Relates to annual professional performance review plans submitted by the highest performing ten percent of school districts.

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S7279-2011 Actions

• Jun 20, 2012: referred to education
• Jun 20, 2012: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
• Jun 20, 2012: PASSED SENATE
• Jun 20, 2012: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1387
• Jun 20, 2012: COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
• May 21, 2012: PRINT NUMBER 7279A
• May 21, 2012: AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION
• May 2, 2012: REFERRED TO EDUCATION

S7279-2011 Votes

S7279-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S7279

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the education law, in relation to annual professional
performance review plans submitted by the highest performing five percent
of school districts

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To provide for approval of annual
professional performance review plans by the commissioner of State
Education for plans submitted by the State's highest performing
school districts.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section one amends subdivision 2 of
section 3012-c of the education law, as added by chapter 21 of the
laws of 2012 to deem annual professional performance review plans
submitted by the highest performing five percent of school districts,
as determined by the commissioner, to be deemed approved.

Section two sets the effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:
The annual professional performance
review was recently
implanted to create a new rating system for teachers by school
districts based in part on results. This bill would provide an
automatic acceptance of performance reviews by the commissioner for
the highest rated five percent of schools based on performance,
including graduation rates and standardized test scores.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
Previously included in S.6257D (Budget).

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to the state.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S7279-2011 Text

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

                                    7279

                              I N  SENATE

                                 May 2, 2012
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- 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  annual  professional
    performance  review  plans  submitted  by  the highest performing five
    percent of school districts

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


    Section  1.  Paragraph  k  of  subdivision  2 of section 3012-c of the
  education law, as added by chapter 21 of the laws of 2012, is amended to
  read as follows:

    k. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule or  regulation  to
  the  contrary, by July first, two thousand twelve, the governing body of
  each school district and board of cooperative educational services shall
  adopt a plan, on a form prescribed by the commissioner, for  the  annual
  professional  performance  review  of  all of its classroom teachers and
  building principals in accordance with the requirements of this  section
  and  the  regulations of the commissioner, and shall submit such plan to
  the commissioner for approval. The plan may be an annual  or  multi-year
  plan,  for  the  annual  professional  performance  review of all of its
  classroom teachers  and  building  principals.  The  commissioner  shall
  approve  or  reject the plan by September first, two thousand twelve, or
  as soon as practicable thereafter. The commissioner may  reject  a  plan
  that  does  not  rigorously adhere to the provisions of this section and
  the regulations of the commissioner. Should any plan  be  rejected,  the
  commissioner  shall  describe  each deficiency in the submitted plan and
  direct that each such deficiency be resolved through collective bargain-
  ing to the extent required under article fourteen of the  civil  service
  law.  If  any material changes are made to the plan, the school district
  or board of cooperative educational services must  submit  the  material
  changes,  on  a form prescribed by the commissioner, to the commissioner
  for approval. To the extent that by July first, two thousand twelve,  or
  by  July first of any subsequent year, if all the terms of the plan have
  not been finalized as a result of unresolved collective bargaining nego-
  tiations, the entire plan shall be submitted to  the  commissioner  upon

   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD15680-01-2

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  resolution  of all of its terms, consistent with article fourteen of the
  civil service law.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF  LAW  TO  THE
  CONTRARY,  THE  HIGHEST  PERFORMING FIVE PERCENT OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AS
  DETERMINED  BY  THE COMMISSIONER, SHALL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THEIR PLAN
  TO THE COMMISSIONER  AND  THEIR  PLANS  SHALL  BE  DEEMED  APPROVED  FOR
  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION AND THE RECEIPT OF STATE AID.
    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.