 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                           959
 
                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                       (Prefiled)
 
                                     January 6, 2021
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to reporting on  swimming
          education  in  a  public  school; and providing for the repeal of such
          provisions upon the expiration thereof
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 817 to
     2  read as follows:
     3    §  817.  Swimming education. (a) Within one year of the effective date
     4  of this section, the commissioner shall allocate  monies  from  existing
     5  budgetary  resources  to inventory and report to the education committee
     6  of the legislature on the extent of  all  existing  resources  and  best
     7  practices available for swimming instruction classes in public schools.
     8    (b)  The  commissioner  shall  establish  a  working group on swimming
     9  education which shall be composed of not more than  fifteen  individuals
    10  representing interested stakeholders, including:
    11    (i) the commissioner or his or her designee;
    12    (ii)  physical  education  teachers  who teach at any grade level from
    13  kindergarten through twelve;
    14    (iii) school administrators who work at an elementary  school,  middle
    15  school or high school;
    16    (iv) members of school board associations;
    17    (v)  individuals who represent not-for-profit recreational and fitness
    18  organizations across the state;
    19    (vi) individuals who represent public park and recreation  departments
    20  across the state; and
    21    (vii)  any other stakeholder the commissioner deems necessary, includ-
    22  ing but not limited  to,  community  members  who  are  underserved  and

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06153-01-1

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     1  disproportionately  impacted  by  the  current  distribution of swimming
     2  resources in their public school districts.
     3    (c)  Eighteen  months  after  the  effective date of this section, the
     4  working group on swimming education shall submit a report to the  educa-
     5  tion committee, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of
     6  the  assembly,  of  such  working  group's  findings and recommendations
     7  regarding resources, personnel and any other costs needed to make  swim-
     8  ming  instruction  available  in  all public schools for children of all
     9  ages.  Such report shall consider the commissioner's report pursuant  to
    10  subdivision (a) of this section.
    11    §  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
    12  deemed repealed six months after the working group on swimming education
    13  reports its findings and recommendations to the legislature pursuant  to
    14  subdivision  (c) of section 817 of the education law as added by section
    15  one of this act; provided that the commissioner of education shall noti-
    16  fy the legislative bill drafting commission upon the submission  of  the
    17  report  required  in subdivision (c) of section 817 of the education law
    18  as added by section one of this act in order  that  the  commission  may
    19  maintain an accurate and timely effective data base of the official text
    20  of  the laws of the state of New York in furtherance of effectuating the
    21  provisions of section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of  the
    22  public officers law.
Relates to reporting on swimming education in a public school

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