Relates to the part-time tuition assistance program; provides that the total amount of funds awarded shall not exceed the total amount available to the traditional full-time student.
Establishes a temporary commission to examine and review the degree and effect of segregation in primary and secondary schools and any correlation with school funding and the long-term impact of inadequate education on segregated students; expires 2020.
Requires training for teachers and administrators in the area of childhood trauma and its impact on child development and learning.
Relates to re-defining the term physically helpless to mean an individual who is physically unable to communicate affirmative consent through words or clear actions that offer permission and a willingness to engage in sexual activity.
Establishes the commission on diversity in specialized schools.
Requires school districts to screen for gifted and talented students and provides the parents or guardians of such students the option to opt out of such screening.
Expands the discovery program to all of New York City's specialized high schools.
Enacts the climate and community protection act; relates to climate change; renewable energy program; labor and job standards and worker protection.
