Assembly Bill A3963

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to annual teacher and principal evaluations

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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-A3963 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3012-d, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9829
2017-2018: A2417
2019-2020: A2637
2023-2024: A1106

2021-A3963 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to annual teacher and principal evaluations; provides that no school district shall be eligible for an apportionment of general support for public schools appropriated in excess of the amount apportioned such school district unless it has either adopted a plan for the annual professional performance review of its classroom teachers and building principals or has submitted documentation demonstrating that it has fully implemented the standards and procedures for conducting annual teacher and principal evaluations.

2021-A3963 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3963
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 29, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, GALEF, ABINANTI, BRABENEC, FAHY, BARRETT,
   JEAN-PIERRE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the education law, in relation to annual teacher and
   principal evaluations
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 11 of section 3012-d of the education law, as
 added by section 2 of subpart E of part EE of chapter 56 of the laws  of
 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   11.  Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent  provision  of  law, no school
 district shall be eligible for an apportionment of general  support  for
 public  schools  from  the  funds appropriated for the 2015--2016 school
 year and any year thereafter in excess of the amount apportioned to such
 school district in the respective base year unless such school  district
 EITHER  (I)  HAS  ADOPTED A PLAN FOR THE ANNUAL PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE
 REVIEW OF ITS CLASSROOM TEACHERS AND BUILDING PRINCIPALS  IN  ACCORDANCE
 WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION THREE THOUSAND TWELVE-C OF THIS ARTICLE
 AND  THE REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER WHICH PLAN HAS BEEN APPROVED BY
 THE COMMISSIONER, OR (II) has  submitted  documentation  that  has  been
 approved  by  the  commissioner  by  November  fifteenth,  two  thousand
 fifteen, or by September first of each  subsequent  year,  demonstrating
 that  it has fully implemented the standards and procedures for conduct-
 ing annual teacher and principal evaluations of teachers and  principals
 in  accordance with the requirements of this section and the regulations
 issued by the commissioner.  Provided  further  that  any  apportionment
 withheld  pursuant  to this section shall not occur prior to April first
 of the current year and shall not have  any  effect  on  the  base  year
 calculation  for use in the subsequent school year. For purposes of this
 section, "base year" shall mean the base year as defined in paragraph  b
 of  subdivision  one  of section thirty-six hundred two of this chapter,
 and "current year" shall mean the current year as defined in paragraph a
 of subdivision one of section thirty-six hundred two of this chapter.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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