STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 10386 IN ASSEMBLY April 18, 2018 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PELLEGRINO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to confidentiality agree- ments with teachers The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 57 to read as follows: 3 57. a. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, no 4 teacher, principal, or superintendent shall be required to sign a confi- 5 dentiality agreement with their respective school district, board of 6 cooperative educational services, or the department that prevents such 7 teacher, principal, or superintendent from discussing the contents of 8 any ELA and math assessments in grades 3 through 8. 9 b. The commissioner shall amend and/or modify any current confiden- 10 tiality agreement to remove any provisions that prevent teachers, prin- 11 cipals, or superintendents from discussing the contents of any ELA and 12 math assessments in grades 3 through 8. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06440-03-8