Assembly Bill A1478A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Establishes parent awareness week in all school districts

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A1478 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 100 §§4950 - 4951, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3624
2011-2012: A2296
2015-2016: A4550, A9983

2013-A1478 - Summary

Establishes a parent awareness week in all school districts.

2013-A1478 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1478

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. CLARK -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a  parent
  awareness week in all school districts

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

  Section 1.  Legislative  intent.  The  legislature  hereby  finds  and
declares  that  a  child's  education  is a responsibility shared by the
school and family during the entire time the child spends in school; and
to support the goal of the schools to educate all students  effectively,
the  schools  and  parents  must  work  as  informed  partners; and that
although parents are diverse in culture, language, and needs,  they  are
an  integral  component  of a school's ability to provide for the educa-
tional success of their children; and that engaging parents is essential
to improve student achievement;  and  that  schools  should  foster  and
support active parental involvement and awareness.
  S  2. The education law is amended by adding a new article 100 to read
as follows:
                               ARTICLE 100
                          PARENT AWARENESS WEEK
SECTION 4950. PARENT AWARENESS WEEK; ESTABLISHED.
        4951. STAFF DEVELOPMENT.
        4952. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
        4953. REVIEW OF PLAN.
        4954. HIGHER EDUCATION.
  S 4950. PARENT AWARENESS WEEK; ESTABLISHED. 1.  DURING THE FIRST  FIVE
DAYS  OF  EACH  SCHOOL YEAR, EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT AND EACH SCHOOL WITHIN
ITS BOUNDARIES, IN COLLABORATION WITH PARENTS, SHALL ESTABLISH A  PARENT
AWARENESS  WEEK  INCLUDING  PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES THAT ENHANCE PARENTAL

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05798-01-3
              

2013-A1478A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 100 §§4950 - 4951, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3624
2011-2012: A2296
2015-2016: A4550, A9983

2013-A1478A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a parent awareness week in all school districts.

2013-A1478A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 1478--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. CLARK -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted
  as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a parent
  awareness week in all school districts

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

  Section  1.  Legislative  intent.  The  legislature  hereby  finds and
declares that a child's education is  a  responsibility  shared  by  the
school and family during the entire time the child spends in school; and
to  support the goal of the schools to educate all students effectively,
the schools and  parents  must  work  as  informed  partners;  and  that
although  parents  are diverse in culture, language, and needs, they are
an integral component of a school's ability to provide  for  the  educa-
tional success of their children; and that engaging parents is essential
to  improve  student  achievement;  and  that  schools should foster and
support active parental involvement and awareness.
  S 2. The education law is amended by adding a new article 100 to  read
as follows:
                               ARTICLE 100
                          PARENT AWARENESS WEEK
SECTION 4950. PARENT AWARENESS WEEK; ESTABLISHED.
        4951. UNIFORM PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT PROGRAM.
  S  4950. PARENT AWARENESS WEEK; ESTABLISHED. 1.  DURING THE FIRST FIVE
DAYS OF EACH SCHOOL YEAR, EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT AND  EACH  SCHOOL  WITHIN
ITS  BOUNDARIES, IN COLLABORATION WITH PARENTS, SHALL ESTABLISH A PARENT
AWARENESS WEEK INCLUDING PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES  THAT  ENHANCE  PARENTAL
INVOLVEMENT  AND  REFLECT THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMI-
LIES.  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP AND  IMPLEMENT  A  UNIFORM  PARENTAL

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05798-02-3
              

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