Assembly Actions -
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May 03, 2024 |
referred to higher education |
Senate Bill S9196
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 11th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2023-S9196 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8924
- Current Committee:
- Senate Higher Education
- Law Section:
- Education
2023-S9196 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Directs the commissioner of education to conduct an audit regarding instruction in literacy instruction at institutions of higher education that offers a graduate or undergraduate degree or certification program in education or educational administration located within the state.
2023-S9196 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S9196 SPONSOR: STAVISKY TITLE OF BILL: An act in relation to authorizing the commissioner of education to conduct an audit regarding instruction in literacy instruction within the state PURPOSE: Authorizes and directs the Commissioner of Education to conduct a program audit in regard to instruction in literacy at institutions of higher education in the state. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. The commissioner of education is authorized and directed to conduct a program audit regarding instruction on literacy within the state. § 2. A. For each postsecondary institution survey questions shall:
2023-S9196 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9196 I N S E N A T E May 3, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sen. STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT in relation to authorizing the commissioner of education to conduct an audit regarding instruction in literacy instruction within the state THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "so all can read act". § 2. The commissioner of education is authorized and directed to develop an auditing process that clearly documents the degree to which every educator preparation program at an institution of higher education is effectively teaching the science of reading by conducting an audit on literacy instruction at every institution of higher education that offers a graduate or undergraduate degree or certification program in education or educational administration located within the state. Such audit shall include, as appropriate, questions on how such institutions are meeting the learning standards for instruction necessary for effec- tive literacy instruction within the current required literacy education curriculum. All programs shall be reviewed every four years thereafter to ensure continued alignment with the science of reading. § 3. For each postsecondary institution, audit questions shall: (a) identify which undergraduate and/or graduate degree or certif- ication program in education or educational administration sufficiently covers instruction in core components, characterized as the five pillars of reading by the National Reading Panel of the National Academy of Sciences in 2000, namely phonemic awareness, phonics, reading fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension, and assess how fully and in-depth each such program covers instruction as to each core component or pillar of reading in substantial alignment with the reading foundation standards utilized by the National Council on Teacher Quality in its 2023 report on strengthening elementary reading instruction; (b) assess the extent to which each such program covers the knowledge and skills needed to understand and convey direct and explicit EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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