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History
- Substituted by A833
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.643
- Reported and committed to education
- Committee discharged and committed to new york city education subcommittee
- Referred to education
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Relates to the composition of community district education councils
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Daniel O'Donnell
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S2283 REVISED 1/28/13
Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to the composition of community district education councils
Purpose or general idea of bill
This bill would expand the pool of eligible parents for membership on the City-wide Council on English Language Learners (CCELL), and would therefore widen parent participation and help fill vacancies.
Summary of specific provisions
Section one of the bill would amend Education Law section 2950-b(5)(a)(i), which sets out the qualifications for parent members of the City-wide Council on English Language Learners (CCELL). Under current law, the nine parent members of the CCELL must be parents of students who are in a bilingual or ELL program. This bill would expand eligibility to parents of students who have been in such a program within the last two years, thus permitting parents of former ELL students to serve on the CCELL.
Justification
The City-wide Council on English Language Learners (CCELL) is established by subdivision 5 of Education Law section 2590-b. It is to consist of 11 voting members and one non-voting member. The 11 voting members are to include 9 parents of current ELL students and 2 members appointed by the NYC Public Advocate. The non-voting member is to be a high school senior who is or has been an ELL student.
It has been difficult to fill all of the parent member vacancies, and at the start of the 2011-2013 term, the CCELL did not even have enough members to have a quorum for convening a meeting. While some interim actions have been taken to resolve that issue, the CCELL itself recognizes the difficulty in recruiting parents who are eligible to serve and had suggested that the law and the Chancellors regulations be interpreted to permit parents of former ELL students to serve on the CCELL. (Resolution 003 dated February 7, 2012). The NYC Department of Education has stated that current law does not permit such an interpretation. (Letter dated April 17, 2012 to Assemblymember O'Donnell). This legislation would address the recruitment problem by expanding eligibility to parents who have recent experience with ELL programs, and whose children have achieved sufficient language proficiency to move out of ELL programs.
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Fiscal implications
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Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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