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                                   7672
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 14, 2019
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 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 certain contracts with
   out-of-state  schools;  to  amend  the  education  law  and the social
   services law, in relation to redesignating the common  core  standards
   to  next generation standards; and to amend chapter 396 of the laws of
   2012, amending the education law relating to services to  out-of-state
   school  districts  by  boards  of cooperative educational services, in
   relation to extending the provisions thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subparagraph 10 of paragraph h of subdivision 4 of section
 1950 of the education law, as amended by chapter 28 of the laws of 2014,
 is amended to read as follows:
   (10) To enter into contracts of no more than five years and subject to
 the  sunset  date  of  this  subparagraph,  with  out-of-state   [school
 districts]  SCHOOLS  for  special  education and/or career and technical
 education services or for the use of existing products that  demonstrate
 how  to  map  the [common core] NEXT GENERATION standards to assessments
 and/or provide access to existing webinars or online courses relating to
 implementation of the [common core] NEXT GENERATION standards  [and/or];
 for  providing  professional development to educators; AND/OR TECHNOLOGY
 PRODUCTS DEVELOPED FOR THE USE OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS LOCATED IN  NEW  YORK
 STATE,  INCLUDING  COMPUTER  PROGRAMS  AND  SOFTWARE  PACKAGES THAT HELP
 STUDENTS LEARN AND ASSIST DISTRICTS IN ACHIEVING  GREATER  EFFICIENCIES.
 FOR  PURPOSES  OF THIS ARTICLE, AN OUT-OF-STATE SCHOOL SHALL MEAN PUBLIC
 ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL OR A DEGREE GRANTING INSTITUTION OF HIGH-
 ER EDUCATION, LOCATED OUTSIDE OF NEW YORK STATE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMIT-
 ED TO THOSE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES. Any  contract
 shall  be  approved by the commissioner, the board of cooperative educa-
 tional services and the district  superintendent  of  schools,  provided
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 such  services  are  made  available  to  any school district within the
 supervisory district and that the requirements of this subparagraph  are
 met.  Contracts must be executed by the board of cooperative educational
 services  and  the  trustees or boards of education of such out-of-state
 [school  districts]  SCHOOLS  and  shall  only  authorize   out-of-state
 students to participate in an instructional program if such services are
 available  to  all  eligible  students  in New York state schools in the
 component  districts  and  the  number  of  participating   out-of-state
 students  only  comprises  up to five percent of the total number of the
 total enrolled students in the instructional program  at  the  board  of
 cooperative  educational  services  and  that  the  board of cooperative
 educational services spends no more than thirty percent of  its  employ-
 ees' time on services to out-of-state districts pursuant to this subpar-
 agraph.  To  be approved by the commissioner, the contract and any busi-
 ness plan, shall demonstrate that any services provided to  out-of-state
 schools pursuant to this subparagraph shall not result in any additional
 costs  being imposed on component school districts and that any payments
 received by the board of cooperative educational services  for  services
 provided in this subparagraph that exceed any cost to the board of coop-
 erative  educational  services  for  providing  such  services  shall be
 applied to reduce the costs of  aidable  shared  services  allocated  to
 component  school  districts pursuant to paragraph d of this subdivision
 and shall also be applied to reduce the approved cost of services pursu-
 ant to subdivision five of this section. Services provided by a board of
 cooperative educational services to component districts at the  time  of
 approval  of  a  contract  under  this paragraph shall not be reduced or
 eliminated solely due to a board of  cooperative  educational  services'
 performance  of services to out-of-state [districts] SCHOOLS pursuant to
 this paragraph.
   § 2. Subdivisions 50 and 51 of  section  305  of  the  education  law,
 subdivision  50 as added by section 1 of subpart I and subdivision 51 as
 added by section 1 of subpart J of part AA of chapter 56 of the laws  of
 2014, are amended to read as follows:
   50.  The  commissioner  shall provide instructional tools and outreach
 materials for parents and families to assist  parents  and  families  in
 understanding  the purposes, elements and instructional changes relating
 to implementation of [common core] NEXT GENERATION learning standards as
 well as how to best  support  their  child's  educational  progress  and
 outcomes.  Such tools and outreach shall include, but not be limited to,
 online resources with linguistically and culturally appropriate  materi-
 als,  community  outreach,  and  the  dissemination of materials through
 schools, non-profit organizations, libraries, and other partners.
