| Issue |
Status/Date |
Level |
Summary |
|
 Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 08/2012 |
P-12 | Extended Leave for NYC Principals to Serve as a Principal at a Charter School
A.B. 6300
Allows a principal employed by the New York City district to make a written request to the board of education for an extended leave of absen...
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Governance--Regional Entities |
Signed into law 08/2012 |
P-12 | BOCES Contracts with Out-of-State Districts
A.B. 10205
Permits boards of cooperative educational services (BOCES) to enter into contracts of up to two years with out-of-state districts for specia...
| More... |
P-3 Content Standards and Assessment |
Signed into law 08/2012 |
P-12 | Birth-5 Standards, Guidelines, and Criteria
A.B. 7591
Directs the department of education, the office of children and family services and the department of health, each to identify and review ex...
| More... |
Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary |
Signed into law 08/2012 |
Postsec. | Licensure of Private Proprietary Schools
A.B. 7859
Relates to the licensure of private proprietary schools; provides for increased competition among schools to improve the quality of training...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Vetoed 08/2012 |
P-12 | Transportation of Child of Nonambulatory Parent
A.B. 9267
Allows board of education to provide transportation to school for a child living a lesser distance than two miles from school if the parent ...
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Special Education |
Signed into law 08/2012 |
P-12 | District Committee on Special Education
A.B. 7216
Adds provision that an additional parent (other than the parent of the student in question) attend a meeting of a district-level committee o...
| More... |
Special Education |
Signed into law 08/2012 |
P-12 | Electronic IEPs
A.B. 7823
Authorizes teacher and service provider access to a student's individualized education program (IEP) electronically. If any policy provides ...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 08/2012 |
P-12 | Citizenship Requirements for Permament Teacher Certification
A.B. 9472
Extends the effectiveness of provisions relating to citizenship requirements for permanent certification as a teacher to 2017.
From bill m...
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High School--Graduation Requirements |
Signed into law 07/2012 |
P-12 | State Seal of Biliteracy
A.B. 10292
Establishes purposes of the state seal of biliteracy. Confers a state seal of biliteracy (district participation is voluntary) to high schoo...
| More... |
P-3 Early Intervention (0-3) |
Signed into law 07/2012 |
P-12 | Early Intervention Coordinating Council Membership
A.B. 9347
Adds the superintendent of financial services to the early intervention coordinating council; in doing so, makes council membership complia...
| More... |
P-3 Kindergarten |
Signed into law 07/2012 |
P-12 | Kindergarten Attendance May Be Mandated in NYC
A.B. 9861
Authorizes the New York City board of education to require children who turn five by December 1 to attend kindergarten. Provides exceptions....
| More... |
Scheduling/School Calendar--Year |
Signed into law 07/2012 |
P-12 | Inservice Days in August
S.B. 7718
Increases from 3 to 4 the number of inservice days that may be included in 180 days that school must be in session. Allows districts to sche...
| More... |
School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution |
Signed into law 07/2012 |
P-12 | Anti-Bullying
S.B. 7740
Provides legislative findings and intent. Extends provisions of Dignity for All Students Act to include explicit references to bullying and ...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 07/2012 |
P-12 | Transportation of Certain Pre-Kindergarten Students
S.B. 7218
Permits a district to authorize transportation for students attending a universal prekindergarten program in addition to transpotation funde...
| More... |
Special Education--Finance |
Vetoed 07/2012 |
P-12 | Cultural Considerations in Special Education Placement, Tuition Reimbursement
S.B. 7722
Requires that the determination of appropriate educational programs and placements for a student with a disability include, upon the parent'...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 06/2012 |
Postsec. | Tuition Waivers for Police Officer Students of the City University of New York
A.B. 9167
Extends provisions regarding tuition waivers for police officer students of the city university of New York to July 1, 2014 (previously set ...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 06/2012 |
P-12 | New York City Busing
A.B. 8683
Provides that in New York City, the requirement that a district provide transportation equally to all children in like circumstances does no...
| More... |
Special Education--Federal Law/Regulations |
Signed into law 06/2012 |
P-12 | Extending Provisions Regarding Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004
A.B. 9906
Extends certain provisions relating to the implementation of the federal individuals with disabilities education improvement act of 2004 to ...
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Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
Signed into law 06/2012 |
P-12 | Public Reporting of Teacher/Principal Performance Review Results
S.B. 7792
Directs each district and board of cooperative educational services (BOCES) to release to the public and the department of education the qua...
| More... |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Issued 04/2012 |
P-12 | Establishing the New NY Education Reform Commission
E.O. No. 44
Establishes the New NY Education Reform Commission to provide guidance and advice to the governor on education policy, performance, and inno...
| More... |
Accountability--School Improvement |
Signed into law 03/2012 |
P-12 | Contract for Excellence
A.B. 9057 - Contract for Excellence
Part A, Section 2: Requires a district that submitted a contract for excellence for the 2011-12 school year, unless all schools in the distr...
| More... |
Class Size |
Signed into law 03/2012 |
P-12 | Class Sizes for Students with Disabilities in Middle and High Schools
A.B. 9057 - Class Sizes for Students with Disabilities in Middle and High Schools
Part A, Section 12: Extends through 2012-13 school year provision authorizing the board of education of a city school district with a popula...
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Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 03/2012 |
Postsec. | SUNY Challenge Grant Program
A.B. 9057 - SUNY Challenge Grant Program,
Part O: Defines "SUNY Challenge Grant Program" as a long-term economic and academic plan submitted by a college, university or community col...
| More... |
Finance--District |
Signed into law 03/2012 |
P-12 | Portion of State Funding Contingent on Adoption of Teacher and Principal Evaluation Process
A.B. 9057 - Portion of State Funding Contingent on Adoption of Teacher and Principal Evaluation Process
Part A, Section 1: Requires a school district, to be eligible for an apportionment of general support for public schools from the funds appr...
| More... |
Governance--Regional Entities |
Signed into law 03/2012 |
P-12 | BOCES Contracts to Provide Special Education Services
A.B. 9057 - BOCES Contracts to Provide Special Education Services
Part K, Section 1: Authorizes a board of cooperative educational services (BOCES) to enter into contracts with the commissioner of the offic...
| More... |
P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development |
Signed into law 03/2012 |
P-12 | Early Learning Teacher Certification
A.B. 9057 - Early Learning Teacher Certification
Part I, Section 10-c: Amends provision on regulations that the board of regents and commissioner must adopt regarding universal prekindergar...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
Signed into law 03/2012 |
Postsec. | Non-Resident Undergraduate Tuition Increases
A.B. 9057 - NY-SUNY 2020
Part P: Permits each university center to increase non-resident undergraduate tuition rates each year by not more than 10% over the previous...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
Signed into law 03/2012 |
Community College,
Postsec. | Study of Laws Regarding Community College Charges for Non-Resident Students
A.B. 9057 - Study of Laws Regarding Community College Charges for Non-Resident Students
Part Q: Directs the state university board of trustees, in conjunction with the city university board of trustees, to examine the laws, regu...
| More... |
Postsecondary Success--Completion |
Signed into law 03/2012 |
Postsec. | Postsecondary Success Study
A.B. 9057 - Postsecondary Success Study
Part N: Directs the state university board of trustees and the city university board of trustees to jointly conduct a study on postsecondary...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service |
Signed into law 03/2012 |
P-12 | Free School Meals/Milk Without Separate Application
A.B. 9057 - Free School Meals/Milk Without Separate Application
Part A, Section 3: Requires the office of temporary and disability assistance to provide the state education department a dataset listing st...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 03/2012 |
P-12 | Transportation after 5 PM
A.B. 9057 - Transportation after 5 PM
Part A, Section 16: For the 2012-13 school year, requires New York City school district to either (1) provide transportation after 5 pm for ...
| More... |
Special Education--Finance |
Signed into law 03/2012 |
P-12 | Tuition Payments for Children Attending State-Supported Schools for the Deaf and Blind
A.B. 9057 - Tuition Payments for Children Attending State-Supported Schools for the Deaf and Blind
Part A, Sections 12-a and 12-c: Provides that for the 2011-12 and 2012-13 school years, tuition for students enrolled in state-supported sch...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
Signed into law 03/2012 |
P-12 | Annual Professional Performance Reviews Transition Grants
A.B. 9057 - Annual Professional Performance Reviews Transition Grants
Part A, Section 22-b: For the 2011-12 and/or 2012-13 school year, authorizes the commissioner of education to award certain districts annual...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract |
Signed into law 03/2012 |
P-12 | Hearing Officers and Disciplinary Hearings
A.B. 9057 - Hearing Officers and Disciplinary Hearings
Part 2, Section 1: Amends provisions related to disciplinary hearings for school employees with tenure. Amends provisions related to the com...
| More... |
Postsecondary Students--Military |
Issued 11/2011 |
Postsec. | Continuing the New York State Council on Returning Veterans and Their Families
Executive Order 34
Continues the New York State Council on Returning Veterans and Their Families, and expands the membership and mission. Expansion of membersh...
| More... |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Vetoed 09/2011 |
P-12 | Green Jobs Workforce Subcommittee
A.B. 241
Creates the Green Jobs Workforce Subcommittee ("subcommittee") under the State Workforce Investment Board. Directs the subcommittee to work ...
| More... |
P-3 |
Signed into law 09/2011 |
P-12 | Special Education Schools, Early Intervention Agencies, Early Intervention Program Services, and Multi-Disciplinary Evaluations
S.B. 5524
Requires a provider of special education services or programs to obtain a waiver pursuant to 6503-B (see next paragraph) before providing ev...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Signed into law 09/2011 |
P-12 | Report on NYC Outdoor Schoolyards
S.B. 587
Directs the New York City district chancellor to inventory and report on the district's outdoor schoolyards. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Vetoed 09/2011 |
P-12 | NYC Student Transportation Contracts
A.B. 3127
Relates to contracts for transportation of children; requires that in New York City, the board of education or the city school district awar...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits |
Signed into law 09/2011 |
P-12 | Transfer of Credits to Another State's Retirement System
S.B. 3401
Permits certain eligible vested members of the NYS teachers' retirement system in tiers 3 and 4 who have permanently ceased teaching to with...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 08/2011 |
P-12 | Bedbug Infestation Notifications
A.B. 7259
Amends provisions related to notifications of bedbug infestations in New York City public schools. Adds guardians of potentially affected st...
| More... |
Postsecondary Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 08/2011 |
Postsec. | Energy Efficiency, Clean Energy Assistance for Not-for-Profit Postsecondary Institutions
S.B. 3755
Relates to the eligibility of certain independent not-for-profit institutions of higher education to receive assistance from the New York po...
| More... |
Postsecondary Governance and Structures--Administrative/Leadership Issues |
Signed into law 08/2011 |
Postsec. | Board of Trustees of the State University of New York
A.B. 2718
Increases the membership of the board of trustees of the state university of New York from 17 to 18 members; new member to be the president ...
| More... |
Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary |
Signed into law 08/2011 |
Postsec. | Tuition Reimbursement Account and Proprietary Vocatinoal School Supervision Account
A.B. 7073
Extends to 2015 the effectiveness of provisions of chapter 434 of the laws of 1999, relating to the tuition reimbursement account and deposi...
| More... |
School Safety |
Signed into law 07/2011 |
P-12 | Prostitution in a School Zone and Promoting Prostitution in a School Zone
S.B. 1313
Creates offense of prostitution in a school zone. Creates offense of promoting prostitution in a school zone. Defines "school zone" for purp...
| More... |
Private Schools |
Signed into law 04/2011 |
P-12 | Assistance in Background Checks at Private Schools
A.B. 6611
Allows nonpublic schools to contract with BOCES for criminal background checks. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A06611%09%0...
| More... |
Accountability--Rewards |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 | School District Performance Improvement Awards Grant
S.B. 2808 - Part B, Sec. 2
Creates the School District Performance Awards Grant program. Directs the commissioner of education to award competitive grants to school di...
| More... |
Accountability--School Improvement |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 | Contracts for Excellence
S.B. 2808 - Part A, Sec. 1 and 2
Section 1: Provides that a district that submitted a contract for excellence for the 2009-10 school year, unless all schools in the district...
| More... |
At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 | Free- and Reduced-Price Lunch Calculation
S.B. 2808 - Part A, Sec. 25
Defines "three-year average free and reduced price lunch percent". Transitions calculation of lunch count to incorporate three-year average ...
| More... |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 | Charter School Finance
S.B. 2808 - Part A, Sec. 21 and 22
For the 2010-11 through 2012-13 school years, holds the amount paid to districts for charter school enrollment at the 2010-11 school year le...
| More... |
Finance--Resource Efficiency |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 | District Management Efficiency Awards Program
S.B. 2808 - Part B, Sec. 1
Creates the district management efficiency awards program. Directs the commissioner of education to develop a plan, in consultation with the...
| More... |
P-3 Finance |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 | Universal PreK Funding
S.B. 2808 - Part A, Sec. 38
Maintains the eligibility of districts to receive the estimated maximum universal preK support.
