Senate Bill S4811A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the adoption of a statewide teacher and principal evaluation system

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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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2015-S4811 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8192
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education

2015-S4811 - Summary

Relates to the adoption of a statewide teacher and principal evaluation system.

2015-S4811 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4811 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4811

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. MARCHIONE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

AN  ACT in relation to the public comment period regarding the statewide
  teacher and principal evaluation system

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

  Section  1.  This  act  shall  be  known and may be cited as the "your
voice, our schools act".
  S 2. Notwithstanding any provisions of section 3012-c of the education
law to the contrary, the commissioner of the state education  department
is  hereby authorized and directed, subject to the provisions of section
207 of the education law, to adopt regulations of the  commissioner  and
guidelines  no  later  than  November  1, 2015, to implement a statewide
annual teacher and principal evaluation system in New York state  pursu-
ant to section 3012-d of the education law after consulting with experts
and  practitioners  in  the fields of education, economics and psychome-
trics and taking into consideration the  parameters  set  forth  in  the
letter  from  the  chancellor of the board of regents and acting commis-
sioner dated December 31, 2014, to the New York state director of  state
operations.  The  commissioner  shall also establish a process to accept
public comments and recommendations  regarding  the  adoption  of  regu-
lations  pursuant  to section 3012-d of the education law and consult in
writing with the secretary of the United States department of  education
on  weights, measures and ranking of evaluation categories and subcompo-
nents and shall release the response from  the  secretary  upon  receipt
thereof  but  in any event prior to publication of the regulations here-
under. The period to accept public comments  and  recommendations  shall
last  until  September  1, 2015 and the commissioner shall ensure that a
link for such public comments and recommendations is  available  on  the
state education department website. The commissioner shall report his or
her  findings of the public comments and recommendations to the governor

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10497-01-5
              

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2015-S4811A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8192
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education

2015-S4811A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the adoption of a statewide teacher and principal evaluation system.

2015-S4811A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4811A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 4811--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. MARCHIONE, GRIFFO, SERINO -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Educa-
  tion  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT in relation to the adoption of a statewide teacher and  principal
  evaluation system

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

  Section 1. This act shall be known and  may  be  cited  as  the  "your
voice, our schools act".
  S 2. Notwithstanding any provisions of section 3012-c of the education
law  to the contrary, the commissioner of education is hereby authorized
and directed, subject to the provisions of section 207 of the  education
law,  to  adopt  regulations of the commissioner and guidelines no later
than December 31, 2016, to implement  a  statewide  annual  teacher  and
principal evaluation system in New York state pursuant to section 3012-d
of  the education law after consulting with experts and practitioners in
the fields of education, economics and  psychometrics  and  taking  into
consideration the parameters set forth in the letter from the chancellor
of the board of regents and acting commissioner dated December 31, 2014,
to the New York state director of state operations.
  S  3.    The  commissioner  of  education shall establish a process to
accept public comments and recommendations  regarding  the  adoption  of
regulations  pursuant to section 3012-d of the education law and consult
in writing with the secretary of the United States department of  educa-
tion  on  weights,  measures  and  ranking  of evaluation categories and
subcomponents and shall release the response  from  the  secretary  upon
receipt thereof but in any event prior to publication of the regulations
hereunder.
  S  4.  The  period to accept public comments and recommendations shall
last until December 31, 2015 and the  commissioner  of  education  shall

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10497-03-5
              

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