Assembly Bill A2055

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes the differentiated learning environment task force

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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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2021-A2055 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2020
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10946, S7154
2023-2024: A1572, S4966

2021-A2055 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the differentiated learning environment task force, to conduct a comprehensive study on the way colleges and universities are preparing future teachers to work in urban settings and to offer differentiated classrooms.

2021-A2055 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2055
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. SIMON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. NOLAN,
   SEAWRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to establish the differentiated learning environment task  force;
   and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration there-
   of

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  The  legislature  hereby  establishes  the  differentiated
 learning  environment  task  force, referred to hereinafter as the "task
 force", to conduct a comprehensive study on the way colleges and univer-
 sities are preparing future teachers to work in urban  settings  and  to
 offer differentiated classrooms.
   §  2.  For the purposes of this act the following terms shall have the
 following meanings:
   (a) "Differentiated learning environment" shall mean learning  methods
 designed to address individual students' diverse learning needs; and
   (b)  "Language-based learning differences" shall mean developmental or
 learning disabilities where a student has a  problem  or  problems  with
 age-appropriate reading, spelling, writing and/or math.
   § 3. Such task force shall consist of eleven members with demonstrated
 experience in issues relating to the work of the task force. The members
 of the task force shall be appointed as follows:
   (a) two members shall be appointed by the governor;
   (b)  two  members shall be appointed by the temporary president of the
 senate;
   (c) two members shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
   (d) one member shall be appointed by the minority leader of the assem-
 bly;
   (e) one member shall be  appointed  by  the  minority  leader  of  the
 senate;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01194-01-1

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