Chapter 58 http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
Postsec. | Tuition Assistance Program Awards
S.B. 2808 - Part E, F, G, H, I, J, Z
Part E: Amends language related to tuition assistance program awards. Permits a $4,000 award to students for each year of undergraduate stud...
| More... |
Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
Postsec. | State and City University Budgetary Power
S.B. 2808 - Part D, Subparts A and B
Provides that the state university trustees may acquire property by the acceptance of conditional gifts, grants, devises or bequests. Provid...
| More... |
Special Education |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 | Schools for the Deaf and Blind
S.B. 2808 - Part A, Sec. 51, 53, 54
Sec. 51: Provides that effective with the 2011-12 school year, the district of residence must pay the tuition expenses of a child attending ...
| More... |
Special Education |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 | Reimbursement for Students in Certain Special Education Placements
S.B. 2808 - Part O
Increases percent reimbursement rate for school districts with a student with a disability placed in a state school or special act school di...
| More... |
Textbooks and Open Source |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 | Definition of Textbook
S.B. 2808 - Part A-I, Sec. 1, 3,
Provides that for expenses incurred after July 1, 2011, a textbook may mean school library materials, computer software, and instructional c...
| More... |
Governance--Mandates |
Issued 01/2011 |
P-12 | Establishing the Mandate Relief Redesign Team
E.O. 6
Establishes the Mandate Relief Redesign Team to look for ways to reduce the costs of mandated programs on schools and local governments by d...
| More... |
Curriculum--Physical Education |
Vetoed 10/2010 |
P-12 | Outdoor Playspace in NYC Public Schools
S.B. 2485
-Requires the chancellor of the New York City Department of Education to make an annual report to the governor and legislature on outdoor pl...
| More... |
P-3 Child Care |
Signed into law 10/2010 |
P-12 | Collective Bargaining for Child Care Providers
S.B. 7451
Creates a framework for child care providers to organize. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=%0D%0A&bn=S07451&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 10/2010 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Reporting on the Tuition Assistance Program
A.B. 6391/S.B. 3603
Directs the president of the higher education services corporation to annually submit a report on the tuition assistance program (TAP) to th...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Vetoed 10/2010 |
P-12 | Licensed Master Plumbers and Licensed Electricians
S.B. 7137
Requires that any plumbing or electrical work on a school building be performed by a licensed master plumber or licensed electrician if requ...
| More... |
Finance--District |
Vetoed 09/2010 |
P-12 | School District Finance Security Task Force
S.B. 7323
Creates the school district finance security task force to develop guidelines for school districts to protect sensitive banking and other in...
| More... |
Parent/Family |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
P-12 | Grandparent Membership in Parent and Parent-Teacher Associations
S.B. 6355
Permits membership in certain school related associations by grandparents in parental relation to children in the New York City public schoo...
| More... |
Postsecondary Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
Community College,
Postsec. | Funding Capital Improvements at Certain Community Colleges
A.B. 8079
Enacts the ''community college region capital financing act of 2009". Authorizes community college regions or regional boards of trustees to...
| More... |
School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution |
Signed into law 09/2010 |
P-12 | Dignity for All Students Act
A.B. 3661
Enacts the ''Dignity For All Students Act". Directs school trustees to establish (1) policies and procedures to create a school environment ...
| More... |
Accountability--Reporting Results |
Signed into law 08/2010 |
P-12 | Comparing Apples to Apples in School Violence Reporting
A.B. 11566 - Section 4
Amends provisions related to reporting violence and disruptive incidents in public schools. Repeals provision requiring commissioner to iden...
| More... |
Curriculum--Science |
Signed into law 08/2010 |
P-12 | Student Rights re: Animal Dissection
A.B. 3467
Requires local boards to develop a policy to give all students enrolled in a course that includes animal dissection reasonable notice of the...
| More... |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Vetoed 08/2010 |
Community College | Technology Employment Community Hub (TECH) Centers Program
A.B. 356/S.B. 2293-B
Creates the technology employment community hub (TECH) centers program to award grants of up to $100,000 to community colleges to upgrade th...
| More... |
Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest |
Vetoed 08/2010 |
Postsec. | SUNY and CUNY Trustees
S.B. 1736
Relates to qualifications for certain appointed positions with the board of trustees for the state university and CUNY. Prohibits specified ...
| More... |
Governance--School Boards--Training |
Signed into law 08/2010 |
P-12 | Training for Local Board Members
S.B. 4658
Adds to existing provision requiring local school board members to complete at least six hours of training on the financial oversight, accou...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 08/2010 |
P-12 | Notifications of Bedbug Infestations at School
A.B. 5434
Applicable only to New York City: Requires public school principals to immediately notify parents of any bedbug infestations found in a scho...
| More... |
P-3 Child Care |
Signed into law 08/2010 |
P-12 | Child Care/Day Care Facilities and CPR
A.B. 7923
Requires at least one employee at a child day care facility or family day care home to be trained and certified in cardiopulmonary resuscita...
| More... |
Postsecondary Governance and Structures |
Signed into law 08/2010 |
Postsec. | Higher Education Services Corporation
A.B. 8220/S.B. 4199
Amends membership of the board of trustees of the higher education services corporation [http://www.hesc.com/content.nsf/HESC/About_HESC]. A...
| More... |
Postsecondary Governance and Structures--Administrative/Leadership Issues |
Signed into law 08/2010 |
Postsec.,
Community College | New York State Higher Education Services Corporation Board of Trustees
A.B. 8220
Eliminates the requirement that the community college student member appointed by the governor to the New York State Higher Education Servic...
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Postsecondary Students--Military |
Vetoed 08/2010 |
P-12,
Postsec. | State Interagency Coordinating Council for Service-Disabled Veterans
A.B. 8296A/S.B. 7112
Establishes the New York state interagency coordinating council for service-disabled veterans. Identifies council members, including the com...
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 08/2010 |
P-12 | Paperwork Reduction
A.B. 11566 - Section 1
Authorizes the commissioner of education to receive all information required to be reported by statute or regulation through electronic mean...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 08/2010 |
P-12 | Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES)
A.B. 11566 - Section 6 and 7
Requires that boards of cooperative educational services (BOCES) include special education and career education program plans in their long ...
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School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 08/2010 |
P-12 | Regional Transportation Systems Pilot Program
A.B. 11566 - Section 10
Directs the commissioner of education to conduct one or more pilot programs to assist school districts in the formation of regional transpor...
| More... |
Textbooks and Open Source |
Vetoed 08/2010 |
P-12 | Curriculum and Instructional Resources
S.B. 6776
Makes provisions that apply to the selection, purchase, loan of K-12 textbooks also applicable to curriculum and instructional resources. De...
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Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 07/2010 |
P-12 | Issuing of Charters
S.B. 8017
Sunsets on September 1, 2013 the mandate that the board of regents and the board of trustees of the state university of New York (SUNY) issu...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 07/2010 |
Postsec. | SEEK Program Renamed
A.B. 9512
Renames the Seek Program as the Percy Ellis Sutton SEEK Program.
http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=%0D%0A&bn=A09512&Summary=Y&Act...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Textbooks |
Signed into law 07/2010 |
Postsec. | Instructional Materials for College Students with Disabilities
A.B. 10118
From bill analysis: Extends the expiration date of a provision that requires publishers or manufacturers to provide additional instructional...
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School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 07/2010 |
P-12 | Transportation Contracts
A.B. 11067
Extends for another three years until January 1, 2014 chapter 55 of the laws of 1995 as amended by chapter 267 of the laws of 2007, relating...
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Special Education |
Signed into law 07/2010 |
P-12 | Physical Therapy Assistants
A.B. 9959
Extends the law allowing physical therapy assistants to provide services in public and private primary and secondary schools to 2015. http:/...
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Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware |
Signed into law 07/2010 |
P-12 | Donating Used Computers to Schools
A.B. 11064
This bill extends for three years until July 1, 2013 the provision allowing political subdivisions to donate surplus computer equipment to s...
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits |
Signed into law 06/2010 |
P-12 | Temporary Retirement Incentive
A.B. 11144 (Chapter 105)
From Assembly Web site: Establishes a temporary retirement incentive program for certain state employees and other public employees to assis...
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Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
Signed into law 05/2010 |
P-12 | School Takeovers by Educational Partnership Organizations
A.B. 11171, Section 6
From "Summary of Specific Provisions" on Assembly Web site:
Section 6 of this bill would add a new S21l-e to the Education Law to authoriz...
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Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 05/2010 |
P-12 | Charter Schools
A.B. 11310
From New York Assembly "Summary of Provisions":
This legislation provides for the establishment of a new process to issue charters. The bo...
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Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 05/2010 |
P-12 | Charters Approved by SUNY Trustees
A.B. 11311
Makes a clarification to A.B. 11310 regarding the approval and issuance process for charters approved by the SUNY trustees. http://assembly....
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Civic Education |
Signed into law 05/2010 |
P-12 | Students as Election Inspectors or Poll Clerks
A.B. 4467
Permits students age 17 and older, with parental consent, to serve as election inspectors or poll clerks at elections. Requires that such st...
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Health |
Signed into law 05/2010 |
P-12 | Prohibition on Outdoor Application of Certain Pesticides
S.B. 4983
Prohibits the use of certain pesticides, characterized by various toxic properties, for day care center and school outdoor applications.
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Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
Signed into law 05/2010 |
P-12 | Teacher and Principal Evaluations and Hearing Procedures
A.B. 11171, Section 1-5
From "Summary of Specific Provisions" on Assembly Web site:
Section one of the bill would add a new S3012-c of the Education law, establis...
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Postsecondary Governance and Structures--State Executives/State Agencies |
Signed into law 05/2010 |
Postsec. | Agendas and Meeting Records for Postecondary Boards of Trustees
S.B. 5585
Requires the board of trustees of the State University of New York, the City University of New York and the higher education services commis...
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State Longitudinal Data Systems |
Signed into law 05/2010 |
P-12 | Longitudinal Data System
A.B. 11309
Makes an appropriation of $20,400,000 to the state education department for services and expenses related to implementing a state longitudin...
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Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Emergency Rule Adoption 05/2010 |
P-12 | Teacher Certification
Title 8 NYCRR Section 80-4.3
From administrative register: The purpose of the proposed amendment is to provide flexibility from the current teacher certification require...
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Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Alternative |
Emergency Rule Adoption 05/2010 |
P-12 | Establishment of Clinically Rich Graduate Level Teacher Preparation Program
Title 8 NYCRR Sections 52.1, 52.21 and 80-5.13
From the administrative register:
It is anticipated that the proposed amendment will be presented to the board of regents for adoption as a...
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Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
Emergency Rule Adoption 05/2010 |
P-12 | Annual Professional Performance Review for Teachers
Title 8 NYCRR Section 100.2(o)
From the administrative register:
As part of its reform agenda for strengthening teaching, the board of regents has made four major changes...
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Health |
Signed into law 04/2010 |
P-12 | Influenza Education and Immunizations
A.B. 775
Directs the commissioner of health to annually provide parents of children between 6 months and 18 years of age who are in school with educa...
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High School--Graduation Requirements |
Adopted 04/2010 |
P-12 | Make-Up Credit Programs
Title 8 NYCRR Section 100.5
Establishes requirements for award of make-up credit to high school students. Adopted as proposed in January 2010: Pages 7-9 of 12: http://w...
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits |
Signed into law 04/2010 |
P-12 | Temporary Teacher Retirement Incentive
S.B. 6972 (Chapter 45)
Partially from fiscal note: Defines "participating employer" as either an educational employer, the state-operated institutions of the state...
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Vetoed 03/2010 |
P-12 | "Other Specified Personnel" when BOCES Takes Over Program
S.B. 6154
Relates to teachers' rights; adds other specified personnel to teachers and teaching assistants when a board of cooperative educational serv...
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High School--Exit Exams |
Adopted 01/2010 |
P-12 | Regents Requirements for Students with Disabilities
Title 8 NYCRR Section 100.5
Amends section 100.5 to extend the Regents Competency Test (RCT) safety net provision for an additional year, thereby allowing students with...
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No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress |
Adopted 12/2009 |
P-12 | Differentiated Accountability Pilot under No Child Left Behind
Title 8 NYCRR 100.2(p), 120.2, 120.3, 120.4
Amends rule to implement the No Child Left Behind differentiated accountability pilot program. One of the key components of this rule is the...
