Assembly Bill A4204A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Authorizes the board of education of the city school district of the city of New York to establish standards for admission to special high schools

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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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2013-A4204 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1827
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§2590-g & 2590-h, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9064, S6589
2015-2016: A6379, S1787
2017-2018: A10427, S8503
2019-2020: A2173, S1415
2021-2022: S3037
2023-2024: S5765

2013-A4204 - Summary

Authorizes the board of education of the city school district of the city of New York to establish standards for admission to special high schools.

2013-A4204 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4204

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 1, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. CAMARA, AUBRY, ESPINAL, CRESPO, ORTIZ, ROBINSON,
  ROBERTS, RODRIGUEZ, PERRY, WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.
  BOYLAND,  GIBSON,  HEASTIE,  SCHIMEL  -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to admission to a special
  high school in the city school district of the city of New York

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision  4 of section 2590-g of the education law, as
amended by chapter 345 of the laws  of  2009,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  4.  subject  to the provisions of section twenty-five hundred ninety-i
of this article, maintain such jurisdiction over  city-wide  educational
policies  governing  the  special,  academic, vocational, and other high
schools authorized by this article [before the effective  date  of  this
section]  as  the respective community district education councils main-
tain over the schools within their  jurisdiction,  which  shall  not  be
construed  to  require  or  authorize  the day-to-day supervision or the
administration of the operations of such schools.    PROVIDED,  FURTHER,
THE  CITY  BOARD SHALL ESTABLISH PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS FOR THE ADMIS-
SION TO THE SPECIAL HIGH SCHOOLS OF THE  CITY  DISTRICT,  INCLUDING  THE
GRADE  POINT  AVERAGES  OF  APPLICANTS,  PERSONAL STATEMENTS OF INTEREST
SUBMITTED BY APPLICANTS AND SUCH OTHER FACTORS AS THE CITY  BOARD  SHALL
DETERMINE TO BE NECESSARY.
  S 2. Subdivision 4 of section 2590-g of the education law, as added by
chapter 720 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows:
  4.  subject  to the provisions of section twenty-five hundred ninety-i
of this article, maintain such jurisdiction over policies governing  the
special,  academic, vocational and other high schools authorized by this
article [before the effective date of this section]  as  the  respective
community  boards  maintain  over the schools within their jurisdiction,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05359-01-3

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2013-A4204A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1827
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§2590-g & 2590-h, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9064, S6589
2015-2016: A6379, S1787
2017-2018: A10427, S8503
2019-2020: A2173, S1415
2021-2022: S3037
2023-2024: S5765

2013-A4204A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the board of education of the city school district of the city of New York to establish standards for admission to special high schools.

2013-A4204A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 4204--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 1, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. CAMARA, AUBRY, ESPINAL, CRESPO, ORTIZ, ROBINSON,
  ROBERTS, RODRIGUEZ, PERRY, WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.
  BOYLAND,  GIBSON,  HEASTIE,  SCHIMEL  -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Education -- committee discharged, bill amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to admission to a special
  high school in the city school district of the city of New York

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 2590-g of the  education  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  345  of  the  laws  of 2009, is amended to read as
follows:
  4. subject to the provisions of section twenty-five  hundred  ninety-i
of  this  article, maintain such jurisdiction over city-wide educational
policies governing the special, academic,  vocational,  and  other  high
schools  authorized  by  this article [before the effective date of this
section] as the respective community district education  councils  main-
tain  over  the  schools  within  their jurisdiction, which shall not be
construed to require or authorize  the  day-to-day  supervision  or  the
administration  of  the  operations of such schools.  PROVIDED, FURTHER,
THE CITY BOARD SHALL ESTABLISH PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS FOR ADMISSION TO
THE SPECIAL HIGH SCHOOLS OF THE CITY DISTRICT, WHICH  SHALL  CONSIST  OF
MULTIPLE MEASURES OF STUDENT MERIT INCLUDING THE GRADE POINT AVERAGES OF
APPLICANTS  AND  SUCH OTHER FACTORS AS THE CITY BOARD SHALL DETERMINE TO
BE NECESSARY.
  S 2. Subdivision 4 of section 2590-g of the education law, as added by
chapter 720 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows:
  4. subject to the provisions of section twenty-five  hundred  ninety-i
of  this article, maintain such jurisdiction over policies governing the
special, academic, vocational and other high schools authorized by  this
article  [before  the  effective date of this section] as the respective

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05359-02-3

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