Senate Bill S2699

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the regents exam to be waived for any student who scores a 3, 4 or 5 on the advanced placement examination in the subject of the regents exam

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

  • 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-S2699 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง208-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7354
2017-2018: S2110
2019-2020: S347
2021-2022: S3342

2015-S2699 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the regents exam to be waived for any student who scores a 3, 4 or 5 on the advanced placement examination in the subject of the regents exam.

2015-S2699 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2699 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2699

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 28, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  FELDER -- 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 requiring  the  waiver
  of  the  regents examination requirement for certain students who take
  advanced placement examinations

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

  Section  1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 208-b
to read as follows:
  S 208-B. HIGH SCHOOL REGENTS EXAMINATION  WAIVER.  THE  REGENTS  SHALL
WAIVE  THE REQUIREMENT FOR A STUDENT TO TAKE AND PASS A REGENTS EXAMINA-
TION FOR A SUBJECT IN WHICH A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT HAS TAKEN AN  ADVANCED
PLACEMENT  COURSE  AND  RECEIVED  A 3, 4 OR 5 AS A SCORE ON THE ADVANCED
PLACEMENT EXAMINATION THEREFOR.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07717-01-5

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