A10233A-2011 Actions

• Jun 21, 2012: substituted by s7718a
• Jun 19, 2012: amended on third reading 10233a
• Jun 19, 2012: vote reconsidered - restored to third reading
• Jun 19, 2012: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
• Jun 19, 2012: recalled from senate
• Jun 14, 2012: REFERRED TO RULES
• Jun 14, 2012: delivered to senate
• Jun 14, 2012: passed assembly
• Jun 11, 2012: ordered to third reading rules cal.130
• Jun 11, 2012: rules report cal.130
• Jun 11, 2012: reported
• Jun 6, 2012: reported referred to rules
• May 15, 2012: referred to education

A10233A-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  10233--A
                                                             R. R. 130

                            I N  ASSEMBLY

                                May 15, 2012
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by M. of A. NOLAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
    on Education -- passed  by  Assembly  and  delivered  to  the  Senate,
    recalled  from  the  Senate,  vote reconsidered, bill amended, ordered
    reprinted, retaining its place on the special order of third reading

  AN ACT to amend the  education  law,  in  relation  to  allowing  school
    districts to schedule August conference days

    THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
  BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


    Section 1. Subdivision 8 of section 3604  of  the  education  law,  as
  amended  by  section  46 of part H of chapter 83 of the laws of 2002, is
  amended to read as follows:

    8. No school shall be in session on a Saturday  or  a  legal  holiday,
  except  general election day, Washington's birthday and Lincoln's birth-
  day, and except that driver education classes  may  be  conducted  on  a
  Saturday. A deficiency not exceeding [three] FOUR days during any school
  year caused by teachers' attendance upon conferences held by superinten-
  dents  of  schools  of  city  school districts or other school districts
  employing superintendents of schools shall be excused by the commission-
  er, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW,  RULE  OR  REGULATION  TO  THE
  CONTRARY,  A  SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY ELECT TO SCHEDULE SUCH CONFERENCE DAYS
  IN THE LAST TWO  WEEKS  OF  AUGUST,  SUBJECT  TO  COLLECTIVE  BARGAINING
  REQUIREMENTS  PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FOURTEEN OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW, AND
  SUCH DAYS SHALL BE COUNTED TOWARDS THE REQUIRED ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY  DAYS
  OF  SESSION,  provided  however, [notwithstanding any other provision of
  law, that during the nineteen hundred  ninety-two--ninety-three  through
  the  two  thousand  two--two thousand three school years and thereafter,
  the] THAT SUCH SCHEDULING SHALL NOT ALTER THE OBLIGATION OF  THE  SCHOOL
  DISTRICT  TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO STUDENTS IN NON-PUBLIC ELEMENTARY
  AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS OR CHARTER SCHOOLS. THE commissioner shall  excuse
  a  deficiency  not exceeding four days during such school year caused by
  teachers' attendance upon  conferences  held  by  such  superintendents,
  provided  that at least two such conference days during such school year
  shall be dedicated to staff attendance upon conferences providing  staff
  development  relating  to implementation of the new high learning stand-

   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD15776-04-2

 A. 10233--A                         2

  ards and assessments, as adopted by the board of regents.  Notwithstand-
  ing  any  other  provision  of  law, rule or regulation to the contrary,
  school districts may elect to use one or more of such allowable  confer-
  ence  days  in  units  of  not  less than one hour each to provide staff
  development activities relating to implementation of the new high learn-
  ing standards and assessments.  A  district  making  such  election  may
  provide  such  staff  development  during  the regularly scheduled daily
  session and apply such units to satisfy a deficiency in  the  length  of
  one  or  more  daily  sessions of instruction for pupils as specified in
  regulations of the commissioner. The commissioner shall assure that such
  conference days  include  appropriate  school  violence  prevention  and
  intervention  training,  and  may require that up to one such conference
  day be dedicated for such purpose.
    S 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2012.