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NY A00068
NY A00068Directs the commissioner of education to issue guidance to school districts for developing programs to attract underrepresented candidates into the teaching profession and to identify funding available to school districts for such purposes.
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Introduced
01/04/2023
01/04/2023
In Committee
06/01/2023
06/01/2023
Crossed Over
06/05/2023
06/05/2023
Passed
09/05/2023
09/05/2023
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
09/06/2023
09/06/2023
Introduced Session
2023-2024 General Assembly
Bill Summary
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to developing grow your own initiatives at school districts and boards of cooperative educational services
AI Summary
This bill directs the Commissioner of Education to issue guidance to school districts and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) to develop "grow your own" initiatives aimed at attracting underrepresented candidates into the teaching profession. The guidance will include ways to recruit underrepresented candidates, create early recruitment pipelines starting in secondary school, establish partnerships with community organizations and higher education institutions, and identify funding sources to attract and retain these candidates. The bill aims to address the issue of underrepresentation in the teaching profession by providing a framework for school districts and BOCES to develop targeted programs.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (29)
Dana Levenberg (D)*,
Dave McDonough (R)*,
Nader Sayegh (D)*,
Jeffrion Aubry (D),
Scott Bendett (R),
Keith Brown (R),
William Colton (D),
William Conrad (D),
Vivian Cook (D),
Catalina Cruz (D),
Brian Cunningham (D),
Joe DeStefano (R),
Inez Dickens (D),
Harvey Epstein (D),
Eddie Gibbs (D),
Joe Giglio (R),
Aileen Gunther (D),
Chantel Jackson (D),
Kimberly Jean-Pierre (D),
Anna Kelles (D),
John McDonald (D),
Steve Otis (D),
Karines Reyes (D),
Angelo Santabarbara (D),
Rebecca Seawright (D),
Jo Anne Simon (D),
Chris Tague (R),
Carrie Woerner (D),
Stefani Zinerman (D),
Last Action
signed chap.350 (on 09/06/2023)
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