	amend and recommit to education
Jan 03, 2018	referred to education returned to senate died in assembly
Jun 15, 2017	referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate
Jun 14, 2017	ordered to third reading cal.1606
Jun 06, 2017	reported and committed to rules
May 11, 2017	print number 1691a
May 11, 2017	amend and recommit to finance
May 09, 2017	reported and committed to finance
Jan 10, 2017	referred to education

Votes

- Jun 15, 2017 - Floor Vote
  S1691B
  
  60
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  3
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 15, 2017
      
      aye (60)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Alcantara
      
      Amedore
      
      Avella
      
      Benjamin
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Croci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Dilan
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Hamilton
      
      Hannon
      
      Helming
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jacobs
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Latimer
      
      Little
      
      Marchione
      
      Montgomery
      
      Murphy
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Persaud
      
      Phillips
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      excused (3)
      
      Bailey
      
      Diaz
      
      Marcellino
  Jun 14, 2017 - Rules Committee Vote
  S1691B
  
  25
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 14, 2017
      
      aye (25)
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Dilan
      
      Flanagan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Griffo
      
      Hannon
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Montgomery
      
      Parker
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Robach
      
      Savino
      
      Seward
      
      Squadron
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
  Jun 6, 2017 - Finance Committee Vote
  S1691B
  
  37
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Finance Committee Vote: Jun 6, 2017
      
      aye (37)
      
      Avella
      
      Bailey
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Felder
      
      Gallivan
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Hannon
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Marchione
      
      Montgomery
      
      O'Mara
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Savino
      
      Seward
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
  May 9, 2017 - Education Committee Vote
  S1691B
  
  19
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Education Committee Vote: May 9, 2017
      
      aye (19)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Avella
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Croci
      
      Gallivan
      
      Hamilton
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Latimer
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Montgomery
      
      Peralta
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Robach
      
      Serino
      
      Seward
      
      Stavisky

Bill Amendments

Original

B (Active)

2017-S1691 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A4111
Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add §756, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: S5252
2015-2016: S3206, S6509, A10480

2017-S1691 - Summary

Relates to computer-based assessment technology apportionment; provides aid for technology purchases beginning in the 2019-2020 school year for school districts and boards of cooperative educational services.

2017-S1691 - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S1691

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the education law, in relation to computer-based
assessment technology apportionment

 PURPOSE :

To provide reimbursement to school districts and boards of cooperative
educational services for costs incurred in providing required
computer-based state assessments.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section on lists the Legislative Intent.

The second section creates a new section 756 of the education law
which provides reimbursement to school districts and boards of
cooperative educational services (BOCES) for costs associated with
technology purchases needed to administer required computer-based
state assessments. Section 2 thereafter defines "technology
purchases"; provides guidelines and requirements for the sufficiency
of the equipment that is needed and shall be aidable; the amount of
computers a school district or BOCES is entitled to above any
equipment they may already have; and the ways in which the technology

purchases shall be fully aidable.

The third section directs the commissioner to develop a plan to
minimize the overall impact on taxpayer investment in the development
and administration of required high-quality computer-based state
assessments. The commissioner must submit such plan to the Governor
and the Legislature prior to making any commitment to computer-based
testing, but no later than December 1, 2016.

 JUSTIFICATION :

It is imperative that New York students receive a high quality
education. Therefore, the Legislature concurs with the goals of the
Board of Regents to develop a rich educational system that provides
multiple pathways to graduation, and ensures that all students are
college and career ready. However, recent years have highlighted the
multitude of requirements placed on school districts for which no
state funding is provided. As school districts continue to be faced
with unprecedented fiscal constraints, it is paramount that any new
educational initiative brings with it the proper financial support.
School districts and taxpayers simply cannot afford any new unfunded
mandates. This legislation makes all new technology purchases needed
for a school district or BOCES to sufficiently administer Board of
Regents approved and required computer-based state assessments, fully
reimbursable in the form of a computer-based assessment technology
apportionment.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2916: S.6509 Passed Senate
2015: S.3206-A Passed Senate
2013-14: S.5252-A Passed Senate

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

To be determined.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S1691 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1691
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to computer-based assess-
   ment technology apportionment
 
