NY State Senate Bill 2019-S179A

Senate Bill S179A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of education to require public schools to report on compliance with art education instruction requirements

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 04, 2020	print number 179a
Feb 04, 2020	amend and recommit to education
Jan 08, 2020	referred to education returned to senate died in assembly
May 30, 2019	referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.991 committee discharged and committed to rules
Jan 09, 2019	referred to education

Votes

- May 30, 2019 - Floor Vote
  S179A
  
  57
  
  Aye
  
  1
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  4
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: May 30, 2019
      
      aye (57)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Amedore
      
      Antonacci
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Biaggi
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gounardes
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Jacobs
      
      Jordan
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Little
      
      Liu
      
      Martinez
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Metzger
      
      Montgomery
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      nay (1)
      
      Griffo
      
      excused (4)
      
      Funke
      
      Kavanagh
      
      LaValle
      
      Sepúlveda
  May 30, 2019 - Rules Committee Vote
  S179A
  
  15
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  3
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: May 30, 2019
      
      aye (15)
      
      Benjamin
      
      Breslin
      
      Comrie
      
      Flanagan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Liu
      
      Martinez
      
      Parker
      
      Robach
      
      Savino
      
      Seward
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      aye wr (3)
      
      Griffo
      
      Lanza
      
      Little
      
      excused (1)
      
      LaValle

Bill Amendments

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2019-S179 - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add §817, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S5878
2011-2012: S3802
2013-2014: S1029
2015-2016: S708
2017-2018: S3087
2021-2022: S1354
2023-2024: S260

2019-S179 - Summary

Directs the state education commissioner to require public school districts to report on compliance with art education instruction requirements.

2019-S179 - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S179

SPONSOR: SERRANO
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to directing the commis-
sioner of education to require public school districts to report on
compliance with art education instruction requirements

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL:

Directs the commissioner of education to conduct an audit and report on
statewide compliance with state instructional regulations for arts
education.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

The commissioner of the State Education Department is required to
conduct a statewide audit of compliance for arts instruction.

JUSTIFICATION:

According to Part 100 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Educa-
tion, students are to receive instruction designed to facilitate the
attainment of the state elementary learning standards in the arts,
including dance, music, theater and visual arts. The instructional
requirements track to the percentage of weekly school time allocated to
the arts at the elementary level, units of study at the intermediate and
commencement levels, and availability of three or five-unit sequences in
the arts at the commencement level.  Furthermore, it is recommended that
instruction be provided by a licensed arts teacher.

As there is no comprehensive accounting of arts instruction provided by
the state's public schools, it is not clear if schools and districts are
in compliance with the state regulations. In New York City, where
reporting on arts education offerings began after the 2005-2007 school
year, data provided by the New York City Department of Education for the
2007-2008 school year revealed that only 8% of elementary schools were
in a position to provide the minimum chat is required by the State of
New York by offering all four art forms in each grade. Additionally,
less than half of New York City middle schools are ensuring that all
students are completing the state requirements. This bill is important
step towards ensuring that the arts are a significant of our youth's
learning experience.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2017-2018: S3087- Passed Senate. Delivered to Assembly. Referred to
Education
2015-2016: S703A-Amended and recommitted to Education
2013-2014: S.1029A-Referred to Education
2011-2012: S.3602-Referred to Education
2009-2010: S.5878-Referred to Rules

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2019-S179 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    179
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. SERRANO, ADDABBO, BAILEY, KRUEGER, PARKER, STAVISKY
   -- 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 directing the  commis-
   sioner  of  education  to require public school districts to report on
   compliance with art education instruction requirements
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 817 to
 read as follows:
   § 817. COMPLIANCE WITH ART EDUCATION INSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS.  1. THE
 COMMISSIONER  SHALL  CREATE A PROCEDURE IN WHICH SCHOOL DISTRICT COMPLI-
 ANCE WITH ART EDUCATION INSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS AS REQUIRED BY LAW  AND
 REGULATION  IN  ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY GRADES IN ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS
 REPORTED TO THE DEPARTMENT BY EACH SCHOOL  DISTRICT.  EACH  SUCH  REPORT
 SHALL  INCLUDE  BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR EACH
 SCHOOL DISTRICT:
   A. HOW MANY AND WHICH SCHOOLS DO NOT HAVE ART EDUCATION INSTRUCTION AS
 REQUIRED BY LAW AND REGULATION;
   B. THE REASON OR REASONS WHY THE SCHOOLS IN PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDI-
 VISION ARE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH  ART  EDUCATION  INSTRUCTION  REQUIRE-
 MENTS;
   C.  THE  MAXIMUM  NUMBER  OF  STUDENTS  WHO  CAN RECEIVE ART EDUCATION
 INSTRUCTION AT EACH SCHOOL AND HOW MANY STUDENTS CURRENTLY  RECEIVE  ART
 EDUCATION INSTRUCTION AT EACH SCHOOL;
   D.  HOW  MANY  AND  WHICH  SCHOOLS DO NOT EMPLOY A TEACHER OR TEACHERS
 CERTIFIED IN ART EDUCATION FOR ART EDUCATION INSTRUCTION;
   E. HOW MANY AND WHICH SCHOOLS DO NOT PROVIDE THE CLASS  TIME  FOR  ART
 EDUCATION  INSTRUCTION  AS REQUIRED BY LAW AND REGULATION AND THE REASON
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD03156-01-9

