S01988 Summary:

BILL NOS01988
 
SAME ASSAME AS A02247
 
SPONSORJACKSON
 
COSPNSRBROUK, CHU, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, LIU, MAYER
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add §115, Ed L
 
Directs the commissioner to convene statewide and regional conventions to bring together underrepresented educators annually to discuss experiences, best practices, and afford for networking, mentorship opportunities, and support.
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S01988 Actions:

BILL NOS01988
 
01/18/2023REFERRED TO EDUCATION
02/07/2023REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
02/07/2023ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.286
02/13/2023PASSED SENATE
02/13/2023DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
02/13/2023referred to education
01/03/2024died in assembly
01/03/2024returned to senate
01/03/2024REFERRED TO EDUCATION
01/23/2024REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
01/29/20241ST REPORT CAL.264
01/30/20242ND REPORT CAL.
01/31/2024ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
02/05/2024PASSED SENATE
02/05/2024DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
02/05/2024referred to education
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S01988 Committee Votes:

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S01988 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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S01988 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          1988
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                    January 18, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sens.  JACKSON,  BROUK,  MAYER -- read twice and ordered
          printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Educa-
          tion
 
        AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to directing the commis-
          sioner of education to convene statewide and regional  conventions  to
          bring together underrepresented educators

          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 115 to
     2  read as follows:
     3    § 115. Underrepresented educators convention. 1. For purposes of  this
     4  section, "underrepresented educators" shall mean teachers or administra-
     5  tors  who  currently  participate or previously participated in a school
     6  district or post-secondary partnership as part of a Grow Your Own initi-
     7  ative, My Brother's Keeper, teacher opportunity corps program,    higher
     8  education  opportunity  program,  education  opportunity program, or any
     9  other similar program or initiative.
    10    2. (a) The commissioner shall annually convene a statewide  convention
    11  to  bring  together  underrepresented  educators to discuss experiences,
    12  best practices, and afford for networking, mentorship opportunities, and
    13  support. Such convention shall occur at a time and  location  chosen  by
    14  the commissioner.
    15    (b)  The  commissioner  shall  also provide for at least five regional
    16  conventions annually to bring together underrepresented educators within
    17  each geographic region of the state to discuss experiences,  best  prac-
    18  tices, and afford for networking, mentorship opportunities, and support.
    19  Such  conventions  shall  occur  at  a  time  and location chosen by the
    20  commissioner.
    21    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05341-01-3
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