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Postsecondary |
Vetoed 10/2009 |
Postsec. | Academic Research Information Access Program
A.B. 7229
Creates the Academic Research Information Access (ARIA) Program. Directs the department of economic development, in cooperation with the sta...
| More... |
Postsecondary Students--Graduate/Professional |
Adopted 10/2009 |
Postsec. | State University of New York Tuition and Fees Schedule
Title 8 NYCRR section 302.1(c) - (i)
Amends the State University of New York Tuition and Fees Schedule to increase tuition for resident students in graduate and professional pro...
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Economic/Workforce Development |
Vetoed 09/2009 |
Postsec. | University-Related Economic Development Efforts
A.B. 250
Requires entities applying for, and enterprises receiving certain state economic development grants and funds, to state their commitment to ...
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Finance |
Vetoed 09/2009 |
P-12 | Tuition Rates for Out-of-District Students
A.B. 8245
Outlines the tuition rate that school districts or private schools may charge for out-of-district students for the 2010-11 school year. Prov...
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Bilingual/ESL |
Signed into law 08/2009 |
P-12 | City-Wide Council on English Language Learners
A.B. 8903 - City-Wide Council on English Language Learners
Creates a [New York City] City-Wide Council on English Language Learners. Provides the council has the power to:
(1) Advise and comment on ...
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Economic/Workforce Development |
Vetoed 08/2009 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | Strategic Training Alliance Program
A.B. 2849
Defines "training providers" as community colleges, agricultural and technical colleges, institutions of higher education, local education a...
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Finance--District |
Signed into law 08/2009 |
P-12 | New York City Comptroller Audits and Budget Office Reports
A.B. 8903 - New York City Comptroller Audits and Budget Office Reports
Creates new section 2590-t. Provides the New York City Comptroller has the authority to conduct operational and programmatic audits, in addi...
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Finance--District |
Signed into law 08/2009 |
P-12 | School Based Budgeting and Expenditure Reporting
A.B. 8903 - School Based Budgeting and Expenditure Reporting
Amends section 2590-r, relating to school based budgeting and expenditure reporting in New York City. Existing law directs principals to dev...
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Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 08/2009 |
P-12 | New York City School Construction Authority Act
A.B. 8903 - New York City School Construction Authority Act
Extends sunset date of New York City School Construction Authority Act to June 30, 2014. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A08903&sh=t...
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Governance--Site-Based Management |
Signed into law 08/2009 |
P-12 | School Based Management Team
A.B. 8903 - School Based Management Team
Amends section 2590-i regarding powers and duties of principals and schools in New York City. Clarifies that a school principal must carry o...
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Leadership--District Superintendent |
Signed into law 08/2009 |
P-12 | Community Superintendents
A.B. 8903 - Community Superintendents
Amends provisions regarding community superintendents in New York City. Clarifies that a community superintendent's delegation of powers or ...
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Minority/Diversity Issues |
Vetoed 08/2009 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Minority Mental Health Act
A.B. 5055
Enacts the Minority Mental Health Act. Establishes the Division of Minority Mental Health within the Office of Mental Health. Provides the d...
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Parent/Family |
Signed into law 08/2009 |
P-12 | Parent Association/Parent-Teacher Association Meetings
A.B. 8903 - Parent Association/Parent-Teacher Association Meetings
Existing provision permits the use of school facilities for holding civic meetings. New provision specifies that civic meetings include meet...
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 08/2009 |
P-12 | City-Wide Council on High Schools
A.B. 8903 - City-Wide Council on High Schools
Creates the City-Wide Council on High Schools for New York City. Provides the council has the power to:
(1) Advise and comment on any educa...
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Special Education |
Signed into law 08/2009 |
P-12 | City-Wide Council on Special Education
A.B. 8903 - City-Wide Council on Special Education
Makes technical changes to eligibility requirements of parent and high school senior members of the city-wide council on special education i...
| More... |
Special Education--Finance |
Signed into law 08/2009 |
P-12 | Residential Care Off-Site Facility Demonstration Project
A.B. 6818
Creates a residential care off-site facility demonstration project to assess reimbursement methodologies and delivery methods in conjunction...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Adopted 08/2009 |
P-12 | Teachers Performing Instructional Support Services
Title 8 NYCRR 30-1.1, 30-1.2, 30-1.9, 80-1.1, 80-5.21
Defines "instructional support services" as professional development, pedagogical support, technical assistance, consultation, and/or progra...
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 08/2009 |
Postsec. | Additional Service Credit for Unused Sick Leave for State University Construction Fund Employees
A.B. 8228
Implements a provision in a collective bargaining agreement between the State University Construction Fund and an employee organization rela...
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Urban--Governance |
Signed into law 08/2009 |
P-12 | New York City Board of Education
A.B. 8903 - New York City Board Members and Meetings
Amends membership of the New York City board of education. Increases number of members appointed by the mayor from seven to eight. Eliminate...
| More... |
Urban--Governance |
Signed into law 08/2009 |
P-12 | New York City Board
A.B. 8903 - New York City Board Powers and Duties
Substantially amends powers and duties of New York City board, authorizing the board to:
(1) Approve all regulations proposed by the chance...
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Urban--Governance |
Signed into law 08/2009 |
P-12 | Community District Education Councils
A.B. 8903 - Community District Education Councils
Amends provisions regarding eligibility of individuals serving as parent members of community district education councils in New York City. ...
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Urban--Governance |
Signed into law 08/2009 |
P-12 | New York City Schools Chancellor
A.B. 8903 - New York City Schools Chancellor
Adds to the powers and duties of the New York City Schools chancellor, authorizing the chancellor to:
--Prepare an educational impact state...
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Background Checks |
Signed into law 07/2009 |
P-12 | Employee's Conditional Status
A.B. 8564
Clarifies that a district, charter school, or BOCES employee's conditional status ends 45 days after notification of clearance for employmen...
| More... |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 07/2009 |
P-12 | Swine Flu Closures
A.B. 8710
Authorizes the Commissioner of Education to disregard any deficiency in the number of days of session for school closures related to the H1N...
| More... |
No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services |
Signed into law 07/2009 |
P-12 | Date of Effectiveness of ESEA/NCLB Provisions
A.B. 8135
Amends chapter 425 of the laws of 2002, amending the education law relating to the provision of supplemental educational services, attendanc...
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P-3 |
Signed into law 07/2009 |
P-12 | Services to Preschool Students with Disabilities
A.B. 8893
Provides for state reimbursement of municipalities for school supportive health services provided to preschool students with disabilities an...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Vetoed 07/2009 |
Postsec. | Income Status Affecting Financial Aid Status
A.B. 8864
Allows a change in the income status of an applicant or the income of the persons responsible for the applicant's support after the beginnin...
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Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation |
Signed into law 07/2009 |
Postsec. | CUNY/Employee Agreement
A.B. 8898
Relates to the implementation of the terms of a written agreement between CUNY and its employee organization, including salary increases and...
| More... |
Bilingual/ESL |
Adopted 06/2009 |
P-12 | Supplementary Bilingual Education Extension
Title 8 NYCRR 80-2.9, 80-4.3, 80-5.18
Creates a three-year, non-renewable supplementary bilingual education extension to authorize a pupil personnel service professional currentl...
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Scheduling/School Calendar--Year |
Adopted 06/2009 |
P-12 | Using Inservice Days to Rate State Assessments
Title 8 NYCRR 175.5
Amends rule to extend to 2013 the provision allowing use of up to two professional development days for teacher scoring of state assessments...
| More... |
Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities |
Adopted 06/2009 |
P-12 | Physical Education, Coaches and Athletic Eligibility
Title 8 NYCRR 135.4
Specifies that students in grades 5-6 who are in a middle school must participate in the physical education program a minimum of three perio...
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Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Adopted 06/2009 |
P-12 | Teaching Certificates
Title 8 NYCRR 80-1.2, 80-1.6, 80-1.8, 80-5.9
Amends rule to streamline certain aspects of certificate evaluation and processing, in light of reduced department resources to carry out th...
| More... |
Parent/Family |
Signed into law 05/2009 |
P-12 | Public Schools Emergency Alert Act
A.B. 1245
Enacts the public schools emergency alert act. Requires the New York City Schools chancellor to implement an emergency alert notification sy...
| More... |
Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | Contracts for Excellence
A.B. 157 - Part A, Sections 1-5
Provides that a district that submitted a contract for excellence for the 2008-09 school year must submit a contract for excellence for the ...
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Finance--District |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | District Reserve Funds
A.B. 157 - Part A, Section 40
Directs the comptroller at the end of the 2011-12 school year to examine school districts' employee benefit accrued liability reserve funds,...
| More... |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 | Internet-Based Instructional Materials
A.B. 157 - Part A, Section 6
Authorizes aid for computer software purchases to go toward any content-based instructional materials aligned with state standards and acces...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Flight 3407 Memorial Scholarships
A.B. 157 - Part EE
Adds new section 668-g. Establishes scholarship program for 4-5 years of undergraduate study in the state for the children, spouses and fina...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
Postsec. | New York Higher Education Loan Program
A.B. 157 - Part V
Establishes the New York Higher Education Loan Program. Makes available loans for students enrolled at least half-time in 2- or 4-year, grad...
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School Safety |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
Postsec. | Domestic Violence and Stalking Prevention
A.B. 2714
Requires college campuses to provide incoming students with information about domestic violence and stalking prevention. http://assembly.sta...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
Adopted 03/2009 |
Postsec. | Tuition and Fee Increases
Title 8 NYCRR 302.1(b)-(i)
Amends rules to increase tuition for students in all programs in the State University of New York. Adopted as proposed in February 4 rulemak...
| More... |
Special Education |
Adopted 03/2009 |
P-12 | State Special Education Forms
Title 8 NYCRR 200.4 and 200.5
Moves the date for required use of state forms for (1) individualized education programs, (1) prior written notice and (3) meeting notice fr...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
Adopted 01/2009 |
Postsec. | Tuition Refund Based on Hardship
Title 8 NYCRR Section 302.2(b)
Limits time period for tuition refunds based on hardship to one year following the term for which the tuition is due. Adopted as published o...
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Adopted 12/2008 |
P-12 | Public Librarian Professional Development
Title 8 NYCRR 90.7
Amends rules to require holders of public librarian professional certificates issued after a certain date to complete professional developme...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
Emergency Rule Adoption 11/2008 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Tuition and Fee Increases
Title 8 NYCRR 302.1
Amends rules to increase tuition for students in all degree programs in the State University of New York, including two- and four-year under...
| More... |
Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest |
Signed into law 10/2008 |
P-12 | Lawyers and Compensation, Health Insurance and Other Benefits
S.B. 8699
Creates new part III (sections 2050 through 2054) of article 41 of the education code. Provides that a lawyer may not simultaneously be an i...
| More... |
Special Education |
Adopted 10/2008 |
P-12 | Special Education Programs and Services
Title 8 NYCRR Section 177.2
Adds a new section to establish a dispute resolution mechanism for costs for special education services provided to a non-resident student w...
| More... |
At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Campus Security Officers
S.B. 6949
Expands the powers granted to appointed campus security officers; provides that such officers may issue appearance tickets and a navigation ...
| More... |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12 | Fuel Costs
S.B. 7025
Excludes increased fuel costs over the prior school year from the calculation of total spending increases for the purposes of a school distr...
| More... |
Parent/Family |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12 | Special Education Services Outside the School Setting
S.B. 7981
Provides that members of committees on special education may provide parents of a child with a disability with a list of programs and servic...
| More... |
Postsecondary |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
Postsec. | Hiring of a Staff Assistant/Associate or Professional Staff Assistant/Associate
S.B. 6780
Provides that when the state university posts a position for a vacancy for the title of staff assistant or associate or professional staff a...
| More... |
Postsecondary |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
Postsec.,
Community College | College Trademarks on Unlawfully Manufactured Apparel
S.B. 4249
Prohibits the State University of New York, the City University of New York and community colleges from licensing their trademarks for use o...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
Postsec. | Eligibility for Tuition Assistance Awards
S.B. 1574
Relates to calculation of income for purposes of eligibility for tuition assistance program awards. Allows for adjustments to income and app...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Volunteer Recruitment Service Scholarships
S.B. 3673
Provides that volunteer organizations may submit up to three applications to the Higher Education Services Corporation for voluntary recruit...
| More... |
Rural |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12 | New York State Center for Rural Schools
S.B. 7124
Establishes the New York State Center for Rural Schools to operate the state rural education program. Eliminates the authority of the commis...
| More... |
School Safety |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12 | Internet Safety and Cyber-Bullying
S.B. 7051
Requires the commissioner of education to develop resources and technical assistance for schools to provide to students in grades 3-12 and t...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12 | Child Living Less Than 2 Miles from School
S.B. 1543
Allows board of education to provide transportation to school for a child living a lesser distance than two miles from school if the parent ...
