A03178 Summary:

BILL NOA03178A
 
SAME ASSAME AS UNI. S02858-A
 
SPONSORSchimminger
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd S305, Ed L
 
Authorizes the commissioner of education to conduct a study regarding paperwork requirements imposed by the department of education; provides that the commissioner of education is to then implement a five year paperwork reduction plan.
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A03178 Actions:

BILL NOA03178A
 
01/24/2013referred to education
01/08/2014referred to education
04/30/2014amend and recommit to education
04/30/2014print number 3178a
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A03178 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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A03178 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
            S. 2858--A                                            A. 3178--A
 
                               2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 
                SENATE - ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 24, 2013
                                       ___________
 
        IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
          ed,  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education --
          recommitted to the Committee on Education in  accordance  with  Senate
          Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered

          reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
        IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of  A.  SCHIMMINGER  --  read  once  and
          referred to the Committee on Education -- recommitted to the Committee
          on  Education  in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to said committee
 
        AN ACT to amend the  education  law,  in  relation  to  authorizing  the
          commissioner  of  education  to  conduct a study identifying paperwork
          requirements and developing and implementing  a  five  year  paperwork
          reduction plan
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
     2  subdivision 52 to read as follows:

     3    52. a. The commissioner is authorized and directed to conduct a  study
     4  that  will  identify  the paperwork requirements as established by state
     5  statute, rule or  regulation  promulgated  by  the  department  for  all
     6  schools.
     7    b.  For the purposes of this subdivision, paperwork shall include, but
     8  not be limited to all certificates, reports,  forms  or  other  required
     9  types of communication that involve or terminate in a paper record.
    10    c.  This  study  shall  be  completed  by  January first, two thousand
    11  fifteen and shall identify a list of such paperwork  and  determine  the
    12  total  volume  of all paperwork requirements for each individual school,
    13  school district and board of  cooperative  educational  services  and  a

    14  combined  total  for all schools, school districts and boards of cooper-
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06747-03-4

        S. 2858--A                          2                         A. 3178--A
 
     1  ative educational services statewide, of paperwork as  defined  in  this
     2  subdivision.  This list shall also include the estimated costs, in mate-
     3  rials and labor, to the schools, school districts and boards of  cooper-
     4  ative  educational  services  and  the  department  associated  with the
     5  completion of such paperwork records.  Such study shall also include the

     6  estimated costs to the schools, school districts and boards  of  cooper-
     7  ative  educational  services  and  to the department associated with the
     8  completion and submission of such paperwork records through the  use  of
     9  an electronic medium such as the internet.
    10    d.  The commissioner shall then develop and implement a five year plan
    11  to reduce the total paperwork volume for each school,  school  district,
    12  board of cooperative educational services and the department by at least
    13  ten percent per year for each of the five years following the completion
    14  of such study.
    15    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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