Assembly Bill A10412

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes a common articulation policy at the state of New York and city of New York university systems for granting college credit bearing coursework based upon successful performance on standardized exams

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

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2015-A10412 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง355 & 6206, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A6177
2019-2020: A2923

2015-A10412 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a common articulation policy at the state of New York and city of New York university systems for granting college credit bearing coursework based upon successful performance on standardized exams completed by high school students.

2015-A10412 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  10412

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 26, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. PICHARDO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Higher Education

AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a common
  articulation policy at the state of New York  and  city  of  New  York
  university  systems  for  granting  college  credit bearing coursework
  based upon successful performance on standardized exams  completed  by
  high school students

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

  Section 1. Section 355 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
  2-A. THE STATE UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES SHALL ESTABLISH  A  CONSISTENT  AND
EVIDENCE-BASED  POLICY  FOR  ACCEPTING  AND  GRANTING COLLEGE CREDIT FOR
COLLEGE LEVEL PERFORMANCE BASED  UPON  PASSING  SCORES  ON  STANDARDIZED
EXAMS  TAKEN  BY  STUDENTS  WHILE  IN  HIGH  SCHOOL. THE POLICY SHALL BE
ADOPTED AND IMPLEMENTED FOR STUDENTS ENROLLING IN ANY  STATE  UNIVERSITY
CAMPUS,  EFFECTIVE FOR THE TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN--TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN
ACADEMIC YEAR AND THEREAFTER.
  A. THE POLICY SHALL BE DEVELOPED BASED ON THE FINDINGS OF A STUDY  AND
SHALL  INCLUDE:  (I)  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH  THE SYSTEM'S INSTITUTIONS,
STUDENT ADVISORY GROUPS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES, A  REVIEW  BY  THE
STATE  UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES OF FINDINGS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE DATA FOR
STUDENTS SUCCESSFULLY PASSING ONE OR MORE ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMS PRIOR
TO ENROLLING IN A STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE; AND (II) MEASURES OF ACADEM-
IC PERFORMANCE, RETENTION RATES, AND GRADUATION RATES  OF  STUDENTS  WHO
COMPLETE  A LOWER-DIVISION COURSE AT THE STATE UNIVERSITY'S INSTITUTIONS
OF HIGHER EDUCATION COMPARED TO STUDENTS WHO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR A COMPA-
RABLE COLLEGE COURSE, DISAGGREGATED BY SCORE, BASED UPON ADVANCED PLACE-
MENT EXAMINATIONS.
  B. EACH INSTITUTION IN THE STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM SHALL SUBMIT TO THE
STATE UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES THE DATA REQUESTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPLET-
ING THIS STUDY IN A TIMELY MANNER.
  C. NOT LATER THAN JANUARY FIRST, TWO  THOUSAND  SEVENTEEN,  THE  STATE
UNIVERSITY  TRUSTEES  SHALL  ESTABLISH A CONSISTENT POLICY, BASED ON THE

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

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