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A05023 Summary:

BILL NOA05023
 
SAME ASSAME AS S00260
 
SPONSORO'Donnell
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add 817, Ed L
 
Directs the state education commissioner to require public school districts to report on compliance with art education instruction requirements.
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A05023 Actions:

BILL NOA05023
 
02/27/2023referred to education
01/03/2024referred to education
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A05023 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A5023
 
SPONSOR: O'Donnell
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to directing the commis- sioner of education to require public school districts to report on compliance with art education instruction requirements   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL: Directs the commissioner of education to conduct an audit and report on statewide compliance with state instructional regulations for arts education.   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: The commissioner of the State Education Department is required to conduct a statewide audit of compliance for art; instruction.   JUSTIFICATION:; According to Part 100 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Educa- tion, students are to receive instruction designed to facilitate the attainment of the state elementary learning standards in the arts, including dance, music, theater and visual arts. The instructional requirements track to the percentage of weekly school time allocated to the arts at the elementary level, units of study at the intermediate and commencement levels, and availability of three or five-unit sequences in the arts at the commencement level. Furthermore, it is recommended that instruction be provided by a licensed arts teacher. As there is no comprehensive accounting of arts instruction provided by the state's public schools, it is not clear if schools and districts are in compliance with the state regulations. In New York City, where reporting on arts education offerings began after the 2005-2007 school year, provided by the New York City Department of Education for the 2007-2008 school year revealed that only 8% of elementary schools were in a position to provide the minimum that is required by the State of New York by offering all four art forms in each grade. Additionally, less than half of New York City middle schools are ensuring that all students are completing the state requirements. This bill is an impor- tant step towards ensuring that the arts are a significant part of our youth's learning experience.   LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: None   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: To be determined.   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately.
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A05023 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          5023
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 27, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  read once and referred to the
          Committee on Education
 
        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to directing the  commis-
          sioner  of  education  to require public school districts to report on
          compliance with art education instruction requirements

          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 817 to
     2  read as follows:
     3    § 817. Compliance with art education instruction requirements.  1. The
     4  commissioner  shall  create a procedure in which school district compli-
     5  ance with art education instruction requirements as required by law  and
     6  regulation  in  elementary and secondary grades in all public schools is
     7  reported to the department by each school  district.  Each  such  report
     8  shall  include  but not be limited to the following information for each
     9  school district:
    10    a. how many and which schools do not have art education instruction as
    11  required by law and regulation;
    12    b. the reason or reasons why the schools in paragraph a of this subdi-
    13  vision are not in compliance with  art  education  instruction  require-
    14  ments;
    15    c.  the  maximum  number  of  students  who  can receive art education
    16  instruction at each school and how many students currently  receive  art
    17  education instruction at each school;
    18    d.  how  many  and  which  schools do not employ a teacher or teachers
    19  certified in art education for art education instruction;
    20    e. how many and which schools do not provide the class  time  for  art
    21  education  instruction  as required by law and regulation and the reason
    22  or reasons why the schools do not  provide  appropriate  time  for  such
    23  instruction; and
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01197-01-3

        A. 5023                             2
 
     1    f. how many and which schools are not in compliance with art education
     2  instruction  requirements  established  in  law and regulation or are in
     3  violation of any art education-related law or regulation.
     4    2.  Each  superintendent  of a school district which contains at least
     5  one school which is not in compliance  with  art  education  instruction
     6  requirements established in law and regulation shall:
     7    a. prepare a corrective action plan to be reviewed and approved by the
     8  board of education at a public meeting; and
     9    b.  to the extent practicable, begin implementation of such corrective
    10  action plan the following school year.
    11    3. A list of the school districts that fail to comply with the report-
    12  ing requirements in subdivision one of this section shall be  posted  on
    13  the department's website.
    14    4.  On  or before July first, two thousand twenty-four, and every year
    15  thereafter, the commissioner shall report to the governor, the temporary
    16  president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, and the chairs  of
    17  the senate and assembly committees on education the commissioner's find-
    18  ings  based  on  the information reported pursuant to subdivision one of
    19  this section, including an analysis and explanation  of  the  data,  and
    20  shall identify steps that can be taken to ensure that all public schools
    21  are in compliance with art education instruction requirements in elemen-
    22  tary and secondary grades.
    23    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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