STATE OF NEW YORK
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6557
IN SENATE
January 26, 2016
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Introduced by Sen. MARCELLINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and
when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to confidentiality agree-
ments with teachers
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 55 to read as follows:
3 55. a. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, no
4 teacher, principal, or superintendent shall be required to sign a confi-
5 dentiality agreement with their respective school district, board of
6 cooperative educational services, or the department that prevents such
7 teacher, principal, or superintendent from discussing the contents of
8 any ELA and math assessments in grades 3 through 8.
9 b. The commissioner shall amend and/or modify any current confiden-
10 tiality agreement to remove any provisions that prevent teachers, prin-
11 cipals, or superintendents from discussing the contents of any ELA and
12 math assessments in grades 3 through 8.
13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10802-03-6
