Assembly Bill A8024

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing the standardized testing transparency act; appropriation

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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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:
A2312

2015-A8024 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing the standardized testing transparency act.

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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