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A08162 Summary:

BILL NOA08162 

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SAME ASSAME AS S05064

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SPONSORGonzalez-Rojas

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Relates to establishing a commission for the educational advancement of multilingual learners in New York; provides such commission shall report on the best practices and legislative recommendations to close the achievement gap and high school graduation rates between multilingual learners and their English proficient peers from prekindergarten through twelfth grade.

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BILL NOA08162 

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05/02/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8162

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 2, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to establish a commission for the educational advancement of
 multilingual learners in New York; and providing for the repeal of
 such provisions upon expiration thereof

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

 1 Section 1. Commission established. (a) A commission, to be known as
 2 the commission for the educational advancement of multilingual learners,
 3 hereafter referred to as "the commission", is hereby established to
 4 study and provide a report on the best practices and legislative recom-
 5 mendations to close the achievement gap and high school graduation rates
 6 between multilingual learners and their English proficient peers from
 7 prekindergarten through twelfth grade. Such report will advise the
 8 legislature, the governor, the board of regents, and New York state
 9 education officials on the best practices and legislative recommenda-
 10 tions to close the achievement gap, and the feasibility and cost to
 11 implement such practices in schools.
 12 (b) The commission shall be composed of nine members, appointed as
 13 follows: (i) two members shall be appointed by the governor; (ii) two
 14 members shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly; (iii) two
 15 members shall be appointed by the temporary president of the senate;
 16 (iv) two members shall be appointed by the commissioner of the New York
 17 state department of education; and (v) one member shall be the chancel-
 18 lor of the board of regents or appointed thereof. The commission shall
 19 be chaired by a person chosen by a majority vote at the first meeting of
 20 the commission. The vice-chairperson of the commission shall be
 21 appointed by the chairperson. Vacancies in the membership of the commis-
 22 sion shall be filled in the manner provided for original appointments.
 23 (c) The commission shall be made up of at least: (i) one education
 24 professional who specializes in English to Speakers of Other Languages

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06115-01-5

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 1 and Bilingual Programs; (ii) one teacher who has experience working with
 2 multilingual students; (iii) one education professional who has experi-
 3 ence working with early childhood multilingual learners; (iv) one educa-
 4 tion professional who has experience with multilingual newcomers and
 5 high school graduation; and (v) one education professional who has
 6 expertise in education equity of New York state students.
 7 (d) The members of the commission shall receive no compensation for
 8 their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
 9 incurred in the performance of their duties hereunder.
 10 (e) The commission shall commence no later than 30 days after this act
 11 shall become a law.
 12 § 2. Appointments to commission. The legislative leaders, the gover-
 13 nor, the chancellor of the board of regents, and the commissioner of
 14 education shall submit their appointments to the board of regents, and
 15 the board of regents shall make such appointments, no later than 30 days
 16 after this act shall become a law.
 17 § 3. Commission staff and agency liaison. (a) The commissioner of
 18 ed