The New York City Council - File #: Int 0089-2018

• File #: Int 0089-2018
• Version: *
• Name: Reporting student commute times.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Committee
• File created: 1/31/2018
• In control: Committee on Education
• On agenda: 1/31/2018
• Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to reporting student commute times
• Sponsors: Andy L. King
• Indexes: Report Required

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/31/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
1/31/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council

Int. No. 89

By Council Member King

Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to reporting student commute times
Body

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:


Section 1. Section 21-956 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 59 for the year 2015, is amended to read as follows:
? 21-956 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
Commute. The term "commute" means travel from a student's residence to the school in which such student is enrolled.
NYC school survey. The term "NYC school survey" means the annual survey administered by the department that is completed by students in grades six through 12, by parents or guardians, and by teachers.
NYC school survey report. The term "NYC school survey report" means the annual report issued by the department summarizing the responses to the NYC school survey for the previous year.
Over the counter. The term "[Over]over the counter" [shall mean]means a process of enrollment for high school students other than the citywide high school admissions processes.
Performance level. The term "[Performance]performance level" [shall mean]means the classification of test scores received on the New York state English language arts and mathematics examinations into four proficiency categories as reported by the state.
Reside in temporary housing. The term "[Reside]reside in temporary housing" [shall mean]means satisfying the definition of "homeless child" as set forth in chancellor's regulation A-780.
School. The term "[School]school" [shall mean]means a school of the city school district of the city of New York.
Special programs. The term "[Special]special programs" [shall mean]means academic programs including but not limited to gifted and talented programs in grades kindergarten through five and dual language pro...