Assembly Bill A8355

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes a task force on educator diversity in New York state

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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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2019-A8355 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education

2019-A8355 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a task force on educator diversity in New York state to study the presence of educator diversity.

2019-A8355 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8355
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ARROYO -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  establish  a  task  force on educator diversity in New York
   state; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration
   thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Task force on educator diversity in New York state.  There
 is hereby established a task force on educator  diversity  in  New  York
 state. The purpose of the task force shall be to conduct a comprehensive
 study  on  the  presence  of  educator diversity, state actions taken to
 promote educator diversity in New York state, and how New York state can
 encourage new initiatives to enhance  and  promote  educator  diversity,
 including but not limited to:
   (a)  barriers which prevent students of color from entering the teach-
 ing profession, or remaining in the teaching profession;
   (b) recruitment and retention efforts;
   (c) mentorship programs for current educators of color;
   (d) initiatives aimed at encouraging students of color  to  enter  the
 teaching profession, also known as 'grow your own' initiatives;
   (e) scholarship opportunities for students of color who are interested
 in entering the teaching profession; and
   (f)  initiatives  that  encourage  teachers  of color to become school
 leaders and administrators.
   § 2. a. The task  force  shall  consist  of  thirteen  members  to  be
 appointed  as  follows:  (i) five people appointed by the governor; (ii)
 four people appointed by the temporary  president  of  the  senate;  and
 (iii) four people appointed by the speaker of the assembly.
   b. The members of the task force shall designate one of the appointees
 as  the chair of the task force. All appointments of members of the task
 force shall be made no later than thirty days after the  effective  date
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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