   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 it an
 essential goal to ensure that all New York students receive a high-qual-
 ity education. The legislature  supports  the  goals  of  the  board  of
 regents  in  developing a rich educational system that provides multiple
 pathways to graduation, so that all  students  are  college  and  career
 ready.  The  legislature  also recognizes that ensuring our students are
 fully prepared to compete in the global marketplace requires  a  signif-
 icant investment of time and resources. As such, it is vitally important
 to  invest  wisely in the development and administration of high-quality
 assessments that not only measure the  progress  of  students  attaining
 such  standards,  but also enhance the overall goal of student learning.
 However, the financial investments associated with the  development  and
 administration  of  high-quality assessments are not yet fully measured,
 and have the potential to be  significant.  Therefore,  the  legislature
 determines  that  the costs associated with the development, implementa-
 tion, and administration of high-quality assessments shall not be  borne
 by  local  taxpayers,  and  shall instead be fully funded with financial
 support from the state.
   § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 756 to  read
 as follows:
   § 756. COMPUTER-BASED ASSESSMENT TECHNOLOGY APPORTIONMENT. 1. IN ADDI-
 TION  TO  ANY  OTHER  APPORTIONMENTS UNDER THIS CHAPTER, FOR AID PAYABLE
 BEGINNING IN THE TWO THOUSAND  EIGHTEEN--TWO  THOUSAND  NINETEEN  SCHOOL
 YEAR,  A  SCHOOL  DISTRICT AND BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
 SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN APPORTIONMENT  UNDER  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD05013-01-7

 S. 1691                             2
 
 SECTION  FOR  ALL TECHNOLOGY PURCHASES NECESSARY TO ADMINISTER COMPUTER-
 BASED STATE ASSESSMENTS.
   2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "TECHNOLOGY PURCHASES" SHALL MEAN
 NEW  PURCHASES OF, AND/OR UPGRADES OF EXISTING, COMPUTERS AND ANY COMPU-
 TER-RELATED EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING HARDWARE AND  ANY  NECESSARY  SOFTWARE,
 NEEDED  TO  ADEQUATELY  ADMINISTER REQUIRED COMPUTER-BASED STATE ASSESS-
 MENTS.
   3. THE TECHNOLOGY PURCHASES SHALL BE OF A SUFFICIENT QUALITY TO:
   A. PROPERLY  AND  SECURELY  ADMINISTER  EACH  REQUIRED  COMPUTER-BASED
 ASSESSMENT PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT; AND
   B.  PROPERLY  HANDLE  THE  NUMBER  OF  STUDENTS IN A PARTICULAR SCHOOL
 DISTRICT OR BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES  TAKING  A  COMPU-
 TER-BASED  STATE ASSESSMENT AT A GIVEN TIME, IN THE TIME ALLOTTED BY THE
 DEPARTMENT.
   4. NO SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL  BE  REQUIRED  TO  PURCHASE  OR  OTHERWISE
 ACQUIRE  INSTRUCTIONAL  COMPUTER  HARDWARE  OR TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT, THE
 COST OF WHICH EXCEEDS THE AMOUNT OF STATE AID PROVIDED PURSUANT TO  THIS
 SECTION.
   5.  THE  APPORTIONMENT  PROVIDED  FOR IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE PAID AT
 SUCH TIMES AS MAY BE DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND APPROVED BY  THE
 DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET, DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR IN WHICH THE EXPENDITURES
 ARE  REPORTED  TO  THE  DEPARTMENT  PRIOR TO SUCH APPORTIONMENT, BUT NOT
 EARLIER THAN THE SCHOOL YEAR AFTER THE SCHOOL YEAR IN WHICH EXPENSES ARE
 INCURRED.
   § 3. The commissioner of education shall develop a  plan  to  minimize
 overall  taxpayer  investment  in the development of, and administration
 of, high-quality computer-based state assessments. Such plan shall iden-
 tify the costs of  implementing  computer-based  assessments  and  shall
 focus  on ways to leverage state resources in assessment development and
 administration to minimize the impact  on  local  school  districts  and
 taxpayers.  Such  plan shall be presented to the governor, the temporary
 president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, and the chairs  of
 the senate and assembly education committees prior to making any commit-
 ment to implementing computer-based testing, but not later than December
 1, 2016.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S1691A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A4111
Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add §756, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: S5252
2015-2016: S3206, S6509, A10480

2017-S1691A - Summary

2017-S1691A - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S1691A

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the education law, in relation to
computer-based assessment technology apportionment

 PURPOSE :

To provide reimbursement to school districts and boards of cooperative
educational services for costs incurred in providing required
computer-based state assessments.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section on lists the Legislative Intent.

