Senate Bill S2668

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Establishes the confidentiality of annual professional performance reviews of individual classroom teachers and building principals

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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-S2668 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3012-c, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S6798

2013-S2668 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the confidentiality of annual professional performance reviews of individual classroom teachers and building principals.

2013-S2668 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S2668 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2668

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 23, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  BALL  --  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  establishing  the
  confidentiality of annual professional performance reviews of individ-
  ual classroom teachers and building principals

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

  Section 1. Section 3012-c of the education law is amended by adding  a
new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
  2-A.  THOSE PORTIONS OF EACH ANNUAL PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF
A CLASSROOM TEACHER OR BUILDING PRINCIPAL WHICH ARE UTILIZED TO EVALUATE
THE PERFORMANCE AND/OR RATING FOR PURPOSES OF THE CONTINUED  EMPLOYMENT,
PROMOTION  OR TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCH CLASSROOM TEACHER OR BUILD-
ING PRINCIPAL SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE CONFIDENTIAL AND SHALL CONSTITUTE AN
UNWARRANTED INVASION OF PERSONAL PRIVACY FOR PURPOSES OF ARTICLE SIX  OF
THE  PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ANY PERSON IN PARENTAL
RELATION TO A PUPIL WHO ATTENDS THE SCHOOL  AT WHICH A CLASSROOM TEACHER
OR BUILDING PRINCIPAL IS EMPLOYED SHALL HAVE UNRESTRICTED ACCESS TO  THE
ANNUAL PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF SUCH TEACHER OR PRINCIPAL.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07366-01-3

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