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Jan 06, 2016 |
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Jun 04, 2015 |
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Assembly Bill A8024
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
RA
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Michael Montesano
David McDonough
Christopher Friend
Thomas McKevitt
multi-Sponsors
William A. Barclay
Joseph Giglio
Jo Anne Simon
James Tedisco
2015-A8024 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §305, add §115, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
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2015-A8024 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8024 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y June 4, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. RA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the standardized testing transparency act; and making an appropriation therefor THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "standard- ized testing transparency act". S 2. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding two new subdivisions 53 and 54 to read as follows: 53. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL RELEASE ALL STATE STANDARDIZED TEST CONTENT, QUESTIONS, AND ANSWERS FOR PUBLIC REVIEW WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THE COMPLETION OF THE TESTING AND ANY MAKE-UP TESTING. 54. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL RELEASE DATA FOLLOWING THE ADMINISTRATION OF EACH STATE STANDARDIZED TEST REGARDING THE NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE STUDENTS WHO COMPLETED THE EXAMS BY DISTRICT AND THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO OPTED OUT OF THE EXAM. S 3. The education law is amended by adding a new section 115 to read as follows: S 115. STANDARDIZED TESTING TASK FORCE. 1. A. THERE IS ESTABLISHED A STANDARDIZED TESTING TASK FORCE. THE PURPOSE OF THE TASK FORCE SHALL BE TO STUDY THE CURRENT STANDARDIZED TESTING PROGRAM. B. THE TASK FORCE SHALL CONSIST OF NINE MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE P-12 COMMITTEE ON THE BOARD OF REGENTS AND SHALL INCLUDE AT LEAST: (1) ONE CERTIFIED NEW YORK STATE SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER; (2) ONE CERTIFIED TEACHER WITH AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING CERTIF- ICATE; AND (3) ONE PARENT OF A NEW YORK STATE ELEMENTARY PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT. 2. THE TASK FORCE SHALL EVALUATE: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11172-02-5
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