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Mar 28, 2018 |
referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 13, 2018 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 12, 2018 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 06, 2018 |
1st report cal.573 |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to education returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 05, 2017 |
referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 15, 2017 |
advanced to third reading |
May 10, 2017 |
2nd report cal. |
May 09, 2017 |
1st report cal.824 |
Jan 09, 2017 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S1428
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 29th Senate District
2017-S1428 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S1428 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1428 TITLE OF BILL : An act to establish a report on arts and music education in elementary and secondary schools; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To establish a report on arts and music education in elementary and secondary schools for students and make recommendations on the curriculum and time spent on arts and music education SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1: The NYS Commissioner of Education is required to create a procedure in which school districts report to the State Education Department on compliance with current arts instruction requirements including visual arts, music, dance and theater as required by law and regulation in elementary and secondary public schools. This is a onetime requirement so that SED can prepare its report on music and arts education. The commissioner shall report to the Governor and Legislature on or before July 1, 2018 regarding the findings. Section 2: Establishes the effective date.
2017-S1428 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1428 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 9, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. AVELLA, SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education AN ACT to establish a report on arts and music education in elementary and secondary schools; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. 1. The commissioner of education shall: (a) create a proce- dure in which school district compliance with current arts education and instruction requirements including visual arts, music, dance and thea- tre, hereinafter referred to in this act as "arts education instruc- tion", as required by law and regulation in elementary and secondary public schools is reported to the state education department by school districts for the purposes of preparing the report provided for by subdivision two of this section; and (b) provide suggestions on how the current arts education instruction requirements could be improved or enhanced. 2. The state education department shall prepare a report that must include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) how the state standards, including statutory and regulatory requirements, for arts education instruction could be revised or altered to better promote education and appreciation of the arts and music in elementary and secondary schools; (b) how the state standards, including statutory and regulatory requirements, for arts education instruction could be revised or altered to increase the time devoted to providing instruction and education for such arts; (c) i. the impacts that arts education instruction has on enhancing pupil academic performance; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00955-01-7
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