Allows school districts to schedule August conference days.
Sponsor: FLANAGAN
Law Section: Education Law / Law: Amd S3604, Ed L
Sponsor: FLANAGAN
Law Section: Education Law / Law: Amd S3604, Ed L
S7718A-2011 Actions
- Jul 18, 2012: SIGNED CHAP.260
- Jul 6, 2012: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
- Jun 21, 2012: returned to senate
- Jun 21, 2012: passed assembly
- Jun 21, 2012: ordered to third reading rules cal.130
- Jun 21, 2012: substituted for a10233a
- Jun 21, 2012: referred to education
- Jun 21, 2012: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- Jun 21, 2012: PASSED SENATE
- Jun 19, 2012: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1336
- Jun 18, 2012: PRINT NUMBER 7718A
- Jun 18, 2012: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO RULES
- Jun 15, 2012: REFERRED TO RULES
S7718A-2011 Meetings
Rules: Jun 21, 2012S7718A-2011 Calendars
Active List: Jun 21, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 19, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 20, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 21, 2012S7718A-2011 Votes
VOTE: FLOOR VOTE:
- Jun 21, 2012
Ayes (60): Adams, Addabbo, Alesi, Avella, Ball, Bonacic, Breslin, Carlucci, DeFrancisco, Diaz, Dilan, Duane, Farley, Flanagan, Fuschillo, Gallivan, Gianaris, Golden, Griffo, Grisanti, Hannon, Hassell-Thomps, Johnson, Kennedy, Klein, Krueger, Lanza, Larkin, LaValle, Libous, Little, Marcellino, Martins, Maziarz, McDonald, Montgomery, Nozzolio, O'Mara, Oppenheimer, Parker, Peralta, Perkins, Ranzenhofer, Ritchie, Rivera, Robach, Saland, Sampson, Savino, Serrano, Seward, Skelos, Smith, Squadron, Stavisky, Stewart-Cousin, Storobin, Valesky, Young, Zeldin
Excused (2): Espaillat, Huntley
VOTE: COMMITTEE VOTE:
- Rules
- Jun 21, 2012
Ayes (24): Skelos, Farley, Fuschillo, Hannon, Johnson, Larkin, LaValle, Libous, Marcellino, Maziarz, Nozzolio, Saland, Seward, Sampson, Breslin, Dilan, Duane, Hassell-Thompson, Krueger, Montgomery, Parker, Perkins, Smith, Stewart-Cousins
Excused (1): Alesi
S7718A-2011 Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7718A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to allowing school districts to schedule August conference days PURPOSE: This bill would allow school districts to elect, subject to collective bargaining agreements, to hold conference days during the last two weeks of August and such conference days will count toward the 180 day requirement for state aid. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends Education Law � 3604 to permit school districts to schedule conference days in the last two weeks of August, subject to collective bargaining requirements pursuant to article fourteen of the civil service law. Section 2 makes this act effective on the first of July next succeeding the date on which it shall become law. JUSTIFICATION: Under current law, up to four conference days are permitted and counted toward the 180 day requirement for state aid. The 2012-13 school year calendar, however, presents challenges in meeting the 180 day requirements for state aid due to recognized holidays for school closure. This bill, therefore, allows school districts to elect to conduct superintendent conference days during the last two weeks of August before students return to classes and such days will be counted toward the 180 day requirement and eligible for state aid. Such school district election is, however, subject to collective bargaining agreements. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New bill. FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None. EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect July 1, 2012.
S7718A-2011 Text
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
7718--A
I N SENATE June 15, 2012
Introduced by Sen. FLANAGAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee 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 oflaw, that during the nineteen hundred ninety-two--ninety-three throughthe 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. LBD15776-03-2
S. 7718--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.
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