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Senate Bill S5580
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education 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
2011-S5580 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S5580 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to establishing fair, equitable and appropriate English language testing requirements for certain students with limited English proficiency; provides that students who enter New York schools after the eighth grade are provided an alternative to the English regents exam in order to be awarded a high school diploma.
2011-S5580 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5580 REVISED 02/02/12 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to establishing fair, equitable and appropriate English language testing requirements for certain students PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To establish procedures that will allow limited English proficient English language learners who enroll in a New York State school after grade eight (8) and who meet all other high school graduation requirements except the English Regents Test, to meet that requirement as follows: o pass a native language arts test o demonstrate English language acquisition at levels commensurate with the number of years of English language instruction as measured by English language achievement test. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends the education law by adding a new subdivision, 42, which requires that the board of regents implement policies that will allow pupils of limited English proficiency who first enroll in a New York state school after grade eight, and who
2011-S5580 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5580 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 3, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ESPAILLAT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing fair, equitable and appropriate English language testing requirements for certain students THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 42 to read as follows: 42. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD OF REGENTS, SHALL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES WHICH WILL PERMIT PUPILS OF LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY WHO FIRST ENROLL IN A NEW YORK STATE SCHOOL AFTER GRADE EIGHT, AND WHO MEET ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION, TO BE ALLOWED TO MEET THE ENGLISH REGENTS EXAMINATION REQUIREMENT BY: (A) PASSING A NATIVE LANGUAGE ARTS TEST; AND (B) DEMONSTRATING ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AT A LEVEL COMMENSURATE WITH THE NUMBER OF YEARS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION AS MEASURED BY AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply beginning in the 2012-2013 school year. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04595-02-1
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