The second section creates a new section 756 of the education law
which provides reimbursement to school districts and boards of
cooperative educational services (BOCES) for costs associated with
technology purchases needed to administer required computer-based
state assessments. Section 2 thereafter defines "technology
purchases"; provides guidelines and requirements for the sufficiency
of the equipment that is needed and shall be aidable; the amount of
computers a school district or BOCES is entitled to above any
equipment they may already have; and the ways in which the technology
purchases shall be fully aidable.

The third section directs the commissioner to develop a plan to
minimize the overall impact on taxpayer investment in the development
and administration of required high-quality computer-based state
assessments. The commissioner must submit such plan to the Governor
and the Legislature prior to making any commitment to computer-based
testing, but no later than December 1, 2017.

 JUSTIFICATION :

It is imperative that New York students receive a high quality
education. Therefore, the Legislature concurs with the goals of the
Board of Regents to develop a rich educational system that provides
multiple pathways to graduation, and ensures that all students are
college and career ready. However, recent years have highlighted the
multitude of requirements placed on school districts for which no
state funding is provided. As school districts continue to be faced
with unprecedented fiscal constraints, it is paramount that any new
educational initiative brings with it the proper financial support.
School districts and taxpayers simply cannot afford any new unfunded
mandates. This legislation makes all new technology purchases needed
for a school district or BOCES to sufficiently administer Board of
Regents approved and required computer-based state assessments, fully
reimbursable in the form of a computer-based assessment technology
apportionment.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2016: S.6509 Passed Senate
2015: S.3206-A Passed Senate

2013-14: S.5252-A Passed Senate

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

To be determined.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S1691A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1691--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education -- reported
   favorably from said  committee  and  committed  to  the  Committee  on
   Finance  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to computer-based assess-
   ment technology apportionment
 
   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 it an
 essential goal to ensure that all New York students receive a high-qual-
 ity education. The legislature  supports  the  goals  of  the  board  of
 regents  in  developing a rich educational system that provides multiple
 pathways to graduation, so that all  students  are  college  and  career
 ready.  The  legislature  also recognizes that ensuring our students are
 fully prepared to compete in the global marketplace requires  a  signif-
 icant investment of time and resources. As such, it is vitally important
 to  invest  wisely in the development and administration of high-quality
 assessments that not only measure the  progress  of  students  attaining
 such  standards,  but also enhance the overall goal of student learning.
 However, the financial investments associated with the  development  and
 administration  of  high-quality assessments are not yet fully measured,
 and have the potential to be  significant.  Therefore,  the  legislature
 determines  that  the costs associated with the development, implementa-
 tion, and administration of high-quality assessments shall not be  borne
 by  local  taxpayers,  and  shall instead be fully funded with financial
 support from the state.
   § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 756 to  read
 as follows:
   § 756. COMPUTER-BASED ASSESSMENT TECHNOLOGY APPORTIONMENT. 1. IN ADDI-
 TION  TO  ANY  OTHER  APPORTIONMENTS UNDER THIS CHAPTER, FOR AID PAYABLE

