Senate Bill S6308

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides test preparation for certain students intending to apply to take the specialized high school admissions test

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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-S6308 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S1321
2019-2020: S1081
2021-2022: S211
2023-2024: S1524

2015-S6308 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides test preparation for certain students intending to apply to take the specialized high school admissions test.

2015-S6308 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6308 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6308

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 6, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. PERSAUD -- 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  test  preparation
  programs 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 55 to read as follows:
  55. TEST PREPARATION FOR  CERTAIN  STUDENTS.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL
ESTABLISH  IN  CITIES  HAVING  A  POPULATION  OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIAL  WITH  JURISDICTION  OVER  THE
PUBLIC  SCHOOL  SYSTEM  IN  SUCH  CITIES, A TEST PREPARATION PROGRAM FOR
STUDENTS IN THE SEVENTH GRADE HAVING SCORED NO HIGHER  THAN  A  FOUR  ON
EITHER  THE  ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS TEST OR MATHEMATICS TEST ADMINISTERED
BY SUCH CITIES AND WHO INTEND TO APPLY  TO  TAKE  THE  SPECIALIZED  HIGH
SCHOOL  ADMISSIONS  TEST. SUCH TEST PREPARATION SHALL BE OFFERED FREE OF
CHARGE DURING THE REGULAR OPERATING HOURS OF THE SCHOOL DAY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09270-04-5

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