| More... |
Special Education |
Signed into law 09/2008 |
P-12 | Request for Adult Services
A.B. 9225
Requires the Commissioner of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities to notify the Committee on Special Education, multidisciplina...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits |
Vetoed 09/2008 |
P-12 | Service Credit for Sick Leave
S.B. 8142
Allows certain eligible members of the New York State Teachers' Retirement System employed by the state education department to receive serv...
| More... |
Special Education |
Signed into law 08/2008 |
P-12 |
S.B. 8497
Requires that each certified school administrator or supervisor assigned on or after September 2, 2009 to be a special education administrat...
| More... |
Special Education |
Adopted 08/2008 |
P-12 | Special Education Programs
Title 8 NYCRR Sections 177.1, 200.1, 200.3-200.7, 200.16, 201.11
Conforms certain rules to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, ensures that chairpersons of committees on special education are ...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Adopted 08/2008 |
P-12 | Certification in the Classroom Teaching Service through Individual Evaluation
Title 8 NYCRR Section 80-3.7
Extends the expiration date for applicants seeking certification through the individual evaluation pathway in all classroom titles except ch...
| More... |
Textbooks and Open Source |
Signed into law 08/2008 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Textbook Access
S.B. 3063
Creates the Textbook Access Act; requires publishers of college textbooks to disclose the price of such textbooks to purchasing entities; pr...
| More... |
Accountability |
Adopted 07/2008 |
P-12 | Expenses to Be Paid Distinguished Educators and Technical Assistance Teams
Title 8 NYCRR Section 100.15
Adds new rules to establish criteria for determining the reasonable and necessary expenses to be paid by school districts to distinguished e...
| More... |
At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
Signed into law 07/2008 |
P-12 | Identification of Free/Reduced Lunch Students
A.B. 8699
Directs the commissioner of education to establish a program to identify methodologies and practices utilized by schools and school district...
| More... |
Curriculum |
Signed into law 07/2008 |
P-12 | Drivers Education
S.B. 6985
Creates a temporary special advisory panel on driver education availability and curriculum enhancement to examine, assess and make recommend...
| More... |
Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling |
Signed into law 07/2008 |
P-12 | Student with Disabilities in Homeschool Program
A.B. 11463
Provides that solely for purposes of providing services to special education students and the computation of state aid, a student with disab...
| More... |
Leadership |
Signed into law 07/2008 |
P-12 | License Revocation for Conviction for Defrauding the Government
S.B. 8554
Requires the commissioner of education to revoke and annul the certificates of school administrators or supervisors for the conviction of fe...
| More... |
Parent/Family |
Vetoed 07/2008 |
P-12 | New York State Schools for the Deaf and Blind
A.B. 9511
Requires school districts to provide information to parents of blind and deaf students regarding programs and institutions administered by t...
| More... |
Postsecondary |
Signed into law 07/2008 |
Postsec. | Research Institutions
A.B. 10944
Amends provisions of law establishing a faculty development program to assist institutions of higher education with the retention and recrui...
| More... |
School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault |
Signed into law 07/2008 |
P-12 | Revocation of Teaching Certificate
A.B. 11500
Provides for the automatic revocation of a teaching certificate held by a teacher convicted of a sex offense; provides for the termination o...
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Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Adopted 07/2008 |
P-12 | Employment of Retired Persons
Title 8 NYCRR Section 80-5.5
Repeals a rule and adds a new rule to strengthen the commissioner of education's standards of approval for the employment of retired persons...
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Accountability--Reporting Results |
Adopted 06/2008 |
P-12 | Contracts for Excellence
Title 8 NYCRR Sections 100.13 and 170.12
Establishes allowable programs and activities, criteria for public reporting by school districts of their total foundation aid expenditures,...
| More... |
No Child Left Behind--Choice/Transfer |
Signed into law 06/2008 |
P-12 | Extension of NCLB Provisions
S.B. 7672
Extends the sunset date to June 30, 2009 on provisions related to supplemental educational services, attendance at a safe public school and ...
| More... |
Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
Adopted 05/2008 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Reorganization of Board of Regents Committees
Title 8 NYCRR Sections 3.2 and 4-1.5
Amends rules to reflect a recent reorganization of the committee structure of the Board of Regents. Pages 12-14 of 31: http://www.dos.state....
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
Signed into law 05/2008 |
Postsec.,
Community College | State College Choice Tuition Savings Account
S.B. 6776
Allows third parties to make contributions to an account owner's state college choice tuition savings account. Allows only the account owner...
| More... |
Special Populations--Homeless Education |
Adopted 05/2008 |
P-12 | Homeless Education
Title 8 NYCRR Section 100.2(x)(1)(vi)
Amends rules regarding the definition of homeless youth and disputes regarding a child's status and transportation. Text as adopted in May 2...
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Health |
Signed into law 04/2008 |
P-12 | Administration of Nebulizers
S.B. 6641
Requires a school nurse or physician to administer nebulizers in accordance with a student's patient specific order. http://assembly.state.n...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 04/2008 |
P-12 | Choking Risk in Children
A.B. 9471
Requires the department of health to establish criteria for determining which foods and food products may pose a significant choking risk in...
| More... |
Teaching Quality |
Signed into law 04/2008 |
P-12 | Teacher Day
S.B. 4391
Establishes the first Tuesday in May as an annual day of commemoration known as New York State Teacher Day. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 03/2008 |
P-12 | Restraining School Bus Passengers Age 4-7
S.B. 6421
Requires school bus passengers between the age of four and seven to be restrained in accordance with one of the methods set forth in subdivi...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits |
Signed into law 02/2008 |
P-12 | Age 55 Early Retirement Programs
A.B. 9820
Establishes the optional retirement programs to permit members of the New York city teachers' retirement system and certain members of the b...
| More... |
Accountability--Reporting Results |
Adopted 01/2008 |
P-12 | Contracts for Excellence
Title 8 NYCRR Sections 100.13 and 170.12
The board of regents has readopted, by emergency action effective January 22, 2008, the emergency rule adopted at the September 10, 2007 Reg...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Signed into law 01/2008 |
P-12 | New York City Public School Cafeterias
S.B. 6487
Directs the commissioner of education to review ventilation and air temperature conditions in public school cafeterias in New York City. Req...
| More... |
P-3 Preschool |
Adopted 12/2007 |
P-12 | Universal Prekindergarten Programs
Title 8 NYCRR Subpart 151-1
Complies with 2007 S.B. 2107, Part B, section 19, which authorizes the board of regents and the commissioner to prescribe uniform quality st...
| More... |
Partnerships--University/School |
Vetoed 12/2007 |
P-12,
Postsec. | College-Linked Senior Living Community
S.B. 2139
Directs the department of health to approve the establishment of a college-linked senior living community that has a formal, jointly defined...
| More... |
Accountability--Reporting Results |
Emergency Rule Extension 11/2007 |
P-12 | Contracts for Excellence
Title 8 NYCRR Sections 100.13 and 170.12
Readopts, by emergency action effective November 25, 2007, the emergency rule adopted at the September 10, 2007 Regents meeting that added a...
| More... |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Adopted 10/2007 |
P-12 | Delegation of Authority Regarding Charter Schools
Title 8 NYCRR Section 3.16
Amends regulations to delegate authority for conducting charter school hearings from the board of regents to the commissioner of education. ...
| More... |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Adopted 10/2007 |
P-12 | Procedures for Charter School Public Hearings
Title 8 NYCRR Section 119.4
Establishes procedures for the conduct of public hearings concerning charter schools. Page 9-11 of 38: http://www.dos.state.ny.us/info/regis...
| More... |
Finance--Aid to Private Schools |
Adopted 09/2007 |
P-12 | Loan of Instructional Computer Hardware
Title 8 NYCRR Sections 21.3 and 100.12
Provides for the loan of instructional computer hardware from public schools to nonpublic schools.
Pages 7-10 of 34: http://www.dos.state.ny...
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P-3 Family Involvement |
Adopted 09/2007 |
P-12 | Prekindergarten and Kindergarten Program Requirements
Title 8 NYCRR Section 100.3
Amends regulations regarding program requirements for students in prekindergarten and kindergarten. Directs each school operating a prekinde...
| More... |
Student Supports--Remediation |
Adopted 09/2007 |
P-12 | Diagnostic Screenings
Title 8 NYCRR Part 117
Amends regulations regarding diagnostic screenings of students who are new entrants to school or who have low test scores on the statewide t...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Adopted 09/2007 |
P-12 | Teacher Certification and Teaching Practice
Title 8 NYCRR Subparts 80-1, 80-3, 80-4, 80-5
Amends regulations to clarify existing requirements for teachers' certification and teaching practice. Adopted as proposed in June 27, 2007 ...
| More... |
Curriculum--Social Studies/History |
Vetoed 08/2007 |
P-12 | Veterans Speaking about Military Experiences
A.B. 6574
Directs the director of the division of veterans affairs to develop a program providing for veteran educational speakers in classrooms of pu...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 08/2007 |
P-12 | Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act
A.B. 4051
Enacts Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act. Directs the commissioner to establish an anaphylactic policy for school districts for th...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 08/2007 |
P-12 | Nebulizers in Schools
S.B. 6074
Requires every school district and board of cooperative educational services to provide and maintain a nebulizer on-site in every public and...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 08/2007 |
P-12 | Idling of School Bus Engines
S.B. 5973
Requires the commissioner of education to promulgate regulations requiring school districts with a significant number of children with asthm...
| More... |
Postsecondary |
Vetoed 08/2007 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Authority of the Civil Service Commission
S.B. 3054
Relates to the authority of the civil service commission to designate positions as unclassified; provides that the commission shall not cons...
| More... |
School Safety |
Signed into law 08/2007 |
P-12 | Victims of False Bomb or Incident Reports
S.B. 1869
Provides that the term victim for purposes of falsely reporting an bomb or incident shall include a municipality, school, fire district, fir...
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 08/2007 |
P-12 | School Library System Mergers
S.B. 4476
Relates to state aid for school library systems; provides additional aid to school library systems affected by boards of cooperative educati...
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Special Education |
Vetoed 08/2007 |
P-12 | List of Programs and Services for Child with a Disability
S.B. 6275
Requires chair of committees on special education to provide parents of a child with a disability with a list of programs and services that ...
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Special Education--Finance |
Signed into law 08/2007 |
P-12 | Hearing on Appropriateness of Placement
A.B. 5396
From bill analysis: Provides that, in an impartial hearing concerning services provided to students with disabilities, the burden of proof m...
| More... |
Special Populations--Gifted and Talented |
Adopted 08/2007 |
P-12 | Summer Academies and Teacher Professional Development for Middle Grades Math and Science
Title 8 NYCRR Section 100.14 and 100.15
Establishes criteria for the award of grants for the Excelsior Scholars program for grade 7 math and science students. Establishes criteria ...
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Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 08/2007 |
P-12 | Teacher Certification of Legal Aliens
A.B. 8975
From bill analysis on New York State United Teachers Web site: Extends for another five years (to 2012), chapter 658 of the laws of 2002, wh...
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Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Vetoed 08/2007 |
P-12 | Service Credit for Laid-Off Teachers
A.B. 8445
Allows former members of the New York city teachers' retirement system who were suspended because of fiscal measures taken by New York city ...
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Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Vetoed 08/2007 |
P-12 | Retired Police Personnel As New York Teachers
S.B. 3994
Allows retired members of the New York city police pension fund to collect their pensions while providing teaching service in the city of Ne...
| More... |
Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
Adopted 07/2007 |
P-12 | Contracts for Excellence
Title 8 NYCRR Sections 100.13 and 170.12
Establishes allowable programs and activities, criteria for public reporting by school districts of their total foundation aid expenditures,...
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Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 07/2007 |
P-12 | New York City Community School District
S.B. 1666
Amends the Education Law in relation to the effect of certain regulations and by-laws on community council members, community superintendent...
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Health |
Signed into law 07/2007 |
P-12 | Dental Health Certificates
S.B. 1239
Provides a dental health certificate must be requested when a student enrolls in a school, or at any time local school authorities feel such...
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Health--Child Abuse |
Signed into law 07/2007 |
P-12 | Reporting Child Abuse
S.B. 3913
Provides for school officials, including a school teacher, guidance counselor, school social worker and school nurse, to report in their pro...
| More... |
No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services |
Signed into law 07/2007 |
P-12 | No Child Left Behind
S.B. 5747
Relates to the provision of supplemental educational services, attendance at a safe public school, the suspension of pupils who bring a fire...
