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                                   10105
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 12, 2020
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 Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, SCHMITT -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Education
 
 AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to creating a state-wide
   literacy education advocacy program; and to study the viability of the
   Newburgh armory unity center literacy education advocacy partnership
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The commissioner of education shall conduct a study on the
 Newburgh Armory Unity Center  Literacy  Education  Advocacy  Partnership
 (NAUC  LEAP).    The  purpose  of  such  study shall be to determine the
 successes and effectiveness of the program in achieving its goals,  with
 the  intent  of  understanding effective practices that support students
 being able to read at grade three and score at level three and  four  on
 the third grade English language arts state assessment.  The commission-
 er  of  education shall then develop recommendations for replicating the
 program in other areas of the state.
   § 2. The commissioner of education  shall,  within  one  year  of  the
 effective  date  of  this  section, report the findings, conclusions and
 recommendations of such study to the governor,  temporary  president  of
 the senate and speaker of the assembly.
   §  3.  Section  305  of  the  education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 57 to read as follows:
   57. THE COMMISSIONER  SHALL  DEVELOP  A  LITERACY  EDUCATION  ADVOCACY
 PROGRAM  TO  PROVIDE  ADDITIONAL  LITERACY  INSTRUCTION  FOR  ELEMENTARY
 SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL:
   A. FOSTER COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG  NOT-FOR-PROFIT  ORGANIZA-
 TIONS  THAT  INCREASE  THE CAPACITY FOR PROGRAMMING AIMED AT URBAN CHIL-
 DREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES;
   B. SERVE AS AN INCUBATOR OF INNOVATION, ENABLING PARTICIPATING  ORGAN-
 IZATIONS TO EMPLOY THEIR EXPERTISE TO IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS OF VALUE TO THE
 COMMUNITY;
   C. BE OPTIONAL FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS NEW YORK STATE; AND
   D.  UTILIZE  THE  STUDY  PERFORMED BY THE COMMISSIONER ON THE NEWBURGH
 ARMORY UNITY CENTER LITERACY EDUCATION ADVOCACY PARTNERSHIP.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   § 4. This  act  shall  take  effect  immediately;  provided,  however,
 section  three  of  this  act  shall take effect on the same date as the
 completion of the study  established  under  section  one  of  this  act
 provided that the commissioner of education shall notify the legislative
 bill drafting commission upon the completion of such study in order that
 the  commission  may maintain an accurate and timely effective data base
 of the official text of the laws of the state of New York in furtherance
 of effecting the provisions of section 44 of  the  legislative  law  and
 section 70-b of the public officers law.