Senate Bill S5054

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes an alternatively assessed student program

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee New York City 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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2023-S5054 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate New York City Education
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add Title 21-A Chap 12-A §21-974.5, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9488

2023-S5054 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes an alternatively assessed student program in the New York City school district which allows one student, per school, per year, to be hired as a school aid in any public school within such district.

2023-S5054 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5054 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5054
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 22, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on New York City Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
   relation to establishing an alternatively assessed student program

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Title 21-A of the administrative code of the  city  of  New
 York is amended by adding a new chapter 12-A to read as follows:
                               CHAPTER 12-A
                   ALTERNATIVELY ASSESSED STUDENT PROGRAM
   §  21-974.5 ALTERNATIVELY ASSESSED STUDENT PROGRAM.  1. THE CHANCELLOR
 IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO CREATE AN ALTERNATIVELY ASSESSED STUDENT PROGRAM
 WITHIN ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE DEPARTMENT  THAT  INCLUDE  GRADES  NINE
 THROUGH TWELVE.
   2.  SUCH  PROGRAM WOULD ALLOW ONE INDIVIDUAL, PER SCHOOL, PER YEAR, TO
 BE HIRED AS A SCHOOL AID IN ANY PUBLIC SCHOOL WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT.  TO
 QUALIFY FOR SUCH POSITION, SUCH CANDIDATE MUST BE QUALIFIED AS AN ALTER-
 NATIVELY ASSESSED STUDENT AS DETERMINED  BY  THE  COMMITTEE  ON  SPECIAL
 EDUCATION.
   3.  THE  CHANCELLOR MAY PROMULGATE ANY NECESSARY RULES AND REGULATIONS
 TO ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF SUCH PROGRAM.
   § 2. This act shall  take  effect  on  the  first  of  September  next
 succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09775-01-3

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