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NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
 submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)



 
BILL NUMBER: A7013
 
SPONSOR: Nolan

 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the education law, in relation to the
takeover and restructuring of struggling schools
 
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill will provide that any
schools eligible for an appointment of an external receiver would be
designated as "struggling" or "persistently struggling" schools instead
of "failing" or "persistently failing" schools.
 
 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 would make conforming chang-
es to subpart H of part EE of Chapter 56 of the Laws of 2015 to the

designation title of schools that would be eligible for appointment of
an external receiver to be designated as "struggling" or "persistently
struggling" schools from the current designation of "failing" or
"persistently failing."
 
Section 2 would provide that the effective date be immediate.
 
 
JUSTIFICATION: Chapter 56 of the Laws of 2015 designates schools that
are eligible for appointment of an external receiver to be labeled as
"failing" or "persistently failing." These schools have suffered from
years of chronic underperformance and underfunding, which have resulted
in these schools being placed in negative accountability statuses. Chap-
ter 56 of the Laws of 2015 provides an opportunity for the current
superintendent or Chancellor of these schools to obtain additional
powers for a one or two year period to assist in turning these schools
around, as well as $75 million in funding for schools that have been on

the list of most underperforming schools over the last ten years. These
schools are located in our highest needs districts and serve a large
number of students with disabilities and English language learners, as
well as students living in poverty. The stigma of being labeled as a
failing or persistently failing school only further perpetuates the
issues and difficulties these schools face. By changing the designation
status from failing and persistently failing to struggling and persis-
tently struggling, this indicates that this is a temporary situation for
these schools and that additional management powers and funding will be
associated with such schools in order to improve their overall academic
performance in order to be removed from these more negative accountabil-
ity statuses.
 
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New bill; amends Chapter 56 of the Laws of
2015.
 
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None.
 
 
EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediate.