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NY A10569
Bill
Status
6/6/2016
Primary Sponsor
Catherine Nolan
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AI Summary
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Delays funding withholding penalties for school districts that fail to implement teacher and principal evaluation standards until the 2019-2020 school year.
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Requires school districts to submit documentation to the commissioner by September 1, 2019 and annually thereafter demonstrating full implementation of evaluation standards to receive full general support funding increases.
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Allows school districts to comply with either section 3012-d evaluation requirements or section 3012-c professional performance review requirements through September 1 of each year starting in 2015, without facing funding penalties prior to 2019-2020.
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Prohibits funding withholding from occurring before April 1 of the current year or affecting base year calculations for the subsequent school year.
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Legislative Description
Provides that prior to the 2019-2020 school year, a school district shall not be subject to a withholding of yearly increases in general support for public schools from funds appropriated from the amount payable in the base year based upon the failure of such school district to fully implement the standards and procedures for conducting annual teacher and principal evaluations of teachers and principals in accordance with the requirements of section 3012-d of the education law provided that such school district that has not yet fully implemented the requirements of section 3012-d of the education law has fully implemented, or fully implements, an annual professional performance review for teachers and principals in accordance with the requirements of section 3012-c of the education law by September first of each respective year, commencing with September 1, 2015.
Last Action
ordered to third reading rules cal.425
6/15/2016