 S. 179                              2
 
 OR REASONS WHY THE SCHOOLS DO NOT  PROVIDE  APPROPRIATE  TIME  FOR  SUCH
 INSTRUCTION; AND
   F. HOW MANY AND WHICH SCHOOLS ARE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH ART EDUCATION
 INSTRUCTION  REQUIREMENTS  ESTABLISHED  IN  LAW AND REGULATION OR ARE IN
 VIOLATION OF ANY ART EDUCATION-RELATED LAW OR REGULATION.
   2. EACH SUPERINTENDENT OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT WHICH  CONTAINS  AT  LEAST
 ONE  SCHOOL  WHICH  IS  NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH ART EDUCATION INSTRUCTION
 REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED IN LAW AND REGULATION SHALL:
   A. PREPARE A CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN TO BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE
 BOARD OF EDUCATION AT A PUBLIC MEETING; AND
   B. TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, BEGIN IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH  CORRECTIVE
 ACTION PLAN THE FOLLOWING SCHOOL YEAR.
   3. A LIST OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REPORT-
 ING  REQUIREMENTS  IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE POSTED ON
 THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE.
   4. ON OR BEFORE JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, AND EVERY YEAR THERE-
 AFTER, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REPORT  TO  THE  GOVERNOR,  THE  TEMPORARY
 PRESIDENT  OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, AND THE CHAIRS OF
 THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY COMMITTEES ON EDUCATION THE COMMISSIONER'S FIND-
 INGS BASED ON THE INFORMATION REPORTED PURSUANT TO  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF
 THIS  SECTION,  INCLUDING  AN  ANALYSIS AND EXPLANATION OF THE DATA, AND
 SHALL IDENTIFY STEPS THAT CAN BE TAKEN TO ENSURE THAT ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS
 ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH ART EDUCATION INSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS IN ELEMEN-
 TARY AND SECONDARY GRADES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

co-Sponsors

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2019-S179A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add §817, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S5878
2011-2012: S3802
2013-2014: S1029
2015-2016: S708
2017-2018: S3087
2021-2022: S1354
2023-2024: S260

2019-S179A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the state education commissioner to require public school districts to report on compliance with art education instruction requirements.

2019-S179A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S179A

SPONSOR: SERRANO
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to directing the commis-
sioner of education to require public school districts to report on
compliance with art education instruction requirements

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL:

Directs the commissioner of education to conduct an audit and report on
statewide compliance with state instructional regulations for arts
education.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

The commissioner of the State Education Department is required to
conduct a statewide audit of compliance for art; instruction.

JUSTIFICATION:;

According to Part lee of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Educa-
tion, students are to receive instruction designed to facilitate the
attainment of the state elementary learning standards in the arts,
including dance, music, theater and visual arts. The instructional
requirements track to the percentage of weekly school time allocated to
the arts at the elementary level, units of study at the intermediate and
commencement levels, and availability of three or five-unit sequences in
the arts at the commencement level.Furthermore, it is recommended that
instruction be provided by a licensed arts teacher.