   51. The commissioner shall, in order to assist  school  districts  and
 boards  of  cooperative educational services in developing [common core]
 NEXT GENERATION training programs for teachers and  principals,  develop
 professional  development  tools,  resources  and  materials that school
 districts, boards of  cooperative  educational  services,  teachers  and
 principals  may utilize. The commissioner may collaborate with the state
 university of New York, the city university of New York, and independent
 colleges and universities to offer effective, data-informed professional
 development and coaching to meet the needs of implementing  the  [common
 core]  NEXT GENERATION learning standards. Such professional development
 and coaching shall include necessary materials, age appropriate instruc-
 tion and resources that provide best practices for the effective  imple-
 mentation  of the [common core] NEXT GENERATION learning standards. Such
 support shall be available for the  purpose  of  providing  professional

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 development for teachers and principals, as well as preparation programs
 for  participating  school  districts, boards of cooperative educational
 services, charter schools and communities  at  large,  and  may  include
 recommendations for how teachers and principals can collaborate on stra-
 tegies,  including  but  not  limited  to  study groups and coaching, to
 improve  classroom  practices.  The  commissioner  shall  also  identify
 regional examples of school districts that have successfully implemented
 the  [common  core] NEXT GENERATION learning standards, where such exam-
 ples exist, and shall invite such districts  to  serve  on  a  voluntary
 basis as models that principals, teachers and other school professionals
 within  the  region may visit and observe. In addition, the commissioner
 shall include opportunities for teachers and other content-area  experts
 to  provide  feedback and recommendations for the continuous improvement
 and development of voluntary [common core]  NEXT  GENERATION  curriculum
 modules offered by the department.
   §  3.  Subparagraph  2  of  paragraph  (b) of subdivision 3 of section
 3602-d of the education law, as added by chapter  792  of  the  laws  of
 1990, is amended to read as follows:
   (2) linkages between the two years of secondary school preceding grad-
 uation and post-secondary study. Such linkage must incorporate a [common
 core]  NEXT  GENERATION  of  required  proficiency  in an occupationally
 oriented field leading to  an  associate  degree  or  certificate  in  a
 specific career field;
   §  4.  Paragraph  (c)  of  subdivision  5 of section 421 of the social
 services law, as added by chapter 525 of the laws of 2006, is amended to
 read as follows:
   (c) require all persons assigned to be a supervisor by a child protec-
 tive service on or after April first, nineteen hundred eighty-six, shall
 have satisfactorily completed, within the first three months of  employ-
 ment  as  a  supervisor  or within three months of the effective date of
 this paragraph, whichever shall occur first, a course in  the  fundamen-
 tals  of child protection developed by the office of children and family
 services. Such training course shall, among other things, strengthen and
 expand current training procedures for child protective service supervi-
 sors; provide the skills, knowledge and standards to practice  effective
 case  planning  and  case  management;  provide comprehensive assessment
 tools needed in critical decision making; require participation  in  the
 existing  [common  core]  NEXT  GENERATION  training  required  by child
 protective service caseworkers; strengthen recognition and  response  to
 safety  and risk indicators; improve skills to promote consistent imple-
 mentation of training and practice;  provide  the  necessary  tools  and
 assistance  to  build  the ability to coach and monitor child protective
 service caseworkers and model effective investigation practice; increase
 cultural competency and sensitivity; and establish an annual in  service
 training program specifically focused on child protective service super-
 visors.
   § 5. Section 4 of chapter 396 of the laws of 2012, amending the educa-
 tion law relating to services to out-of-state school districts by boards
 of  cooperative  educational  services,  as amended by chapter 28 of the
 laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
 deemed repealed July 1, [2019] 2024.
   §  6.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 the amendments to subparagraph 10 of paragraph h  of  subdivision  4  of
 section  1950 of the education law made by section one of this act shall
 not affect the repeal of such subparagraph and shall be deemed to repeal

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 therewith; provided, further, that any contracts entered  into  pursuant
 to  this  act  shall  not be impaired or modified by such expiration and
 repeal.