Assembly Bill A3716

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a commission for the educational advancement of multilingual learners in New York

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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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2023-A3716 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A7280
2021-2022: A4826

2023-A3716 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing a commission for the educational advancement of multilingual learners in New York; provides such commission shall report on the best practices and legislative recommendations to close the achievement gap and high school graduation rates between multilingual learners and their English proficient peers from prekindergarten through twelfth grade.

2023-A3716 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3716
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. GONZALEZ-ROJAS -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to establish a commission  for  the  educational  advancement  of
   multilingual  learners  in  New  York; 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.  Commission  established. (a) A commission, to be known as
 the commission for the educational advancement of multilingual learners,
 hereafter referred to as "the  commission",  is  hereby  established  to
 study  and provide a report on the best practices and legislative recom-
 mendations to close the achievement gap and high school graduation rates
 between multilingual learners and their English  proficient  peers  from
 prekindergarten  through  twelfth  grade.  Such  report  will advise the
 legislature, the governor, the board of  regents,  and  New  York  state
 education  officials  on  the best practices and legislative recommenda-
 tions to close the achievement gap, and  the  feasibility  and  cost  to
 implement such practices in schools.
   (b)  The  commission  shall  be composed of nine members, appointed as
 follows: (i) two members shall be appointed by the  governor;  (ii)  two
 members  shall  be  appointed  by the speaker of the assembly; (iii) two
 members shall be appointed by the temporary  president  of  the  senate;
 (iv)  two members shall be appointed by the commissioner of the New York
 state department of education; and (v) one member shall be the  chancel-
 lor  of  the board of regents or appointed thereof. The commission shall
 be chaired by a person chosen by a majority vote at the first meeting of
 the  commission.  The  vice-chairperson  of  the  commission  shall   be
 appointed by the chairperson. Vacancies in the membership of the commis-
 sion shall be filled in the manner provided for original appointments.
   (c)  The  commission  shall be made up of at least:  (i) one education
 professional who specializes in English to Speakers of  Other  Languages
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07786-01-3
              

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