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Postsecondary Students--Disabled |
Signed into law 07/2007 |
Postsec. | Instructional Materials for College Students with Disabilities
S.B. 5476
Establishes a statewide advisory council regarding instructional materials for college students with disabilities. Provides that the advisor...
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Private Schools |
Adopted 07/2007 |
P-12 | Fingerprinting and Criminal History Record Check
Title 8 NYCRR Sections 80-1.11, 87.1 through .10 nonseq.
Sets forth the requirements and procedures for the fingerprinting and criminal history record check of prospective school employees of nonpu...
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School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 07/2007 |
P-12 | Federal School Bus Safety Standards
A.B. 3978
Provides no person may operate a school for which there are no applicable federal school bus safety standards unless all occupants are restr...
| More... |
Special Education |
Signed into law 07/2007 |
P-12 | Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
S.B. 6361
The following provisions are effective until June 30, 2009:
Relates to implementation of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Educatio...
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Bilingual/ESL |
Adopted 06/2007 |
P-12 | Students with Limited English Proficiency
Title 8 NYCRR Part 154
Enacts emergency regulations to prescribe requirements for the development by school districts of comprehensive plans for students with limi...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 06/2007 |
P-12 | P.J.'s Law
S.B. 3294
Enacts P.J.'s law; directs the commissioner of education to promulgate rules and regulations requiring school bus drivers and school bus att...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 05/2007 |
Postsec. | Conflicts of Interest -- Financial Aid
A.B. 7950
Protects students and parents from being steered by lenders and institutions of higher learning into student loans laden with conflicts of i...
| More... |
Postsecondary Participation--Access |
Issued 05/2007 |
Postsec. | Commission on Higher Education
Executive Order No. 14
(Executive Order No. 14) Establishes the New York State Commission on Higher Education. The Commission's inquiry shall include analysis of: ...
| More... |
Accountability--Reporting Results |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Student Progress Reports
S.B. 2107 - Part A, Section 2
Provides that by July 1, 2008, a student progress report must be prepared for all students. States that the progress report must provide par...
| More... |
Accountability--Reporting Results |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Contract for Excellence
S.B. 2107 - Part A, Section 12
Requires every district with at least one school currently identified as requiring academic progress or in need of improvement or in correct...
| More... |
Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Standards and Accountability
S.B. 2107 - Part A, Section 1
Adds new sections 211 (see separate record), 211-a, 211-b and 211-c to the education code.
Section 211-a: Directs the regents, by the begi...
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Bilingual/ESL |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Services for Limited English Proficient Students
S.B. 2107 - Part B, Section 10
Eliminates provision that districts receiving state funds for the education of limited English proficient students must develop a comprehens...
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Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Charter Schools
S.B. 2107 -- Part D-2
Provides that an application for a charter school cannot be approved unless the charter entity finds that in a school district where the tot...
| More... |
Curriculum--Mathematics |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Excelsior Scholars and Summer Institutes for Grades 5-8 Math and Science Teachers
S.B. 2107 - Part B, Section 39
Adds section 3641-A to the education code. Directs the commissioner to establish an Excelsior Scholars program for grade 7 math and science ...
| More... |
Curriculum--Mathematics |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Science and Mathematics Tuition Reimbursement Program
S.B. 2107 - Part B, Section 36
Creates science and mathematics tuition reimbursement program. Provides that of the amount appropriated for grants to schools for the 2007-2...
| More... |
Desegregation |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Full-Day Kindergarten Planning Grants and Desegregation Grant
S.B. 2107 - Part B, Section 38
Authorizes the commissioner to award grants to districts that operated half-day kindergarten programs in the 2006-2007 school year, and that...
| More... |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12,
Postsec. | High Needs Nursing Programs at Independent Institutions and Empire Innovation Programs
S.B. 2107, Parts E-4, E-5, E-6
Adds new section 6401-A to the education code. Authorizes the commissioner to grant state aid for high needs nursing programs to any indepen...
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Finance--Aid to Private Schools |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Instructional Computer Hardware and Technology Equipment Apportionment
S.B. 2107 - Part B, Section 7-a and 7-b
Section 7-a: Adds new section 753 to education code, on instructional computer hardware and technology equipment apportionment. Authorizes a...
| More... |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Funding Formulas
S.B. 2103 and S.B. 2107 -- Funding Components
Senate Bill 2107, and its companion bill SB 2103, made several major changes to the state's educational funding formula - these changes incl...
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Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | High Tax Aid
S.B. 2107 - Part B, Section 16-a
Creates new section 3602 in the education code. Establishes $99.99 million two-tier High Tax Aid providing funding to eligible districts sta...
| More... |
P-16 or P-20 |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Teacher Preparation Program Effectiveness and P-16 Data System
S.B. 2107 - Part A, Section 4
Directs the commissioner to evaluate the effectiveness of all teacher preparation programs in the state, and the timelines and costs of deve...
| More... |
P-3 |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Temporary Task Force on Preschool Special Education
S.B. 2107 - Part B, Section 59
Establishes a temporary task force on preschool special education, to be chaired by the commissioner of education or his/her designated repr...
| More... |
P-3 Finance |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Universal Pre-Kindergarten
S.B. 2107 - Part B, Section 19
Eliminates references to district-level prekindergarten policy advisory boards and their authority to adopt prekindergarten programs.
Provi...
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Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Financial Aid
S.B. 2107, Part E-1
Amends eligibility requirements for all general awards, academic performance awards and student loans. Requires all such aid recipients to h...
| More... |
Standards |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Review of Standards
S.B. 2107 -- Part A, Section 1-- Standards
Adds new section 211 to the education code. Directs the regents to periodically review and evaluate the existing regents learning standards ...
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Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Alternative |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Alternative Teacher Preparation Programs
S.B. 2107 - Part A, Section 5
Directs the regents and the commissioner to review the alternative teacher preparation programs available to candidates for teaching certifi...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 | Teacher Tenure Determinations
S.B. 2107 - Part A, Section 9
Directs the regents to promulgate rules establishing minimum standards and procedures for tenure determinations for teachers in all district...
| More... |
No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services |
Adopted 03/2007 |
P-12 | Supplemental Educational Services
Title 8 NYCRR Section 120.4
Prescribes requirements regarding the use of rewards and incentives by SES providers, revises reporting dates for SES providers and local ed...
| More... |
Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary |
Adopted 12/2006 |
Postsec. | PROPRIETARY COLLEGE DEGREE-CONFERRING AUTHORITY
Title 8 NYCRR Sections 3.46 and 3.58
Sets forth requirements that a for-profit institution must meet forRegents authorization to confer degrees and that a prospective owner of a...
| More... |
School Safety |
Adopted 12/2006 |
P-12 | Standards for Behavioral Interventions
Title 8 NYCRR sections 19.5, 200.1, 200.4, 200.7 and 200.22
Establishes standards for behavioral interventions, including aprohibition on the use of aversive behavioral interventions; to provide for a...
| More... |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Vetoed 09/2006 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Applicants for a Pharmacist's License
S.B. 7405
Provides an additional one year waiver from citizenship and immigration status requirements for applicants for a pharmacist's license....
| More... |
Health--Child Abuse |
Vetoed 09/2006 |
P-12 | Coursework and Training for Persons Required to Report Suspected Child Abuse
S.B. 7660
Requires school superintendents, teachers and certain other licensed professionals officials required to report suspected child abuse or mal...
| More... |
Health--Mental Health |
Signed into law 09/2006 |
P-12 | Children's Mental Health Advisory Board
S.B. 6672
Establishes the children's mental health advisory board to promulgate and monitor the implementation of a children's mental health plan. Req...
| More... |
No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress |
Adopted 09/2006 |
P-12 | NCLB
Title 8 NYCRR Section 100.2(p)
Implements New York's plan to address the findings of the U.S. department of education peer review of New York's assessment program by: (1) ...
| More... |
Background Checks |
Signed into law 08/2006 |
P-12 | Authorizes Fingerprint Background Checks
A.B. 11399
Authorizes nonpublic and private elementary and secondary schools to require their prospective employees to submit fingerprints through the ...
| More... |
Background Checks |
Signed into law 08/2006 |
Postsec. | Background Checks for People Attending Flight Training Schools
A.B. 2122
Relates to background checks for people attending flight training schools. Establishes when an applicant to an aeronautical facility, flight...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 08/2006 |
P-12 | Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis Booster Vaccinations
S.B. 7421
Requires children born after January 1, 1990 to have booster vaccinations for diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis upon entering the 6th grade....
| More... |
Health--Child Abuse |
Signed into law 08/2006 |
P-12 | Zero Tolerance for Child Abuse and Maltreatment
S.B. 8131
Authorizes the office of children and family services to conduct a public education campaign relating to zero tolerance for child abuse and ...
| More... |
Health--Child Abuse |
Signed into law 08/2006 |
P-12 | Child Abuse Medical Provider Program (CHAMP)
S.B. 7643
Establishes the child abuse medical provider program (CHAMP) to improve access to quality medical care for suspected child abuse victims by ...
| More... |
Health--Child Abuse |
Signed into law 08/2006 |
P-12 | Reporting and Investigation of Educational Neglect
S.B. 8183
Directs the commissioner of the office of children and family services and the education department to develop procedures for the reporting ...
| More... |
Health--Mental Health |
Vetoed 08/2006 |
P-12 | Centers of Excellence in Culturally and Linguistically Competent Mental Health
A.B. 9593
Directs the office of mental health to establish two centers of excellence in culturally competent mental health to investigate and dissemin...
| More... |
Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning |
Signed into law 08/2006 |
P-12 | Proper and Safe Use of the Internet
S.B. 7818
Provides that any school district may provide instruction designed to promote the proper and safe use of the internet to K-12th grade studen...
| More... |
Student Supports--Mentoring/Tutoring |
Signed into law 08/2006 |
P-12 | Safe Mentoring Program
S.B. 5071
Creates the safe mentoring program accreditation act. Establishes an accreditation process for child mentoring programs, a state board for t...
| More... |
At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol |
Signed into law 07/2006 |
P-12 | Controlled Substances Offenses
S.B. 8431
Adds school buses as a designated area for the purposes of controlled substances offenses....
| More... |
Curriculum |
Signed into law 07/2006 |
P-12 | Child Development and Parental Skills
A.B. 6832
Provides for the establishment of a curriculum for instruction regarding child development and parental skills and responsibility for the we...
| More... |
Finance |
Signed into law 07/2006 |
P-12 | Reporting Illegal or Inappropriate Financial Practices
A.B. 8925
Provides protection to any employee of a school district board of cooperative educational services or charter school who having reasonable c...
| More... |
Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Signed into law 07/2006 |
P-12 | Private Schools Eligible for Tax Abatements
A.B. 11797
Includes private elementary or secondary school as eligible premises for purposes of tax abatements in New York city....
| More... |
Health |
Vetoed 07/2006 |
P-12 | Dental Health Certificates
A.B. 6640
Requires every child enrolling in pre-kindergarten, kindergarten or first grade in a public elementary school to present a dental health cer...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 07/2006 |
P-12 | Immunization Against Invasive Pneumococcal Disease
A.B. 8761
Requires immunization against invasive pneumococcal disease of every child in this state born on and after January 1, 2005 beginning with en...
| More... |
Parent/Family |
Signed into law 07/2006 |
P-12 | Parent Teacher Communications Act
A.B. 347
Directs the commissioner to develop guidelines by which school districts may establish a program to make available to parents or guardians ...
| More... |
Postsecondary |
Signed into law 07/2006 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Children of Deceased and Disabled Veterans
S.B. 8422
Extends provisions of the regents awards to children of deceased and disabled veterans of U.S. military efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq....
