Int 1554-2019
Reporting on the demographics of school staff in NYC city public schools.
IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Educationintroduced 2019-05-08Local Law 2019/226
Enacted as Local Law 2019/226.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2019-05-08Passed: 2019-12-15Enacted: 2019-12-15
Summary
This bill would amend local law number 59 for the year 2015, and require the Department of Education to report on the demographics of school staff, including leadership, teaching staff and other professional and paraprofessional staff. The required reporting would include gender, race or ethnicity, length of employment at the school of employment and years of experience in that position.
Committee on Education — Department of Education, School Construction Authority, and charter schools.
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18 passed · 32 died
This bill: 189 days in committee
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Sponsors (8)
Lifecycle
HeardHearing on P-C Item by Comm
2019-05-01 · Committee on Education
HeldP-C Item Laid Over by Comm
2019-05-01 · Committee on Education
HeardHearing on P-C Item by Comm
2019-05-01 · Committee on Civil and Human Rights
HeldP-C Item Laid Over by Comm
2019-05-01 · Committee on Civil and Human Rights
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2019-05-08 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2019-05-08 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2019-11-14 · Committee on Education
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2019-11-14 · Committee on Education
ActionAmended by Committee
2019-11-14 · Committee on Education
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2019-11-14 · Committee on Education
AdvancedApproved by Council
2019-11-14 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2019-11-14 · City Council
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2019-12-15 · Administration
ActionReturned Unsigned by Mayor
2019-12-16 · City Council
Votes (69)
Aye (58)
Donovan J. RichardsRitchie J. TorresAdrienne E. AdamsAlicka Ampry-Samuel Diana I. AyalaInez D. BarronJustin L. BrannanFernando Cabrera Margaret S. ChinAndrew CohenCosta G. ConstantinidesRobert E. Cornegy, Jr.Laurie A. CumboChaim M. DeutschDaniel Dromm Mathieu EugeneVanessa L. GibsonMark Gjonaj Barry S. GrodenchikBen KallosPeter A. KooAlan N. MaiselCarlos MenchacaBill PerkinsKeith Powers Antonio ReynosoCarlina Rivera Ydanis A. RodriguezDeborah L. RoseHelen K. RosenthalRafael Salamanca, Jr.Mark TreygerPaul A. ValloneJames G. Van BramerI. Daneek MillerFrancisco P. MoyaKaren KoslowitzRory I. LancmanRafael L. Espinal, Jr.Mark LevineFarah N. LouisBrad S. LanderStephen T. LevinAlicka Ampry-Samuel Ben KallosMark LevineMark TreygerInez D. BarronJustin L. BrannanRobert E. Cornegy, Jr.Daniel Dromm Barry S. GrodenchikBrad S. LanderFarah N. LouisI. Daneek MillerYdanis A. RodriguezDeborah L. RoseRafael Salamanca, Jr.
Nay (3)
Robert F. HoldenSteven MatteoEric A. Ulrich
Abstain (1)
Kalman Yeger
Absent (5)
Joseph C. BorelliRuben Diaz, Sr.Joseph C. BorelliStephen T. LevinEric A. Ulrich
Not voting (1)
Corey D. Johnson
Other (1)
Andy L. King
Heard at (5)
City Council · 2019-11-14 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Education · 2019-11-14 · 10:00 AM · Committee Room - City Hall
City Council · 2019-05-08 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Civil and Human Rights · 2019-05-01 · 10:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Education · 2019-05-01 · 10:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (22)
- Summary of Int. No. 1554-B
- Summary of Int. No. 1554-A
- Summary of Int. No. 1554
- Int. No. 1554
- Committee Report 5/1/19
- Hearing Testimony 5/1/19
- Hearing Testimony 5/1/19 (Con't)
- Hearing Transcript 5/1/19
- May 8, 2019 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 5-8-19
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - May 8, 2019
- Proposed Int. No. 1554-A - 9/18/19
- Proposed Int. No. 1554-B - 11/15/19
- Committee Report 11/14/19
- Hearing Transcript 11/14/19
- November 14, 2019 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 11-14-19
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - November 14, 2019
- Int. No. 1554-B (FINAL)
- Fiscal Impact Statement
- Legislative Documents - Letter to the Mayor
- Local Law 226
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 6 of title 21-A of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 21-958 to read as follows:
� 21-958 Annual report on the demographics of school staff. a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
Leadership staff. The term "leadership staff" means principals and assistant principals employed by the department.
Other professional and paraprofessional staff. The term "other professional and paraprofessional staff" means paraprofessionals, therapists and other pedagogical staff employed by the department, including, but not limited to guidance counselors, social workers and school psychologists, that are not teaching staff or leadership staff.
School. The term "school" means a school of the city school district of the city of New York.
Teaching staff. The term "teaching staff" means teachers employed by the department.
b. No later than December 1, 2020, and annually by December 1 thereafter, the department shall submit to the speaker of the council and post on its website a report for the previous school year including the following for each school:
1. The district borough number; and
2. The number of employees, disaggregated by:
(a) Teaching staff;
(b) Leadership staff; and
(c) Other professional and paraprofessional staff.
3. The data reported pursuant to paragraph 2 of this subdivision shall be further disaggregated by:
(a) Gender; and
(b) Race or ethnicity.
4. The data reported pursuant to subparagraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph 3 of this subdivision shall be further disaggregated by:
(a) Length of employment at such school; and
(b) Years of experience in such position.
5. The data reported pursuant to paragraph 2 of this subdivision shall be aggregated by community school district for schools serving students in grades pre-kindergarten through eight, by borough and citywide.
c. No information that is otherwise required to be reported pursuant to this section shall be reported in a manner that would violate any applicable provision of federal, state or local law related to the privacy of information or that would interfere with law enforcement investigations or otherwise conflict with the interests of law enforcement.
� 2. This local law takes effect immediately.
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