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                                   1098
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 10, 2017
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  establishing  a  task
   force  to  evaluate the implementation of the common core state stand-
   ards
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 115 to
 read as follows:
   § 115. COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS EVALUATION TASK FORCE.  1. A. THERE
 IS  ESTABLISHED  THE  COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS EVALUATION TASK FORCE.
 THE PURPOSE OF THE TASK FORCE SHALL BE TO STUDY  THE  IMPLEMENTATION  OF
 THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS DEVELOPED BY THE COMMON CORE STATE STAN-
 DARDS INITIATIVE.
   B. THE TASK FORCE SHALL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING NINETEEN MEMBERS:
   (1)  THE COMMISSIONER, OR THE COMMISSIONER'S DESIGNEE, WHO SHALL SERVE
 EX OFFICIO;
   (2) EIGHT MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, ONE UPON THE  RECOMMENDA-
 TION  OF  THE UNITED FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, ONE UPON THE RECOMMENDATION
 OF THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK STATE, ONE UPON THE
 RECOMMENDATION OF THE NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION, ONE UPON  THE
 RECOMMENDATION  OF  THE  ASSOCIATION FOR SUPERVISION AND CURRICULUM, ONE
 UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE NEW YORK STATE SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION,
 ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF A NONPUBLIC SCHOOL LOCATED IN NEW YORK STATE,  AND
 TWO  PUBLIC  MEMBERS  WHO  ARE  THE  PARENTS  OR  GUARDIANS OF A STUDENT
 ENROLLED IN A NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC SCHOOL;
   (3) TWO MEMBERS OF THE SENATE, WHO SHALL NOT BE FROM  THE  SAME  POLI-
 TICAL PARTY, APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT;
   (4)  TWO MEMBERS OF THE ASSEMBLY, WHO SHALL NOT BE FROM THE SAME POLI-
 TICAL PARTY, APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY;

