A09207 Summary:

BILL NOA09207B
 
SAME ASSAME AS S07532
 
SPONSORGlick (MS)
 
COSPNSRNolan, Lifton, Jaffee, Paulin, Mosley, Magnarelli, Colton, Otis, Buchwald, Benedetto, Lupardo, Jacobs, Stirpe, Englebright, Millman, Galef, Gottfried, Skartados, Braunstein, Cusick, Zebrowski, Hooper, Thiele
 
MLTSPNSRCook, Duprey, Graf, Lupinacci, Markey, Raia, Roberts, Schimel, Solages, Steck, Sweeney, Walter
 
 
Relates to candidates for certificates in the classroom teaching service.
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A09207 Memo:

NEW 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.
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A09207 Text:



 
                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.
                                                                   LBD14591-11-4

        A. 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.
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