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Int 1347-2016

Requiring DOE to distribute information regarding the gifted and talented programs and exam.

IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Educationintroduced 2016-11-16Local Law 2017/121

Enacted as Local Law 2017/121.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2016-11-16Passed: 2017-07-22Enacted: 2017-07-22

Summary

This bill would require the Department of Education (DOE) to distribute information regarding the DOE gifted and talented program, exam, and application process to the parents of any student enrolled in pre-kindergarten in a DOE school or in a school that the DOE contracts with to provide pre-kindergarten by November 1st of each year.

Committee on EducationDepartment of Education, School Construction Authority, and charter schools.

How it compares

32% of similar bills passed

16 passed · 34 died

This bill: 216 days in committee

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Sponsors (20)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2016-11-16 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2016-11-16 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2017-04-19 · Committee on Education
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2017-04-19 · Committee on Education
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2017-06-20 · Committee on Education
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2017-06-20 · Committee on Education
ActionAmended by Committee
2017-06-20 · Committee on Education
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2017-06-20 · Committee on Education
AdvancedApproved by Council
2017-06-21 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2017-06-21 · City Council
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2017-07-22 · Administration

Votes (17)

Aye (14)
Daniel Dromm Margaret S. ChinYdanis A. RodriguezMark LevineVincent J. GentileAlan N. MaiselAntonio ReynosoBen KallosRafael Salamanca, Jr.Deborah L. RoseInez D. BarronChaim M. DeutschDaniel R. GarodnickMark Treyger
Absent (3)
Andy L. KingHelen K. RosenthalStephen T. Levin

Heard at (4)

City Council · 2017-06-21 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Education · 2017-06-20 · 2:00 PM · 250 Broadway - Committee Rm, 16th Fl.
Committee on Education · 2017-04-19 · 1:00 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
City Council · 2016-11-16 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (20)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Title 21-A of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new chapter 12 to read as follows: Chapter 12 Distribution of Gifted and Talented Program Information and Exam Materials � 21-974 Distribution of gifted and talented program information and exam materials. a. For the purposes of this section, the term "student" means any pupil who is enrolled in pre-kindergarten in any school of the city school district of the city of New York or in an early education center with which the department contracts to provide pre-kindergarten. b. No later than November 1, 2017, and annually thereafter no later than November 1 of each year, the department shall distribute to the parents of each student information regarding the department's gifted and talented programs, examination and application process. �2. This local law takes effect immediately. LS 8369 MWC/SMD 5/24/17 4:45 pm