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Vetoed 07/2006 |
Postsec.,
Community College | September 11th, 2001 Scholarship Fund
S.B. 8035
Establishes the September 11th, 2001 scholarship fund. Authorizes distinctive license plate program to fund scholarships. Monies of the fund...
| More... |
Religion |
Signed into law 07/2006 |
P-12 | Assessments on days of Religious Observation
A.B. 11550
Directs the board of regents to schedule any state mandated examinations on days other than days of religious observation....
| More... |
School Safety |
Signed into law 07/2006 |
P-12 | Possession of Rifles, Shotguns and Firearms on a School Bus
A.B. 9272
Prohibits the possession, knowingly or unknowingly, of rifles, shotguns and firearms on a school bus without the written authorization of th...
| More... |
School Safety--Expulsion/Suspension |
Signed into law 07/2006 |
P-12 | Early Return from Suspension
A.B. 2683
Authorizes a board of education to condition a student's early return to school and suspension revocation on the pupil's voluntary participa...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Vetoed 07/2006 |
P-12 | Cafeteria Standards
A.B. 11326
Relates to the renovation of cafeterias in public school districts located in New York city. Requires the commissioner of labor to establish...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Signed into law 07/2006 |
P-12 | Fire Safety Inspections
A.B. 877
Provides that school buildings may be inspected for fire safety purposes by persons certified by the state to enforce the state uniform fire...
| More... |
Special Education |
Vetoed 07/2006 |
P-12 | Burden of Proof in Impartial Hearings
S.B. 8354
States that the board of education or trustees of the school district or the state agency responsible for providing education to students wi...
| More... |
Special Education--Federal Law/Regulations |
Signed into law 07/2006 |
P-12 | IDEA Implementation
S.B. 8355
Enacts temporary transitional legislation to implement the federal individuals with disabilities education improvement act of 2004....
| More... |
Special Education--Finance |
Vetoed 07/2006 |
P-12 | Tuition for Special Education and Special Act School Districts
S.B. 5114
Authorizes the inclusion of surplus factor in the determination of tuition for special education and special act school districts; directs t...
| More... |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Died 06/2006 |
P-12 | Charter School Application
S.B. 8472
Relates to charter school applications, charter school facilities aid and agreements with school districts and charter schools. Increases ma...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12 | Children's Environmental Health and Safety Bill of Rights Act
A.B. 6905
Enacts the Children's Environmental Health and Safety Bill of Rights Act. Directs the Commissioners of Health, Education and Environmental C...
| More... |
Health |
Died 06/2006 |
P-12 | Skin Cancer Prevention
S.B. 4090
Requires the education department to establish a comprehensive program on the prevention of skin cancer to be incorporated into the curricul...
| More... |
Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure |
Rule Adoption 06/2006 |
P-12 | Certification in Educational Leadership
New York 18254
Strengthens requirements that candidates must meet for certification as a school building leader, school district leader, and a school distr...
| More... |
School Safety |
Adopted 06/2006 |
P-12 | Uniform Violent and Disruptive Incident Reporting
Title 8 NYCRR section 100.2(gg)
Provides a ranking, standard for reporting, and more concise definition of reportable offenses as required by the uniform violent and school...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12 | Needs of Autistic Children
S.B. 8340
Requires special education teachers and special education administrators to be trained in the needs of autistic children. Authorizes the com...
| More... |
Curriculum--Mathematics |
Adopted 05/2006 |
P-12 | State Graduation and Diploma Requirements for Mathematics and Science
Title 8 NYCRR section 100.5
Amends requirements for Regents or local high school and Regents diploma with avanced designation.
Regents or local high school diploma:
T...
| More... |
Special Education |
Vetoed 05/2006 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | Interagency Council
A.B. 9234
Creates a New York state interagency council for services to persons who are deaf, deaf-blind or hard of hearing to promote a comprehensive ...
| More... |
Curriculum--Mathematics |
Signed into law 04/2006 |
P-12 | New York State Math and Science Teaching Incentive Program
S.B. 9558
Provides that undergraduate and graduate students leading to a career as a secondary-level math or science teacher are eligible to apply for...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Paraprofessionals |
Adopted 03/2006 |
P-12 | Certification of Teaching Assistants
Title 8 NYCRR
Establishes requirements for the certification of teaching assistants for service in the state's public schools: extending the time validity...
| More... |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 11/2005 |
P-12 | Learning Opportunities in Technology
S.B. 5729
Relates to establishing the Tech Valley High School in the Capital Region and Questar III BOCES districts to provide expanded learning
oppo...
| More... |
Curriculum--Social Studies/History |
Signed into law 10/2005 |
P-12 | Amistad Commission
H.B. 6362
Establishes and creates the Amistad Commission to coordinate educational and
other programs on slavery and African-American history. htt...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 10/2005 |
Postsec. | Default prevention and student loan collection
S.B. 5546
Provides for the furnishing of information acquired by the department of taxation to the higher education services corporation for the purpo...
| More... |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 10/2005 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Community College payments
S.B. 4652
Authorizes community colleges to accept payment by credit card, make electronictransfers, and accept internet payments....
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 09/2005 |
P-12 | Immunization
S.B. 3165
Provides that each school shall require that every child entering or attending such school shall produce proof of immunization in accordance...
| More... |
Health |
Rule Adoption 09/2005 |
P-12 | School Health Services
Title 8 NYCRR 136.1 - 136.3
Implements and otherwise conforms the commissioner's regulations to L. of 2004, ch. 477. NEW YORK REG 17638 (SN)
http://www.dos.state.ny.us...
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High School--GED (General Education Development) |
Signed into law 09/2005 |
P-12 | Diplomas for war veterans
S.B. 2714
Authorizes the commissioner of education to implement a program for all war veterans to earn high school diplomas based on knowledge and exp...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
(F) VETOED BY THE GOVERNOR 09/2005 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Library science scholarships
S.B. 2510
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing library science scholarships and making an appropriation....
| More... |
Special Education |
Emergency Rule Adoption 09/2005 |
P-12 | Special Education Programs and Services
Title 8 NYCRR Sections 100.2, 200.1 - .7, 200.14, 200.16, 201.2 - .5, 201.7 - .11
Establishes emergency rules to immediately conform these rules regarding the provision of special education services to the requirements of ...
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Health |
Signed into law 08/2005 |
P-12 | Using school space to improve student access to health
S.B. 5352
Provides for the utilization of school space to improve student access to health, dental and mental health clinic services through interagen...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 08/2005 |
P-12 | Cleaning products in schools
S.B. 5435
Requires the procurement and use of environmentally sensitive cleaning and maintenance products in elementary and secondary schools; defines...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 08/2005 |
Community College,
Postsec. | Memorial award
H.B. 7150
Establishes a memorial award for children and spouses of those deceased as a result of American Airlines flight 587, airbus A300 which crash...
| More... |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Emergency Rule Adoption 08/2005 |
Postsec.,
Community College | State Basic Financial Assistance for Operating Expenses of Community Colleges
Title 8 NYCRR Sections 355(1)(c) and 6304(1)(b)
Modifies the existing limitations formula for basic financial assistance in order to conform with the provisions of the education law and th...
| More... |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Emergency Rule Adoption 08/2005 |
Postsec.,
Community College | State Basic Financial Assistance
Title 8 NYCRR Sections 355(1)(c) and 6304(1)(b)
Modifies the existing limitations formula for basic financial assistance in order to conform with the provisions of the education law and th...
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Students |
Signed into law 08/2005 |
P-12 | Code of conduct at school function
H.B. 6283
Relates to the definition of school function as it relates to codes of conduct, to include all school authorized extra-curricular event or a...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Paraprofessionals |
Vetoed 08/2005 |
P-12 | Teaching assistants and board of cooperative educational services takeovers
H.B. 8812
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to teachers' rights. Adds other specified personnel to teachers and
teaching assistants ...
| More... |
Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 07/2005 |
P-12 | Training for Board Members
H.B. 6082
One section requires every trustee or voting member of a board of education of a school district or a board of cooperative educational servi...
| More... |
Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 07/2005 |
P-12 | Student Representatives on School Boards
H.B. 88
Provides that there may be more than one student representative on a school board and for the manner of their selection....
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 07/2005 |
P-12 |
H.B. 236
Requires instructions regarding the correct use of an automated external defibrillator be included as a part of the health education curri...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 07/2005 |
P-12 | Asthma Medications
H.B. 2767
Establishes a protocol to allow school districts to maintain asthma treatment agents as stock medication, in response to the epidemic of ped...
| More... |
Health |
Vetoed 07/2005 |
P-12 | Sun exposure and instruction regarding skin cancer
H.B. 8737
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to protection from sun exposure and instruction regarding skin cancer.
http://assembly.state...
| More... |
High School--Exit Exams |
Emergency Rule Adoption 07/2005 |
P-12 | State Assessment, Graduation and Diploma Requirements
100.5 Title 8 NYCRR
Revises requirements for obtaining a Regents high school diploma, a Regents diploma with advanced designation, and a local high school diplo...
| More... |
School Safety |
Signed into law 07/2005 |
P-12 | Dangers of False Reporting
H.B. 142
Directs the commissioner to provide and prescribe a course of instruction in fire and arson prevention, injury prevention and life saf...
| More... |
Special Populations--Gifted and Talented |
Rule Adoption 07/2005 |
P-12 | Extension in Gifted Education of a Teaching Certificate
Title 8 NYCRR 52.21(b)(4)(v), 80-4.1(a)(2), 80-4.3(d)
Amends regulations to clarify and strengthen the education requirements for the extension of a teaching certificate in gifted education to b...
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School Safety--No Child Left Behind--Safe Schools |
Signed into law 06/2005 |
P-12 | Safe Schools and Supplemental Services
S.B. 5415
AN ACT to amend chapter 425 of the laws of 2002, amending the education law relating to the provision of supplemental educational services, ...
| More... |
Special Education--Finance |
(H) AMENDED ON THIRD READING 06/2005 |
P-12 |
H.B. 2168
Relates to the use of certain federal funds for preschool grants for children with disabilities.
http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A02168&...
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Equity |
(H) INTRODUCED AND REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ASSEMBLY EDUCATION 05/2005 |
P-12 | Single gender core course academies demonstration program
H.B. 8092
Establishes the single gender core course academies demonstration program within the education department; provides that such program shall ...
| More... |
Middle School |
Emergency Rule Adoption 05/2005 |
P-12 | Middle-Level Education
Title 8 NYCRR 100.3, .4, 80-5.12
Amends regulations to implement Regents policy statement on middle-level education. Districts with low-performing schools will be allowed t...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 03/2005 |
P-12 | Transportation of School Children
A.B. 2928
Increases the amount to be paid in each year of a new contract extension for the transportation of school children beyond that which is allo...
| More... |
Finance--Facilities |
Pocket Veto by GOVERNOR. 01/2005 |
P-12 | School Cafeteria Renovations
S.B. 7474
Relates to the renovation of cafeterias in school districts located in cities with a population of one million or more....
| More... |
Parent/Family |
Signed into law 01/2005 |
P-12 | School Records Review
S.B. 6818
Authorizes caregivers to review school records and to consent to medical and dental diagnosis and treatment of a minor child, excuse absence...
| More... |
Special Populations--Homeless Education |
Emergency Rule Adoption 01/2005 |
P-12 | Homeless Children
Title 8 NYCRR Parts 275, 276, Section 100.2(x)
Amends regulations by modifying the procedures concerning appeals involving homeless children. NEW YORK REG 17286 (SN)...
| More... |
At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol |
Signed into law 11/2004 |
P-12 | Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco School Testing
S.B. 953
Requires students shall be required to demonstrate knowledge in the subject areas of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs through the use of a t...
| More... |
Students--Records/Rights |
Signed into law 11/2004 |
P-12 | Direct Merchandising of Credit Cards to Students
S.B. 510
Prohibits the direct merchandising of credit cards through State University of New York and City University of New York to any enrolled stud...
| More... |
Students--Records/Rights |
Signed into law 11/2004 |
P-12 | Direct Merchandising of Credit Cards
S.B. 7663
Relates to the prohibition of direct merchandising of credit cards through colleges; provides that colleges shall prohibit the advertising, ...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 11/2004 |
P-12 | New York State Teachers Retirement System
S.B. 6387
Permits the New York state teachers retirement system to re-establish a window period in order to pay an actuarially equivalent one time lum...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Vetoed 11/2004 |
P-12 | State Teachers Retirement System Legislation
S.B. 7037
Relates to the effective date of bills affecting benefits provided by the New York state teachers' retirement system; assures that any legis...
| More... |
Postsecondary |
Signed into law 10/2004 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Tuition Waivers for Police Officer Students
S.B. 1531
Authorizes the Board of Trustees for the State University of New York and the City University of New York to promulgate regulations regardin...
| More... |
School Safety |
Signed into law 10/2004 |
Postsec. | Peace Officer Status for CUNY Campus Officers
S.B. 7380
Provides peace officer status for CUNY campus officers. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S07380&sh=t...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 10/2004 |
P-12 | Minority members of Special Act School Districts
A.B. 11364
Requires special act school districts to have a certain minority of public members appointed by the Commissioner of Education; defines publi...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 10/2004 |
P-12 | Special Act School Districts Board of Education
A.B. 11670
Requires that boards of Education of special act school district include two public members, each serving a term of 4 years....
| More... |
Finance |
Vetoed 09/2004 |
P-12 | School District Funding
S.B. 2917
Provides for the funding of certain approved non- public special education programs and special act public school districts including making...
| More... |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 09/2004 |
P-12 | School District Transportation Laws
S.B. 4772
Provides that the transportation of pupils by a school district in child safety zones shall be considered regular aidable transportation; el...
