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Introduced
05/19/2017
05/19/2017
In Committee
01/03/2018
01/03/2018
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
2017-2018 General Assembly
Bill Summary
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to improving educational outcomes for homeless school age children The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1
AI Summary
This bill amends the education law to improve educational outcomes for homeless school-age children. The key provisions include: 1) Requiring the Commissioner of Education to submit a biennial report to the Governor and legislature on the number of identified homeless students enrolled in public schools, as well as their academic performance and educational outcomes, such as test scores, graduation rates, and attendance. The data must be disaggregated by various subgroups. 2) Directing the Commissioner, in collaboration with experts, to develop a policy on how to better provide services and support to homeless students and utilize federal Title I funding for this purpose.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (6)
Marcos Crespo (D)*,
Alicia Hyndman (D)*,
Jo Anne Simon (D)*,
Carmen De La Rosa (D),
Kimberly Jean-Pierre (D),
Matthew Titone (D),
Last Action
print number 7923c (on 03/27/2018)
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