A00411 Summary:

BILL NOA00411
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORRosenthal
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add S115, Ed L
 
Establishes the common core state standards evaluation task force for the purpose of studying the implementation of the common core state standards; requires such task force report to the Governor and Legislature.
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A00411 Actions:

BILL NOA00411
 
01/07/2015referred to education
01/06/2016referred to education
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A00411 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A411
 
SPONSOR: Rosenthal
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a task force to evaluate the implementation of the common core state standards   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this legislation is to establish a common core state standards evaluation task force with the purpose of studying the implementation of the common core state standards.   SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one amends the education law by adding a new section 115. Section two sets forth the effective date.   JUSTIFICATION: On January 10th, 2011, the Board of Regents approved the Common Core Learning Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy and Common Core Learning Standards for Mathematics, plus a new set of Pre-kindergarten Standards. This bill establishes the common core Standards Evaluation Task Force to evaluate the implementation of the Common core learning standards. The task force's evaluation of the common core state standards would include: 1)-a description of actions taken by the State to date to implement the new standards and a timeline for additional actions to be taken; 2) a comparison of the common core state standards to the academ- ic standards that they replaced; 3) an estimate of the full cost for school districts to implement the common core state standards, including those already incurred and those to be incurred in the future; and 4) an analysis of student performance on the State assessments before and after the adoption of the common core state standards. The task force is also directed to study and evaluate the issue of student and fami- ly,personal data mining and a student's right to privacy. The task force is to issue its final report no later than six months after it is established. Prior to issuing its final report, the task force is to conduct at least four public hearings to gather, informa- tion.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: A.8256 of 2013-2014   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None.   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately.
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A00411 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                           411
 
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                       (Prefiled)
 
                                     January 7, 2015
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
          Committee on Education
 
        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  establishing  a  task
          force  to  evaluate the implementation of the common core state stand-
          ards
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 115 to
     2  read as follows:
     3    § 115. Common core state standards evaluation task force.  1. a. There
     4  is  established  the  common core state standards evaluation task force.
     5  The purpose of the task force shall be to study  the  implementation  of
     6  the common core state standards developed by the common core state stan-
     7  dards initiative.
     8    b. The task force shall consist of the following nineteen members:
     9    (1)  the commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, who shall serve
    10  ex officio;
    11    (2) eight members appointed by the governor, one upon the  recommenda-
    12  tion  of  the United Federation of teachers, one upon the recommendation
    13  of the school administrators association of New York state, one upon the
    14  recommendation of the New York state teachers association, one upon  the
    15  recommendation  of  the  association for supervision and curriculum, one
    16  upon the recommendation of the New York state school boards association,
    17  one representative of a nonpublic school located in New York state,  and
    18  two  public  members  who  are  the  parents  or  guardians of a student
    19  enrolled in a New York state public school;
    20    (3) two members of the senate, who shall not be from  the  same  poli-
    21  tical party, appointed by the temporary president;
    22    (4)  two members of the assembly, who shall not be from the same poli-
    23  tical party, appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04222-01-5

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     1    (5) one member, appointed by the temporary president  of  the  senate,
     2  who has demonstrated expertise in language arts literacy instruction and
     3  curriculum;
     4    (6)  one  member,  appointed  by  the speaker of the assembly, who has
     5  demonstrated expertise in language arts literacy instruction and curric-
     6  ulum;
     7    (7) one member, appointed by the temporary president  of  the  senate,
     8  who  has  demonstrated  expertise in mathematics instruction and curric-
     9  ulum;
    10    (8) one member, appointed by the speaker  of  the  assembly,  who  has
    11  demonstrated expertise in mathematics instruction and curriculum;
    12    (9)  one  member,  appointed by the temporary president of the senate,
    13  who is the parent or guardian of a student enrolled in a New York  state
    14  public school; and
    15    (10)  one member, appointed by the speaker of the assembly, who is the
    16  parent or guardian of a student enrolled in  a  New  York  state  public
    17  school.
    18    c.  Appointments to the task force shall be made within thirty days of
    19  the date this section take effect. Vacancies in the  membership  of  the
    20  task  force  shall be filled in the same manner as the original appoint-
    21  ments were made. Members of the task force shall serve  without  compen-
    22  sation,  but  shall be reimbursed for necessary expenditures incurred in
    23  the performance of their duties as members of the task force within  the
    24  limits  of  funds  appropriated  or otherwise made available to the task
    25  force for its purposes.
    26    2. The task force shall organize as soon as practicable following  the
    27  appointment  of  its  members,  but  no  later than sixty days after the
    28  appointment of the members. The task force shall choose  one  member  of
    29  the  senate  and one member of the assembly to serve as co-chairpersons.
    30  The task force shall also appoint a secretary who need not be  a  member
    31  of the task force.
    32    3.  The  department  shall  provide such stenographical, clerical, and
    33  other assistance, and such professional staff as the task force requires
    34  to carry out its work. The task force shall also be entitled to call  to
    35  its  assistance and avail itself of the services of the employees of any
    36  state, county, or municipal department, board,  bureau,  commission,  or
    37  agency as it may require and as may be available for its purposes.
    38    4.  a.  The task force shall evaluate the implementation of the common
    39  core state standards. The evaluation shall  include,  but  need  not  be
    40  limited to, the following:
    41    (1)  a  description of actions taken by the state to date to implement
    42  the common core state standards and a timeline of any subsequent actions
    43  to be taken;
    44    (2) a comparison of  the  common  core  state  standards  for  English
    45  language  arts  and mathematics to the core curriculum content standards
    46  in language arts literacy and mathematics  that  existed  prior  to  the
    47  adoption of the common core state standards;
    48    (3) an estimate of the full cost for school districts to implement the
    49  common  core  state standards, including those costs already incurred by
    50  districts and those to be incurred in the future; and
    51    (4) an analysis of students'  performance  on  the  state  assessments
    52  prior to the two thousand fourteen--two thousand fifteen school year and
    53  in the two thousand fourteen--two thousand fifteen and subsequent school
    54  years.  The analysis shall assess changes in the achievement gap between
    55  different racial and ethnic groups and different economic groups.

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     1    b. The task force shall also study and evaluate the issue  of  student
     2  and  family  personal  data mining and a student's right to privacy. The
     3  task force shall consider, but not be limited to, data related to learn-
     4  ing disabilities, student  behavior,  political  affiliation,  religious
     5  affiliation, and medical history.
     6    5.  The  task  force shall issue a final report to the governor and to
     7  the legislature no later than six months after the task force organizes.
     8  Prior to issuing its final report, the task force shall  hold  at  least
     9  four  public hearings, with at least one public hearing to occur in each
    10  of the northern, central, and southern regions of the state,  to  gather
    11  information regarding the implementation of the common core state stand-
    12  ards, the mining of student and family data, and student privacy rights.
    13    6.  The  department  shall  not administer any assessment prior to the
    14  issuance of the final report by the task force pursuant  to  subdivision
    15  five of this section.
    16    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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