| More... |
Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 09/2004 |
P-12 | Board of Education Membership
A.B. 8558
Requires additional date for filing expenditure statements by candidates for membership on boards of education; requires statement of contri...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 09/2004 |
P-12 | Chicken Pox Vaccine
S.B. 7690
Requires children born on or after January 1, 1994 and December 31, 1997 to be immunized against chicken pox (varicella) by the time they en...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 09/2004 |
P-12 | School Health Services
A.B. 11317
Relates to the provision of school health services; requires school health services shall be provided by each school district for all studen...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 09/2004 |
P-12 | Safe Routes to School Program
A.B. 10057
Relates to establishing the safe routes to school program by the Department of Transportation; provides that money provided by the federal g...
| More... |
Health--Nutrition |
Signed into law 09/2004 |
P-12 | School District Nutrition Advisory Committees
S.B. 6738
Provides for the creation of school district nutrition advisory committees; provides for notification to parents; includes vending machine s...
| More... |
Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements |
Vetoed 09/2004 |
Postsec. | Student Admission Minimum Standardized Test Score
A.B. 7143
Precludes the use of a minimum standardized test cut-off score for student admission to or rejection by the State University of New York and...
| More... |
Special Education |
Signed into law 09/2004 |
P-12 | Students With Disability Services
A.B. 11203
Requires requests for boards of education to furnish services to students with disabilities enrolled in nonpublic schools to be submitted wi...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits |
Vetoed 09/2004 |
P-12 | Public Employee Health Insurance
A.B. 4962
Prohibits the diminution of health insurance benefits of public employee retirees and their dependents or reducing the employer's contributi...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 08/2004 |
P-12 | Urinal and Toilet Deodorizers Sale and Use
S.B. 6143
Prohibits the purchase or use of urinal or toilet deodorizers containing paradichlorobenzene in any public or private school buildings. http...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 08/2004 |
P-12 | Food Items from Farms
S.B. 6024
Allows a school district to apply to the state commissioner of education to purchase school food items from an association of more than 10 o...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Induction Programs and Mentoring |
Vetoed 08/2004 |
P-12 | Omnibus Legislation
S.B. 6059
One new section (83-A) of this large bill authorizes the state commissioner to award additional 2004-05 grants for teacher mentors, not to e...
| More... |
Attendance |
Signed into law 07/2004 |
P-12 | Minor Age Increase For Non School Attendance
A.B. 1892
Provides that each school district shall have the power to require minors from sixteen to seventeen years of age to attend upon full time da...
| More... |
Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Signed into law 07/2004 |
P-12 | Emergency Appropriations for Support of Government
A.B. 11761
Enacts provisions of law necessary to implement emergency appropriations for the support of government; amends the property tax law relating...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 07/2004 |
P-12 | Immunization Requirements for School Children
A.B. 11306
Requires children entering school or day care to be immunized against pertussis and tetanus; authorizes adult immunization programs; relates...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 07/2004 |
P-12 | School Admission Immunization Requirement
S.B. 2594
Requires child to be immunized against chickenpox for admission to 6th grade. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S02594&sh=t...
| More... |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 05/2004 |
P-12 | Work Activity Internship Positions
S.B. 6358
Extends chapter 534 of the laws of 2000, which clarifies the definition of work activities to include certain work study and internship posi...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Highly Qualified Teachers |
Emergency Rule Adoption 03/2004 |
P-12 | Certification in the Classroom Teaching Service
Title 8 NYCRR 80-1.2, 80-2.12, 80-2.13, 80-3.1, 80- 3.5, 80-4.3, 80-5.6 and 80-5.13
Clarifies and corrects omissions in the new requirements for the certification of teachers in the classroom teaching service that became eff...
| More... |
Textbooks and Open Source |
Signed into law 03/2004 |
P-12 | Electronic Copies of Instructional Materials
A.B. 9837
Requires publishers and manufacturers of instructional materials for students to provide electronic copies of such material for use by disab...
| More... |
Governance |
Rule Adoption 02/2004 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Standing Committees of the Board of Regents
Title 8 NYCRR 3.2 and 4-1.5
Conforms the rules of the Board of Regents to a recent reorganization of the committee structure of the Board of Regents, which merged the C...
| More... |
High School |
Emergency Rule Adoption 12/2003 |
P-12 | State Assessments and Graduation/Diploma Requirements
Title 8 NYCRR 100.5
Revises requirements for obtaining a Regents high school diploma, a Regents diploma with advanced designation, and a local high school diplo...
| More... |
Accountability--Rewards |
Emergency Rule Adoption 11/2003 |
P-12 | Prepayment Methods of Academic Performance Awards
Title 8 NYCRR 2206.3
Prepayment Methods of General and Academic Performance Awards. Reflects the prepayment method which results in cost savings and improves adm...
| More... |
Finance |
November 2003 11/2003 |
P-12 | Limits Entities Subject to Debt Limitation
Constitutional Amendment # 2
Constitution Amendment: Asks voters to eliminate school districts that are coterminous with, or partly within, or wholly within a city havin...
| More... |
Leadership |
Signed into law 11/2003 |
P-12 | Salary Cap for a District Superintendent
S.B. 4452
Relates to setting of salary cap for a district superintendent beginning in 2003-2004 which is either 106% of the cap in the preceding year ...
| More... |
Curriculum |
Signed into law 10/2003 |
P-12 | Student Financial Education Act
S.B. 4113
Enacts the "student financial education act" to create within children the skills, knowledge and experience necessary to manage personal fin...
| More... |
Governance |
Emergency Rule Adoption 10/2003 |
P-12 | Chief of Staff and Chief Operating Officer
Title 8 NYCRR 3.8 and 3.9
Provides for the appointment of a chief of staff; specifying the duties of the chief of staff and the chief operating officer; and designate...
| More... |
Background Checks |
Signed into law 09/2003 |
P-12 | Background Checks-Supplemental Education Services
S.B. 5546
Requires that a criminal background check be performed on any individual who is employed by a supplemental education services provider....
| More... |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 09/2003 |
Postsec. | State University Affiliated Academic Incubator
S.B. 4000
Amends the education law, in relation to university- related economic development facilities; authorizes the state university to establish a...
| More... |
Health |
Vetoed 09/2003 |
P-12 | School Cafeteria Cooling Requirements
S.B. 3445
Authorizes Commissioner of Labor to promulgate rules and regulations establishing air temperature, ventilation and filtration standards and ...
| More... |
Minority/Diversity Issues |
Signed into law 09/2003 |
Postsec. | College Policies on Bias Related Crimes
A.B. 7517
Requires state colleges to develop and implement policies and procedures regarding bias related crimes and bias related violations....
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
Signed into law 09/2003 |
Postsec. | Choice Tuition Savings Program
A.B. 8573
Amends the education law and the tax law, in relation to the state college choice tuition savings program....
| More... |
School Safety |
Signed into law 09/2003 |
Postsec. | Campus Security
S.B. 296
Provides that the president or chief administrative officer of each college shall appoint an advisory committee on campus security to publis...
| More... |
Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 08/2003 |
P-12 | School District Board Office Members
S.B. 293
Allows certain high school students to serve as ex officio members of school district boards provided that the voters of such district have ...
| More... |
Parent/Family |
Vetoed 08/2003 |
P-12 | Caregiver Review School Records
S.B. 2062
Authorizes caregivers to review school records and to consent to medical and dental diagnosis and treatment of a minor child, excuse absence...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
Signed into law 08/2003 |
Postsec. | Tuition Saving Programs
A.B. 8572
Authorizes the investment of the New York state college choice tuition savings program in funding agreements issued by life insurance compan...
| More... |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Signed into law 08/2003 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Reducing the Terms of Board of Trustees
S.B. 301
Reduces the terms of community college boards of trustees from a maximum of nine years to seven years....
| More... |
Private Schools |
Signed into law 08/2003 |
P-12 | Private School Bus Drivers Safety Regulations
S.B. 392
Applies the safety regulations of the commissioner of education presently applicable to public school bus drivers to private school bus driv...
| More... |
Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs |
Vetoed 08/2003 |
P-12 | Youth Development Programs
A.B. 2438
Removes certain barriers to the operation of after school drop-in centers....
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 08/2003 |
P-12 | Qualifications of School Bus Drivers
S.B. 5582
Amends the education law relating to the qualifications of school bus drivers, monitors and attendants, in relation to the effective date of...
| More... |
Accountability--Reporting Results |
Adopted 07/2003 |
P-12 | No Child Left Behind Act of 2001-Public Reporting Req.
Section 100.2(m) of Title 8 NYCRR
Establishes rules to establish criteria and procedures to ensure State and local educational agency compliance with the provisions of the Fe...
| More... |
Accountability--Reporting Results |
Adopted 07/2003 |
P-12 | No Child Left Behind Act of 2001-Data Reporting Req.
8 NYCRR Section 100.2(bb)
Establishes rules to establish criteria and procedures relating to school district data reporting to ensure State and local educational agen...
| More... |
Background Checks |
Signed into law 07/2003 |
P-12 | Conditional Employment of Prospective Employees
S.B. 5059
Authorizes the division of criminal justice services is authorized to submit the fingerprints to the federal bureau of investigation for a n...
| More... |
Bilingual/ESL |
Adopted 07/2003 |
P-12 | Assessing English Language Learners
NYCRR 8 Part 154
1) Establishes criteria for the identification and assessment of students with limited English proficiency through use of, respectively, the...
| More... |
Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 07/2003 |
P-12 | Community District Education Council
S.B. 5688
Establishes the community district education council within the New York city community school district system; establishes a community coun...
| More... |
Health--Child Abuse |
Signed into law 07/2003 |
P-12 | Supplemental Educational Services
S.B. 5061
Classifies any person who works for a supplemental educational services provider, BOCES, or charter school, or who provides supplemental edu...
| More... |
Leadership |
Rule Adoption 07/2003 |
P-12 | Requirements for Educational Leadership Programs
NYCRR 8 52.21
Amends rules improving the preparation of education leaders by establishing new requirements for college programs that prepare school busine...
| More... |
No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress |
Adopted 07/2003 |
P-12 | No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
NYCRR 8 100.2 (bb)
Amends rules ensuring state and local educational agency compliance with the No Child Left Behind Act. NEW YORK REG 15972 (SN) http://www.r...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
Emergency Rule Adoption 07/2003 |
Postsec. | Tuition and Fees Schedule
Title 8 NYCRR 302.1(b)-(i)
Amends the State University of New York tuition fees. NEW YORK REG 16051 (SN)...
| More... |
Postsecondary Students--Disabled |
Signed into law 07/2003 |
Postsec. | Students Instructional Materials
S.B. 3306
Requires publishers and manufacturers of instructional materials for students to provide electronic copies of such material for use by disab...
| More... |
School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 07/2003 |
P-12 | School Bus Attendants Training
S.B. 5620
Requires school bus attendants to receive training relating to the special needs of pupils with a handicapping condition; provides that in a...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Highly Qualified Teachers |
Emergency Rule Adoption 07/2003 |
P-12 | Modified Temporary Licenses for Classroom Teaching
NYCRR 8 80-5.10
Repeals rules eliminating the current provision for the issuance of temporary licenses. Adds a new rule establishing requirements for the is...
| More... |
No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services |
Rule Adoption 06/2003 |
P-12 | No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
NYCRR Title 8 120.3, 120.4
Amends rules to conform the commissioner's regulations to Federal regulations and guidance relating to implementation of the public school c...
| More... |
Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
Emergency Rule Adoption 06/2003 |
Postsec.,
Community College | Responsibilities and Duties of the University Trustees
NYCRR 8 604.5
Establishes rules concerning a uniform process by which the chancellor engages in an orderly and thorough review of a situation at a communi...
| More... |
Special Education |
Emergency Rule Adoption 06/2003 |
P-12 | Parental Consent for Special Education Services
NYCRR 8 200.5
Implements regulations by repealing the requirement that a school district initiate an impartial hearing when a parent does not provide cons...
| More... |
Special Education |
Adopted 06/2003 |
P-12 | Special Education Space Requirements Plans
NYCRR Title 8 155.1, 155.2, 155.12, 155.15, 200.2
Amends rules concerning appropriate long-term education space for students with disabilities in the least restrictive environment. NEW YORK ...
| More... |
Assessment |
Proposed Rule 05/2003 |
P-12 | Students with Limited English Proficiency
8 NYCRR 154
Establishes criteria for the identification and assessment of students with limited English proficiency through use of the Language Assessme...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
P-12 | Duration of School Health Services
S.B. 2662
Extends to 27 years the maximum duration of certain projects providing school health services for pre- school and school-age children....
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
P-12 | School Employees Retirement Health Benefits
S.B. 1343
Extends the provisions relating to health benefits for retired employees of school districts and certain boards which prohibit the diminutio...
| More... |
Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12 | School Board Member Terms of Office
A.B. 3517
Repeals the law that extended the terms of office for community school board members. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A03517&sh=t...
| More... |
Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12 | Law Provisions and Community School Board Members
A.B. 3517
Repeals the law and other laws relating to extending the term of office of community school board members....
