What's happening
This bill requires the state to report on arts and music education in public schools and recommend improvements to current standards.
Why it matters
Shines a light on compliance and gaps. By requiring all school districts to report on their adherence to arts education laws, this bill could uncover where and why some schools might not be meeting state standards in visual arts, music, dance, and theatre, highlighting disparities across districts.
Pushes for stronger and more relevant arts standards. The mandated review and recommendations could lead to updates in state requirements, potentially making arts education more comprehensive, relevant, and accessible to students in both elementary and secondary schools.
Links arts instruction to academic success. The report will analyze how arts education impacts student performance and learning abilities, providing data that could justify greater investment in arts programs as a means to boost overall academic achievement.
May drive concrete policy changes. By setting a timeline and reporting directly to top state officials, the bill increases the likelihood of actionable recommendations—such as increasing instructional time or updating curriculum—being adopted to improve arts education statewide.
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Study Arts in Schools
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Assembly Member · Assembly District 44
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History
- Referred to education
- Referred to education
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3134
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 28, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. CARROLL -- read once and referred 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 Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. 1. The commissioner of education shall: (a) create a procedure in which school district compliance with current arts education and instruction requirements including visual arts, music, dance and theatre, hereinafter referred to in this act as "arts education instruction", 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.
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ii. how integrating the arts education instruction into general education throughout the learning process, could enhance students' learning capabilities.
3. On or before July 1, 2021, the commissioner of education shall report to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, and the chairs of the senate and assembly committees on education the findings made based on the information reported pursuant to subdivision one of this section including an analysis and explanation of the data, and shall identify steps that should be taken to ensure that all public schools are in compliance with arts education instruction requirements in elementary and secondary grades and examine, evaluate and make recommendations concerning the adequacy of the current state standards for arts education and instruction for elementary and secondary schools in the state. Such recommendations may include but not be limited to revisions or alterations to the state standards for arts education and instruction to better promote and increase time devoted to providing such instruction.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately, and shall expire and be deemed repealed January 1, 2022 or on the one hundred eightieth day after the report required by subdivisions two and three of section one of this act is submitted to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, and the chairs of the senate and assembly committees on education, whichever shall be later; provided, further, that the state education department shall notify the legislative bill drafting commission upon the submission of the report required by subdivisions two and three of section one of this act to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, and the chairs of the senate and assembly committees on education, in order that the commission may maintain an accurate and timely effective data base of the official text of the laws of the state of New York in furtherance of effectuating the provisions of section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of the public officers law.
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