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD05013-02-7

 S. 1691--A                          2
 
 BEGINNING IN THE TWO THOUSAND  EIGHTEEN--TWO  THOUSAND  NINETEEN  SCHOOL
 YEAR,  A  SCHOOL  DISTRICT AND BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
 SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN APPORTIONMENT  UNDER  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS
 SECTION  FOR  ALL TECHNOLOGY PURCHASES NECESSARY TO ADMINISTER COMPUTER-
 BASED STATE ASSESSMENTS.
   2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "TECHNOLOGY PURCHASES" SHALL MEAN
 NEW PURCHASES OF, AND/OR UPGRADES OF EXISTING, COMPUTERS AND ANY  COMPU-
 TER-RELATED  EQUIPMENT,  INCLUDING  HARDWARE AND ANY NECESSARY SOFTWARE,
 NEEDED TO ADEQUATELY ADMINISTER REQUIRED  COMPUTER-BASED  STATE  ASSESS-
 MENTS.
   3. THE TECHNOLOGY PURCHASES SHALL BE OF A SUFFICIENT QUALITY TO:
   A.  PROPERLY  AND  SECURELY  ADMINISTER  EACH  REQUIRED COMPUTER-BASED
 ASSESSMENT PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT; AND
   B. PROPERLY HANDLE THE NUMBER  OF  STUDENTS  IN  A  PARTICULAR  SCHOOL
 DISTRICT  OR  BOARD  OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TAKING A COMPU-
 TER-BASED STATE ASSESSMENT AT A GIVEN TIME, IN THE TIME ALLOTTED BY  THE
 DEPARTMENT.
   4.  NO  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  SHALL  BE  REQUIRED TO PURCHASE OR OTHERWISE
 ACQUIRE INSTRUCTIONAL COMPUTER HARDWARE  OR  TECHNOLOGY  EQUIPMENT,  THE
 COST  OF WHICH EXCEEDS THE AMOUNT OF STATE AID PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THIS
 SECTION.
   5. THE APPORTIONMENT PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SECTION  SHALL  BE  PAID  AT
 SUCH  TIMES AS MAY BE DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND APPROVED BY THE
 DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET, DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR IN WHICH THE EXPENDITURES
 ARE REPORTED TO THE DEPARTMENT PRIOR  TO  SUCH  APPORTIONMENT,  BUT  NOT
 EARLIER THAN THE SCHOOL YEAR AFTER THE SCHOOL YEAR IN WHICH EXPENSES ARE
 INCURRED.
   §  3.  The  commissioner of education shall develop a plan to minimize
 overall taxpayer investment in the development  of,  and  administration
 of, high-quality computer-based state assessments. Such plan shall iden-
 tify  the  costs  of  implementing  computer-based assessments and shall
 focus on ways to leverage state resources in assessment development  and
 administration  to  minimize  the  impact  on local school districts and
 taxpayers. Such plan shall be presented to the governor,  the  temporary
 president  of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, and the chairs of
 the senate and assembly education committees prior to making any commit-
 ment to implementing computer-based testing, but not later than December
 1, 2017.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S1691B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A4111
Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add §756, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: S5252
2015-2016: S3206, S6509, A10480

2017-S1691B (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S1691B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S1691B

SPONSOR: MARCELLINO
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to computer-based assess-
ment technology apportionment

 
PURPOSE:

To provide reimbursement to school districts and boards of cooperative
educational services for costs incurred in providing required computer-
based state assessments.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section on lists the Legislative Intent.

The second section creates a new section 756 of the education law which
provides reimbursement to school districts and boards of cooperative
educational services (BOCES) for costs associated with technology

purchases needed to administer required computer-based state assess-
ments. Section 2 thereafter defines "technology purchases"; provides
guidelines and requirements for the sufficiency of the equipment that is
needed and shall be aidable; the amount of computers a school district
or BOCES is entitled to above any equipment they may already have; and
the ways in which the technology purchases shall be fully aidable.

The third section directs the commissioner to develop a plan to minimize
the overall impact on taxpayer investment in the development and admin-
istration of required high-quality computer-based state assessments. The
commissioner must submit such plan to the Governor and the Legislature
prior to making any commitment to computer-based testing, but no later
than December 1, 2018.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

It is imperative that New York students receive a high quality educa-
tion. Therefore, the Legislature concurs with the goals of the Board of
Regents to develop a rich educational system that provides multiple
pathways to graduation, and ensures that all students are college and
career ready. However, recent years have highlighted the multitude of
requirements placed on school districts for which no state funding is
provided. As school districts continue to be faced with unprecedented
fiscal constraints, it is paramount that any new educational initiative
brings with it the proper financial support.  School districts and
taxpayers simply cannot afford any new unfunded mandates. This legis-
lation makes all new technology purchases needed for a school district
or BOCES to sufficiently administer Board of Regents approved and
required computer-based state assessments, fully reimbursable in the
form of a computer-based assessment technology apportionment.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2016: S.6509 Passed Senate
2015: S.3206-A Passed Senate
2013-14: S.5252-A Passed Senate

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S1691B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1691--B
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education -- reported
   favorably from said  committee  and  committed  to  the  Committee  on
   Finance  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted  to  said  committee  --  recommitted  to  the
   Committee  on  Education  in  accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to computer-based assess-
   ment technology apportionment
 
