Details Meeting Name: Committee on Education Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 4/19/2017 1:00 PM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Council Chambers - City Hall Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: Attachments - Int. No. 1028-A, Attachments - Int. No. 1347, Attachments - Int. No. 1415 Meeting Items (8) 8 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: All agenda items Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Prime Sponsor Agenda # Agenda Note Name Type Summary Action Result Action Details Multimedia                     Roll call Not available Int 1028-2015 * Laurie A. Cumbo   Proposed Int. No. 1028-A Creating a sexual health education task force. Introduction This bill would create a sexual education task force. The task force would be comprised of a minimum of nine members, including at least three experts in sexual health education, at least one teacher from a New York City (NYC) public school, at least one staff person from an NYC public school who is not a teacher (such as a guidance counselor or social worker), at least two high school students, at least one expert in the field of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning and gender non-conforming health education, and at least one representative from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Members will be appointed by the Mayor after consultation with the Speaker of the Council. The task force would be responsible for reviewing information about the current recommended sexual health education curricula and the implementation of sexual health education in NYC public schools, as well as issuing a report with findings and recommendations for the improvement and expansion of the curricula and implementation in grades kindergarten through twelve. The task force, in conducting its review, would provide an opportunity for students and parents to provide comments and feedback. The task force would be required to submit a report to the Mayor and the Speaker by December 1, 2017 with its findings and recommendations, and may subsequently make ongoing findings and recommendations as deemed necessary by the task force. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1028-2015 * Laurie A. Cumbo     Creating a sexual health education task force. Introduction This bill would create a sexual education task force. The task force would be comprised of a minimum of nine members, including at least three experts in sexual health education, at least one teacher from a New York City (NYC) public school, at least one staff person from an NYC public school who is not a teacher (such as a guidance counselor or social worker), at least two high school students, at least one expert in the field of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning and gender non-conforming health education, and at least one representative from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Members will be appointed by the Mayor after consultation with the Speaker of the Council. The task force would be responsible for reviewing information about the current recommended sexual health education curricula and the implementation of sexual health education in NYC public schools, as well as issuing a report with findings and recommendations for the improvement and expansion of the curricula and implementation in grades kindergarten through twelve. The task force, in conducting its review, would provide an opportunity for students and parents to provide comments and feedback. The task force would be required to submit a report to the Mayor and the Speaker by December 1, 2017 with its findings and recommendations, and may subsequently make ongoing findings and recommendations as deemed necessary by the task force. Amendment Proposed by Comm   Action details Not available Int 1028-2015 * Laurie A. Cumbo     Creating a sexual health education task force. Introduction This bill would create a sexual education task force. The task force would be comprised of a minimum of nine members, including at least three experts in sexual health education, at least one teacher from a New York City (NYC) public school, at least one staff person from an NYC public school who is not a teacher (such as a guidance counselor or social worker), at least two high school students, at least one expert in the field of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning and gender non-conforming health education, and at least one representative from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Members will be appointed by the Mayor after consultation with the Speaker of the Council. The task force would be responsible for reviewing information about the current recommended sexual health education curricula and the implementation of sexual health education in NYC public schools, as well as issuing a report with findings and recommendations for the improvement and expansion of the curricula and implementation in grades kindergarten through twelve. The task force, in conducting its review, would provide an opportunity for students and parents to provide comments and feedback. The task force would be required to submit a report to the Mayor and the Speaker by December 1, 2017 with its findings and recommendations, and may subsequently make ongoing findings and recommendations as deemed necessary by the task force. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1347-2016 * Robert E. Cornegy, Jr.     Requiring DOE to distribute information regarding the gifted and talented programs and exam. Introduction 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. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1347-2016 * Robert E. Cornegy, Jr.     Requiring DOE to distribute information regarding the gifted and talented programs and exam. Introduction 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. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Res 1415-2017 * Annabel Palma     NYS Education Dept to convene a task force to assess the cultural relevance of state learning standards across subject areas in elementary, middle, and high school. Resolution   Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Res 1415-2017 * Annabel Palma     NYS Education Dept to convene a task force to assess the cultural relevance of state learning standards across subject areas in elementary, middle, and high school. Resolution   Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available