Assembly Actions -
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Feb 19, 2014 |
print number 2398a |
Feb 19, 2014 |
amend and recommit to higher education |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to higher education |
Jan 17, 2013 |
referred to higher education |
Senate Bill S2398A
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(R, C) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2013-S2398 - Details
2013-S2398 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2398 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to the administration of standardized tests PURPOSE: The provisions of this bill address several issues regarding existing laws governing and practices of standardized testing and test agencies in New York State. Of particular concern are the rights of test subjects to have access to their answers, the test questions and the correct answers after the test has been scored by the testing agencies. In addition, this legislation addresses several areas of concern regarding the oversight of high-stakes testing and the policies that standardized testing agencies have adopted regarding the testing and scoring of these written exams. In an effort to address this issue, this bill establishes the New York State Board of Testing Integrity in the state education department to oversee and evaluate the integrity of the entire testing process in New York State. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: After a test subject has completed and submitted a standardized test as defined in section 342 of the education law, existing law requires the testing agency to make available, upon request, a copy of the test questions, a copy of the test subject's answers and a copy of
2013-S2398 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ S. 2398 A. 2611 2013-2014 Regular Sessions S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y January 17, 2013 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sens. LAVALLE, LARKIN, ZELDIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the administration of standardized tests THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 342 of the education law, as added by chapter 813 of the laws of 1980, the closing paragraph as amended by chapter 565 of the laws of 1986, is amended and two new subdivisions 12 and 13 are added to read as follows: 2. [Within ninety days after filing a standardized test pursuant to subdivision one of this section and for a period of not less than ninety days after the offer is made] A. AT OR THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO THE ADMINIS- TRATION OF A STANDARDIZED TEST, AND FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN NINETY DAYS AFTER THE ADMINISTRATION OF A STANDARDIZED TEST, the test agency shall provide to the test subject the opportunity to [secure] REQUEST: [a.] (I) a copy of the test questions used to calculate the test subject's raw score; [b.] (II) a copy of the test subject's answer sheet, or answer record where there is no answer sheet, together with a copy of the correct answer sheet to the same test with questions used to calculate the test subject's raw score so marked; and [c.] (III) a statement of the raw score used to calculate the scores reported to the test subject. [The agency may charge a nominal fee for providing such information, not to exceed the direct cost thereof.] EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03785-01-3
co-Sponsors
(R, C) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2013-S2398A (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S2398A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2398A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to the administration of standardized tests PURPOSE: The provisions of this bill address several issues regarding existing laws governing and practices of standardized testing and test agencies in New York State. Of particular concern are the rights of test subjects to have access to their answers, the test questions and the correct answers after the test has been scored by the testing agencies. In addition, this legislation addresses several areas of concern regarding the oversight of high-stakes testing and the policies that standardized testing agencies have adopted regarding the testing and scoring of these written exams. In an effort to address this issue, this bill establishes the New York State Board of Testing Integrity in the state education department to oversee and evaluate the integrity of the entire testing process in New York State. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: After a test subject has completed and submitted a standardized test as defined in section 342 of the education law, existing law requires the testing agency to make available, upon request, a copy of the test questions, a copy of the test subject's answers and a copy of the
2013-S2398A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ S. 2398--A A. 2611--A 2013-2014 Regular Sessions S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y January 17, 2013 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sens. LAVALLE, LARKIN, ZELDIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education -- recommitted to the Committee on Higher Educa- tion in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education -- recommitted to the Committee on Educa- tion in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the administration of standardized tests THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 342 of the education law, as added by chapter 813 of the laws of 1980, the closing paragraph as amended by chapter 565 of the laws of 1986, is amended and two new subdivisions 12 and 13 are added to read as follows: 2. [Within ninety days after filing a standardized test pursuant to subdivision one of this section and for a period of not less than ninety days after the offer is made] A. AT OR THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO THE ADMINIS- TRATION OF A STANDARDIZED TEST, AND FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN NINETY DAYS AFTER THE ADMINISTRATION OF A STANDARDIZED TEST, the test agency shall provide to the test subject the opportunity to [secure] REQUEST: [a.] (I) a copy of the test questions used to calculate the test subject's raw score; [b.] (II) a copy of the test subject's answer sheet, or answer record where there is no answer sheet, together with a copy of the correct EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03785-02-4
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