As there is no comprehensive accounting of arts instruction provided by
the state's public schools, it is not clear if schools and districts are
in compliance with the state regulations. In New York City, where
reporting on arts education offerings began after the 2005-2007 school
year,provided by the New York City Department of Education for the
2007-2008 school year revealed that only 8% of elementary schools were
in a position to provide the minimum chat is required by the State of
New York by offering all four art forms in each grade. Additionally,
less than half of New York City middle schools are ensuring that all
students are completing the state requirements. This bill is important
step towards ensuring that the arts are a significant of our youth's
learning experience.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2017-2018: S3087- Passed Senate. Delivered to Assembly. Referred to
Education
2015-2016: S703A-Amended and recommitted to Education
2013-2014: S.1029A-Referred to Education
2011-2012: S.3602-Referred to Education
2019-2010: S.5878-Referred to Rules

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2019-S179A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  179--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. SERRANO, ADDABBO, BAILEY, KRUEGER, PARKER, STAVISKY
   -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
   the Committee on Education -- recommitted to the Committee  on  Educa-
   tion 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 directing the  commis-
   sioner  of  education  to require public school districts to report on
   compliance with art education instruction requirements
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 817 to
 read as follows:
   § 817. COMPLIANCE WITH ART EDUCATION INSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS.  1. THE
 COMMISSIONER  SHALL  CREATE A PROCEDURE IN WHICH SCHOOL DISTRICT COMPLI-
 ANCE WITH ART EDUCATION INSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS AS REQUIRED BY LAW  AND
 REGULATION  IN  ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY GRADES IN ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS
 REPORTED TO THE DEPARTMENT BY EACH SCHOOL  DISTRICT.  EACH  SUCH  REPORT
 SHALL  INCLUDE  BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR EACH
 SCHOOL DISTRICT:
   A. HOW MANY AND WHICH SCHOOLS DO NOT HAVE ART EDUCATION INSTRUCTION AS
 REQUIRED BY LAW AND REGULATION;
   B. THE REASON OR REASONS WHY THE SCHOOLS IN PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDI-
 VISION ARE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH  ART  EDUCATION  INSTRUCTION  REQUIRE-
 MENTS;
   C.  THE  MAXIMUM  NUMBER  OF  STUDENTS  WHO  CAN RECEIVE ART EDUCATION
 INSTRUCTION AT EACH SCHOOL AND HOW MANY STUDENTS CURRENTLY  RECEIVE  ART
 EDUCATION INSTRUCTION AT EACH SCHOOL;
   D.  HOW  MANY  AND  WHICH  SCHOOLS DO NOT EMPLOY A TEACHER OR TEACHERS
 CERTIFIED IN ART EDUCATION FOR ART EDUCATION INSTRUCTION;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03156-02-0

 S. 179--A                           2
 
   E. HOW MANY AND WHICH SCHOOLS DO NOT PROVIDE THE CLASS  TIME  FOR  ART
 EDUCATION  INSTRUCTION  AS REQUIRED BY LAW AND REGULATION AND THE REASON
 OR REASONS WHY THE SCHOOLS DO NOT  PROVIDE  APPROPRIATE  TIME  FOR  SUCH
 INSTRUCTION; AND
   F. HOW MANY AND WHICH SCHOOLS ARE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH ART EDUCATION
 INSTRUCTION  REQUIREMENTS  ESTABLISHED  IN  LAW AND REGULATION OR ARE IN
 VIOLATION OF ANY ART EDUCATION-RELATED LAW OR REGULATION.
   2. EACH SUPERINTENDENT OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT WHICH  CONTAINS  AT  LEAST
 ONE  SCHOOL  WHICH  IS  NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH ART EDUCATION INSTRUCTION
 REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED IN LAW AND REGULATION SHALL:
   A. PREPARE A CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN TO BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE
 BOARD OF EDUCATION AT A PUBLIC MEETING; AND
   B. TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, BEGIN IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH  CORRECTIVE
 ACTION PLAN THE FOLLOWING SCHOOL YEAR.
   3. A LIST OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REPORT-
 ING  REQUIREMENTS  IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE POSTED ON
 THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE.
   4. ON OR BEFORE JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE,  AND  EVERY  YEAR
 THEREAFTER, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY
 PRESIDENT  OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, AND THE CHAIRS OF
 THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY COMMITTEES ON EDUCATION THE COMMISSIONER'S FIND-
 INGS BASED ON THE INFORMATION REPORTED PURSUANT TO  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF
 THIS  SECTION,  INCLUDING  AN  ANALYSIS AND EXPLANATION OF THE DATA, AND
 SHALL IDENTIFY STEPS THAT CAN BE TAKEN TO ENSURE THAT ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS
 ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH ART EDUCATION INSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS IN ELEMEN-
 TARY AND SECONDARY GRADES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

Bill Amendments

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2019-S179 - Details

2019-S179 - Summary

2019-S179 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S179 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

2019-S179A (ACTIVE) - Details

2019-S179A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2019-S179A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S179A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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