   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  it  an
 essential goal to ensure that all New York students receive a high-qual-
 ity  education.  The  legislature  supports  the  goals  of the board of
 regents in developing a rich educational system that  provides  multiple
 pathways  to  graduation,  so  that  all students are college and career
 ready. The legislature also recognizes that ensuring  our  students  are
 fully  prepared  to compete in the global marketplace requires a signif-
 icant investment of time and resources. As such, it is vitally important
 to invest wisely in the development and administration  of  high-quality
 assessments  that  not  only  measure the progress of students attaining
 such standards, but also enhance the overall goal of  student  learning.
 However,  the  financial investments associated with the development and
 administration of high-quality assessments are not yet  fully  measured,
 and  have  the  potential  to be significant. Therefore, the legislature
 determines that the costs associated with the  development,  implementa-
 tion,  and administration of high-quality assessments shall not be borne
 by local taxpayers, and shall instead be  fully  funded  with  financial
 support from the state.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05013-04-8

 S. 1691--B                          2
 
   §  2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 756 to read
 as follows:
   § 756. COMPUTER-BASED ASSESSMENT TECHNOLOGY APPORTIONMENT. 1. IN ADDI-
 TION  TO  ANY  OTHER  APPORTIONMENTS UNDER THIS CHAPTER, FOR AID PAYABLE
 BEGINNING IN THE TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY SCHOOL YEAR,
 A SCHOOL DISTRICT AND BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SHALL BE
 ELIGIBLE FOR AN APPORTIONMENT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS  SECTION  FOR
 ALL  TECHNOLOGY  PURCHASES  NECESSARY TO ADMINISTER COMPUTER-BASED STATE
 ASSESSMENTS.
   2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "TECHNOLOGY PURCHASES" SHALL MEAN
 NEW PURCHASES OF, AND/OR UPGRADES OF EXISTING, COMPUTERS AND ANY  COMPU-
 TER-RELATED  EQUIPMENT,  INCLUDING  HARDWARE AND ANY NECESSARY SOFTWARE,
 NEEDED TO ADEQUATELY ADMINISTER REQUIRED  COMPUTER-BASED  STATE  ASSESS-
 MENTS.
   3. THE TECHNOLOGY PURCHASES SHALL BE OF A SUFFICIENT QUALITY TO:
   A.  PROPERLY  AND  SECURELY  ADMINISTER  EACH  REQUIRED COMPUTER-BASED
 ASSESSMENT PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT; AND
   B. PROPERLY HANDLE THE NUMBER  OF  STUDENTS  IN  A  PARTICULAR  SCHOOL
 DISTRICT  OR  BOARD  OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TAKING A COMPU-
 TER-BASED STATE ASSESSMENT AT A GIVEN TIME, IN THE TIME ALLOTTED BY  THE
 DEPARTMENT.
   4.  NO  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  SHALL  BE  REQUIRED TO PURCHASE OR OTHERWISE
 ACQUIRE INSTRUCTIONAL COMPUTER HARDWARE  OR  TECHNOLOGY  EQUIPMENT,  THE
 COST  OF WHICH EXCEEDS THE AMOUNT OF STATE AID PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THIS
 SECTION.
   5. THE APPORTIONMENT PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SECTION  SHALL  BE  PAID  AT
 SUCH  TIMES AS MAY BE DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND APPROVED BY THE
 DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET, DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR IN WHICH THE EXPENDITURES
 ARE REPORTED TO THE DEPARTMENT PRIOR  TO  SUCH  APPORTIONMENT,  BUT  NOT
 EARLIER THAN THE SCHOOL YEAR AFTER THE SCHOOL YEAR IN WHICH EXPENSES ARE
 INCURRED.
   §  3.  The  commissioner of education shall develop a plan to minimize
 overall taxpayer investment in the development  of,  and  administration
 of, high-quality computer-based state assessments. Such plan shall iden-
 tify  the  costs  of  implementing  computer-based assessments and shall
 focus on ways to leverage state resources in assessment development  and
 administration  to  minimize  the  impact  on local school districts and
 taxpayers. Such plan shall be presented to the governor,  the  temporary
 president  of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, and the chairs of
 the senate and assembly education committees prior to making any commit-
 ment to implementing computer-based testing, but not later than December
 1, 2018.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Senate Bill S1691B

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

Jun 15, 2017 - Floor Vote

Floor Vote: Jun 15, 2017

Jun 14, 2017 - Rules Committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: Jun 14, 2017

Jun 6, 2017 - Finance Committee Vote

Finance Committee Vote: Jun 6, 2017

May 9, 2017 - Education Committee Vote

Education Committee Vote: May 9, 2017

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Carl L. Marcellino

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

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