A09207 Summary:
BILL NO | A09207B |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S07532 |
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SPONSOR | Glick (MS) |
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COSPNSR | Nolan, Lifton, Jaffee, Paulin, Mosley, Magnarelli, Colton, Otis, Buchwald, Benedetto, Lupardo, Jacobs, Stirpe, Englebright, Millman, Galef, Gottfried, Skartados, Braunstein, Cusick, Zebrowski, Hooper, Thiele |
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MLTSPNSR | Cook, Duprey, Graf, Lupinacci, Markey, Raia, Roberts, Schimel, Solages, Steck, Sweeney, Walter |
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Relates to candidates for certificates in the classroom teaching service. |
A09207 Memo:
Go to topNEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)   BILL NUMBER: A9207B SPONSOR: Glick (MS)
  TITLE OF BILL: An act in relation to candidates for certificates in the classroom teaching service   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill will make changes to the current timeline for new certification requirements for teachers.   SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill would provide that no teacher would be required to take the edTPA or achieve satisfac- tory levels of performance on the new edTPA portion of the New York State teacher certification examinations until April 30, 2015. For candidates who have not yet received an initial certificate for teaching by April 30, 2014, these candidates would be required to instead achieve satisfactory performance levels on either the elementary or secondary Assessment of Teaching Skills-Written (ATS-W) test, in addition to the Academic Literacy Skills Test (ALST), the Educating All Students (EAS) test, and the Content Specialty Test (CST), by April 30, 2015. The bill.would also provide that any candidate for a teaching certif- icate that has already achieved a satisfactory level of the new edTPA exani would be deemed to have met the requirements of the ATS-W test. The State Education Department would be authorized and required to take any necessary actions to establish new test dates for the ATS-W exams. Section 2 of the bill would-provide that the act take effect immediately and shall be deemed to have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2014.   JUSTIFICATION: The edTPA is a complex performance assessment with multiple components, including requiring videotaping of student teaching in kindergarten-grade 12 classrooms. It has been argued that teaching programs have not had enough time to-make necessary changes to programs to effectively prepare future teachers for the new exam. It is impor- tant to ensure that our students pursuing a career in teaching are adequately prepared to take new certification exams. It is unfair to change certification requirements for teacher candidates who entered teaching programs under a different set of requirements and are now close to reaching certification. In addition, it could be argued that there is no research or evidence to support that the edTPA better iden- tifies quality teachers any better than existing certification require- ments already do.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New bill.   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None.   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2014.
A09207 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9207--B Cal. No. 583 IN ASSEMBLY March 31, 2014 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GLICK, NOLAN, LIFTON, JAFFEE, PAULIN, MOSLEY, MAGNARELLI, COLTON, OTIS, BUCHWALD, BENEDETTO, LUPARDO, JACOBS, STIRPE, ENGLEBRIGHT, MILLMAN, GALEF, GOTTFRIED, SKARTADOS, BRAUNSTEIN, CUSICK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, MARKEY, ROBERTS, STECK, SWEENEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education -- reported from committee, advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading -- again amended on third reading, ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading AN ACT in relation to candidates for certificates in the classroom teaching service The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. 1. No candidate for an initial certificate in the classroom 2 teaching service shall be required to take the edTPA portion of the New 3 York State teacher certificate examination and no candidate shall be 4 required to achieve satisfactory levels of performance on the edTPA 5 portion of the New York State teacher certificate examinations in order 6 to receive such certificate until April 30, 2015. 7 2. For candidates that have not received an initial certificate in the 8 classroom teaching service by April 30, 2014, the state education 9 department shall require that such candidate achieve satisfactory levels 10 of performance on the elementary or secondary assessment of teaching 11 skills-written test; academic literary skills test; educating all 12 students test; and the content specialty test. Provided that the 13 requirements of this subdivision shall not apply after April 30, 2015. 14 3. Any candidate for a certificate in the classroom teaching service 15 that has achieved a satisfactory level of performance on the edTPA shall 16 be deemed to have met the requirements of the elementary or secondary 17 assessment of teaching skills-written test pursuant to subdivision two 18 of this section. 19 4. The state education department is authorized and required to take 20 all necessary actions to expeditiously establish additional test dates EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD14591-11-4A. 9207--B 2 1 for the elementary assessment of teaching skills-written test and 2 secondary assessment of teaching skills-written test. 3 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to 4 have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2014.