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05353-01-7
              

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   (5) ONE MEMBER, APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT  OF  THE  SENATE,
 WHO HAS DEMONSTRATED EXPERTISE IN LANGUAGE ARTS LITERACY INSTRUCTION AND
 CURRICULUM;
   (6)  ONE  MEMBER,  APPOINTED  BY  THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, WHO HAS
 DEMONSTRATED EXPERTISE IN LANGUAGE ARTS LITERACY INSTRUCTION AND CURRIC-
 ULUM;
   (7) ONE MEMBER, APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT  OF  THE  SENATE,
 WHO  HAS  DEMONSTRATED  EXPERTISE IN MATHEMATICS INSTRUCTION AND CURRIC-
 ULUM;
   (8) ONE MEMBER, APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY,  WHO  HAS
 DEMONSTRATED EXPERTISE IN MATHEMATICS INSTRUCTION AND CURRICULUM;
   (9)  ONE  MEMBER,  APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE,
 WHO IS THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF A STUDENT ENROLLED IN A NEW YORK  STATE
 PUBLIC SCHOOL; AND
   (10)  ONE MEMBER, APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, WHO IS THE
 PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF A STUDENT ENROLLED IN  A  NEW  YORK  STATE  PUBLIC
 SCHOOL.
   C.  APPOINTMENTS TO THE TASK FORCE SHALL BE MADE WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF
 THE DATE THIS SECTION TAKE EFFECT. VACANCIES IN THE  MEMBERSHIP  OF  THE
 TASK  FORCE  SHALL BE FILLED IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE ORIGINAL APPOINT-
 MENTS WERE MADE. MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE SHALL SERVE  WITHOUT  COMPEN-
 SATION,  BUT  SHALL BE REIMBURSED FOR NECESSARY EXPENDITURES INCURRED IN
 THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES AS MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE WITHIN  THE
 LIMITS  OF  FUNDS  APPROPRIATED  OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE TASK
 FORCE FOR ITS PURPOSES.
   2. THE TASK FORCE SHALL ORGANIZE AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE FOLLOWING  THE
 APPOINTMENT  OF  ITS  MEMBERS,  BUT  NO  LATER THAN SIXTY DAYS AFTER THE
 APPOINTMENT OF THE MEMBERS. THE TASK FORCE SHALL CHOOSE  ONE  MEMBER  OF
 THE  SENATE  AND ONE MEMBER OF THE ASSEMBLY TO SERVE AS CO-CHAIRPERSONS.
 THE TASK FORCE SHALL ALSO APPOINT A SECRETARY WHO NEED NOT BE  A  MEMBER
 OF THE TASK FORCE.
   3.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  PROVIDE SUCH STENOGRAPHICAL, CLERICAL, AND
 OTHER ASSISTANCE, AND SUCH PROFESSIONAL STAFF AS THE TASK FORCE REQUIRES
 TO CARRY OUT ITS WORK. THE TASK FORCE SHALL ALSO BE ENTITLED TO CALL  TO
 ITS  ASSISTANCE AND AVAIL ITSELF OF THE SERVICES OF THE EMPLOYEES OF ANY
 STATE, COUNTY, OR MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENT, BOARD,  BUREAU,  COMMISSION,  OR
 AGENCY AS IT MAY REQUIRE AND AS MAY BE AVAILABLE FOR ITS PURPOSES.
   4.  A.  THE TASK FORCE SHALL EVALUATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON
 CORE STATE STANDARDS. THE EVALUATION SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT  NEED  NOT  BE
 LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING:
   (1)  A  DESCRIPTION OF ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE STATE TO DATE TO IMPLEMENT
 THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS AND A TIMELINE OF ANY SUBSEQUENT ACTIONS
 TO BE TAKEN;
   (2) A COMPARISON OF  THE  COMMON  CORE  STATE  STANDARDS  FOR  ENGLISH
 LANGUAGE  ARTS  AND MATHEMATICS TO THE CORE CURRICULUM CONTENT STANDARDS
 IN LANGUAGE ARTS LITERACY AND MATHEMATICS  THAT  EXISTED  PRIOR  TO  THE
 ADOPTION OF THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS;
   (3) AN ESTIMATE OF THE FULL COST FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO IMPLEMENT THE
 COMMON  CORE  STATE STANDARDS, INCLUDING THOSE COSTS ALREADY INCURRED BY
 DISTRICTS AND THOSE TO BE INCURRED IN THE FUTURE; AND
   (4) AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS'  PERFORMANCE  ON  THE  STATE  ASSESSMENTS
 PRIOR  TO  THE  TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN--TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN SCHOOL YEAR
 AND IN THE TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN--TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN  AND  SUBSEQUENT
 SCHOOL  YEARS.  THE ANALYSIS SHALL ASSESS CHANGES IN THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP
 BETWEEN DIFFERENT  RACIAL  AND  ETHNIC  GROUPS  AND  DIFFERENT  ECONOMIC
 GROUPS.

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   B.  THE  TASK FORCE SHALL ALSO STUDY AND EVALUATE THE ISSUE OF STUDENT
 AND FAMILY PERSONAL DATA MINING AND A STUDENT'S RIGHT  TO  PRIVACY.  THE
 TASK FORCE SHALL CONSIDER, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, DATA RELATED TO LEARN-
 ING  DISABILITIES,  STUDENT  BEHAVIOR,  POLITICAL AFFILIATION, RELIGIOUS
 AFFILIATION, AND MEDICAL HISTORY.
   5.  THE  TASK  FORCE SHALL ISSUE A FINAL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND TO
 THE LEGISLATURE NO LATER THAN SIX MONTHS AFTER THE TASK FORCE ORGANIZES.
 PRIOR TO ISSUING ITS FINAL REPORT, THE TASK FORCE SHALL  HOLD  AT  LEAST
 FOUR  PUBLIC HEARINGS, WITH AT LEAST ONE PUBLIC HEARING TO OCCUR IN EACH
 OF THE NORTHERN, CENTRAL, AND SOUTHERN REGIONS OF THE STATE,  TO  GATHER
 INFORMATION REGARDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON CORE STATE STAND-
 ARDS, THE MINING OF STUDENT AND FAMILY DATA, AND STUDENT PRIVACY RIGHTS.
   6.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  NOT ADMINISTER ANY ASSESSMENT PRIOR TO THE
 ISSUANCE OF THE FINAL REPORT BY THE TASK FORCE PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION
 FIVE OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.