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 03/2003 |
P-12 | Restrictions on Smoking on School Grounds
S.B. 3292
Part of this bill prohibits all uses of tobacco products on school grounds....
| More... |
Finance--District |
Pocket veto by governor 02/2003 |
P-12 | Board of Education Surplus Funds
S.B. 6520
Increases the allowable amount of unexpended surplus funds which may be retained by a board of education....
| More... |
Special Education |
Emergency Rule Adoption 02/2003 |
P-12 | Individualized Education Programs
8 NYCRR 200.2, 200.4, 200.16
Establishes emergency rules to ensure the continued compliance of the State and local educational agencies. Requires school districts to est...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Emergency Rule Adoption 02/2003 |
P-12 | Transitional E. Certificate
8 NYCRR 80-5.16
Establishes rules regarding requirements for the transitional E certificate for teachers of specific occupational subjects. Permits the cert...
| More... |
Adult Basic Education |
Vetoed 12/2002 |
P-12 | Adult Educational Opportunities
S.B. 7696
Enhances availability of basic language and high school equivalency educational opportunities for public assistance recipients; requires ass...
| More... |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Vetoed 12/2002 |
P-12 | Public Hearings on Charters
S.B. 5616
Requires that public hearings be held to solicit comments from the community concerning the issuance or renewal of a charter; changes such m...
| More... |
Leadership |
Vetoed 12/2002 |
P-12 | Salary Caps
A.B. 7535
Adjusts the salary cap for district superintendents appointed by a board of cooperative educational services to 98% of the Education Commiss...
| More... |
Special Education |
Emergency Rule Adoption 12/2002 |
P-12 | Individualized Education Program
EDU 41-02-00009
Establishes emergency rules ensuring that school districts provide teachers, related service providers and other service providers with a co...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Highly Qualified Teachers |
Adopted 12/2002 |
P-12 | Renewal of a Provisional Teaching Certificate STATE ID: EDU-41-02-00008
8 NYCRR 80-1.7(a)(2), 80-5.15
Establishes rules relating to renewal of a provisional teaching certificate. Specifies: requirements for the renewal of an expired provision...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Signed into law 11/2002 |
P-12 | Non-citizen Immigrants as Teachers
A.B. 9943
Permits qualified non-citizen immigrants who are permanent residents to become permanently certified teachers if they meet the requirements ...
| More... |
No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services |
Active 10/2002 |
P-12 | Supplemental Education Services
N/A
List of approved supplemental education service providers: http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/nyc/SES/ApprovedProviders/AlphaCountyChoice.html...
| More... |
Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Signed into law 09/2002 |
P-12 | Property Taxes
S.B. 6221
Creates a special equalization formula for counties to apply to towns when determining county and school district tax apportionment which ba...
| More... |
School Safety |
Signed into law 09/2002 |
P-12 | School Speed Zones
S.B. 5271
Provides for greater flexibility in the hours school speed zones are in effect and in the boundaries established for school speed zones....
| More... |
Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
Signed into law 08/2002 |
P-12 | Conforms to Provisions of No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
A.B. 11858
Amends the Education Law to conform to the provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001; directs the Commissioner of Education...
| More... |
Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Signed into law 08/2002 |
P-12 | Property Tax Relief - Senior Citizens
S.B. 7532
Authorizes the legislative body of any county which is a special assessing unit to grant partial abatement of the general county tax upon re...
| More... |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
Signed into law 08/2002 |
Postsec. | Non-Resident Tuition, Immigrant Students
S.B. 7784
Provides that payment of state university of New York or City University of New York tuition by non-resident students who have attended two ...
| More... |
Special Education |
Signed into law 08/2002 |
P-12 | Training for Bus Drivers
A.B. 2786
Requires school bus attendants to receive training relating to the special needs of pupils with a handicapping condition; provides that bus ...
| More... |
Special Education |
Signed into law 08/2002 |
P-12 | IEPs
A.B. 10601
Requires that each regular education teacher, special education teacher, assistant, and related service provider responsible for implementin...
| More... |
At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
Vetoed 07/2002 |
P-12 | Transition of Students from Correctional Facilities
S.B. 1893
Provides that correctional facilities shall coordinate the enrollment of a consenting child in the transitional program for post release ser...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 07/2002 |
P-12 | Children's Medications
S.B. 7746
Validates certain practices sanctioned by regulations, but not necessarily Title VIII of the Education Law, regarding the administration of ...
| More... |
Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools |
Signed into law 07/2002 |
P-12 | Coordinated Services
S.B. 7516
Establishes a coordinated children's services initiative for children with emotional and/or behavioral disorders, within the council on chil...
| More... |
Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
Signed into law 06/2002 |
P-12 | Governance Reorganization
A.B. 11627
Reforms the governance structure of New York City schools. The new law gives the mayor control over city schools, including the power to app...
| More... |
No Child Left Behind |
Active 06/2002 |
P-12 | 2002 Consolidated Plan
N/A
2002 Consolidated Plan (6/2002): (http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/deputy/nclb/csa/cashome.htm)...
| More... |
P-3 |
To governor 06/2002 |
P-12 | Medical Assistance to Preschoolers with Handicaps
S.B. 6287
Extends the effectiveness of provisions of law authorizing medical assistance payments to certain clinics or diagnostic and treatment center...
| More... |
Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Signed into law 06/2002 |
P-12 | Retired Teachers Returning as Substitutes
S.B. 7209
Allows retirement tier reinstatement to former members of the New York State Teachers' Retirement System or the New York City Teachers' Reti...
| More... |
Health |
Signed into law 05/2002 |
P-12 | Defibrillators
A.B. 10577, A.B. 8779
Relates to requiring school districts, boards of cooperative educational services, county vocational education and extension boards and char...
| More... |
Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 | Roosevelt Union Free School District Takeover
S.B. 6617
Authorizes the removal of the Board of Education of the Roosevelt Union Free School District and the appointment of an interim board of educ...
| More... |
Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
Signed into law 03/2002 |
P-12 | Takeover Powers Extension
A.B. 9916
Extends from April 9,2002 to July 1, 2005, the expiration and repeal of provisions of law which authorizes the chancellor of the city school...
| More... |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 12/2001 |
P-12 | Farm-to-School Program
S.B. 4886
Establishes a Farm-to-School program to facilitate and promote the purchase of New York farm products by schools, universities and other edu...
| More... |
P-3 |
Signed into law 12/2001 |
P-12 | Child Care
S.B. 4861
Provides for child day care to eligible families during breaks in activities; provides child day care for up to a month in certain cases; pr...
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Special Populations--Corrections Education |
Signed into law 12/2001 |
P-12 | Educational Services to Troubled Youth
S.B. 4028
Provides for making educational services available to certain persons in youth shelters; defines youth shelter as a facility which receives ...
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School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 11/2001 |
P-12 | Two-Way Transportation Requirement
S.B. 5805
Relates to the return transportation of students from extracurricular activities; requires that transportation back shall be provided for a ...
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Teaching Quality--Preparation |
Signed into law 11/2001 |
P-12 | Accreditation Costs
S.B. 3752
Provides that the costs of accreditation reviews of teacher education programs shall be borne by the institution seeking accreditation by th...
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Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs |
To governor 10/2001 |
P-12 | Funding for Youth-at-Risk
S.B. 5824; (NEW BILL)
Appropriations bill. One section states that for services and expenses of the youth-at-risk/community partnership program for the 2001-02 ...
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School Safety |
Signed into law 10/2001 |
P-12 | Suspensions
A.B. 9333
Relates to the suspension of students from schools; relates to teacher removal of disruptive students; requires teachers to provide pupils r...
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Special Education |
Signed into law 10/2001 |
P-12 | Alternative Formats for Instructional Materials
A.B. 7926
Requires every school district and board of cooperative educational services to develop a plan to ensure that all instructional materials to...
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Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues |
Signed into law 09/2001 |
P-12 | License Plates to fund Agriculture in the Classroom
S.B. 3077
Authorizes distinctive agriculture license plates to fund Agriculture in the Classroom programs; establishes a fund for deposit of fees asso...
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Technology--Funding Issues |
Signed into law 07/2001 |
P-12 | Donated Computers
S.B. 5248
Extends the expiration date of the provisions of a section of the General Municipal Law, authorizing municipalities to donate surplus comput...
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Attendance |
To governor 12/2000 |
P-12 | Compulsory Attendance
S.B. 8071
Increases the age after which a minor may not be required to attend school from 16 to 17....
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Special Education |
Vetoed 12/2000 |
P-12 | Instructional Materials in Alternative Formats
S.B. 7884
Develops a plan to ensure that every student in a school district with a disability who needs instructional materials in alternative formats...
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Finance--Funding Formulas |
Vetoed 11/2000 |
P-12 | Aid Based on Assessed Valuation
S.B. 7504
Veto No. 51 of 2000., Provides for State aid to an eligible school district based on the assessed valuation in said district....
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Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 10/2000 |
P-12 | Work-Study, Internships
A.B. 8475
Clarifies the definition of work activities to include certain work-study and internships....
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Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
Signed into law 10/2000 |
Postsec. | College Savings Plans
A.B. 8834
Relates to the College Choice Tuition Savings Program; amends the definition of eligible education institution; permits an account owner to ...
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 09/2000 |
P-12 | School Building Safety
A.B. 8370
Provides that plans and specifications for all school buildings in the State be submitted to local fire and law enforcement authorities....
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Curriculum |
Signed into law 08/2000 |
P-12 | Curriculum Materials Made Available
A.B. 3597
Makes available to all elementary schools in the state suitable curriculum materials to aid in the instruction of pupils in the understandin...
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Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Signed into law 08/2000 |
P-12 | Property Tax Revisions
S.B. 7774
Relates to the apportionment of school taxes; provides that where determined that a city or town has implemented a reassessment at full valu...
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Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Signed into law 08/2000 |
P-12 | School District Taxes
S.B. 8115
Establishes special equalization rates in assessing units having an electric generating facility for the purposes of apportioning school dis...
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School Safety |
Vetoed 08/2000 |
Postsec. | Security Force Members as Peace Officers
S.B. 6323
Veto No. 24 of 2000., Designates members of the security force of Ithaca College as peace officers; provides proper licensure for said offic...
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Service-Learning |
Vetoed 08/2000 |
P-12 | Community Service
S.B. 807
Veto No. 9 of 2000. Directs Commissioner of Education in consultation with Chancellor of the State University of New York and the Chancellor...
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Special Education |
Signed into law 08/2000 |
P-12 | Services to Visually Impaired
S.B. 4515
Makes provision with respect to providing appropriate educational services to students who are visually impaired including using instruction...
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Students--Records/Rights |
Signed into law 08/2000 |
P-12,
Postsec. | Social Security Numbers
S.B. 6237
Use of student social security numbers restricted. No public or private elementary or secondary school or college as defined in section two...
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Background Checks |
Signed into law 07/2000 |
P-12 | Fingerprinting, Criminal History Checks
S.B. 1031
Relates to the protection of pupils in educational settings from abuse and maltreatment; requires the fingerprinting and criminal history re...
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Background Checks |
Signed into law 07/2000 |
P-12 | Payment for Background Checks
S.B. 8239
Relates to fingerprinting and criminal history records checks as they apply to persons applying for a position in a school district and the ...
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Finance--Funding Formulas |
Vetoed 07/2000 |
P-12 | Special Aid for Certain Small City Districts
A.B. 5795
Provides that certain city school districts shall be eligible for special service aid and computer administration aid not otherwise availabl...
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School Safety |
Signed into law 07/2000 |
P-12 | Project SAVE
S.B. 8236
Relates to project SAVE (Save Safe Schools Against Violence in Education); relates to students and student discipline; relates to improving ...
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Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools |
Signed into law 06/2000 |
P-12 | Payments to Medical Centers for Serving Preschool Students with Handicaps
S.B. 6735
Authorizes medical assistance payments to certain clinics or diagnostic and treatment centers for services they render to preschool children...
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School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 06/2000 |
P-12 | Libraries
A.B. 4885
Requires the Board of Regents to include in their annual report to the Governor and the Legislature on the schools of the state, information...
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P-3 |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 | Full-day Kindergarten, Universal Prekindergarten Reserve Fund
A.B. 9291
Relates to state aid for school districts; funds a workforce education program in New York City; creates the Universal Prekindergarten Reser...
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Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 | Teachers of Tomorrow
A.B. 11005
Establishes the Teachers of Tomorrow Teacher Recruitment and Retention Program; funds programs to recruit teachers in school districts in de...
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