New York A 8156: Requires the commissioner to incorporate measures of racial and socioeconomic integration into state accountability models

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A08156 Summary:

BILL NOA08156 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORGonzalez-Rojas

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COSPNSRClark, Kelles, Simon

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §305, Ed L

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Requires the commissioner to incorporate measures of racial and socioeconomic integration into state accountability models; requires data compiled to be included in the school report card created by the department.

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BILL NOA08156 

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05/02/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8156

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 2, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. GONZALEZ-ROJAS, CLARK, KELLES, SIMON -- read once
 and referred to the Committee on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to incorporating measures
 of racial and socioeconomic integration into state accountability
 models

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature finds and declares all
 2 of the following:
 3 (a) The U.S. Supreme Court has declared that school diversity and the
 4 reduction of racial isolation are compelling government interests.
 5 (b) Racial and socioeconomic isolation in schools affects students'
 6 ability to access experienced and qualified teachers, advanced course-
 7 work, high-quality instructional materials, and adequate facilities on
 8 an equitable basis.
 9 (c) Decades of research have found that racial and socioeconomic inte-
 10 gration of schools benefits all students.
 11 (d) The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, 20 U.S.C. §
 12 6301, et seq., as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act, P.L. 114-95
 13 requires state accountability systems to include an indicator of school
 14 quality or student success which must meaningfully differentiate among
 15 schools and be valid, reliable, and comparable statewide.
 16 The legislature thereby establishes this act to include measures of
 17 racial and socioeconomic integration and equality of access in annual
 18 school report cards.
 19 § 2. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 20 subdivision 57 to read as follows:
 21 57. The commissioner shall establish measures incorporating inte-
 22 gration into state accountability models. Such measures shall include:
 23 a. Calculation of a school proportionality score. For each school, the
 24 department shall calculate a proportionality score that compares the
 25 demographic profiles of each school to the demographic profile of the
 26 county in which the school is located in order to measure the degree of
 27 racial and economic segregation in each county and the degree of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08619-01-5

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 1 progress being made over time toward greater diversity. The department
 2 shall calculate the proportionality score for each school as follows:
 3 (i) Multiply the proportion of the first subgroup found in the county
 4 times the total population of the school;
 5 (ii) Subtract from the product calculated pursuant to subparagraph (i)
 6 of this paragraph the population of the first subgroup in the school;
 7 (iii) Convert the number calculated in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of
 8 this paragraph to an absolute value;
 9 (iv) Repeat the steps in subparagraphs (i) through (iii) of this para-
 10 graph for every identified subgroup and sum the values;
 11 (v) Divide by an amount equal to the total number of students in the
 12 school multiplied by two.
 13 b. Reporting of the school proportionality score. A school shall
 14 receive a designation of "highly proportional" if their proportionality
 15 score is less than ten percent. The school shall receive a designation
 16 of "proportional" if their proportionality score is between ten percent
 17 and less than twenty-five percent. The school shall receive a desig-
 18 nation of "somewhat disproportional" if their proportionality score is
 19 between twenty-five percent and less than