Assembly Bill A7996

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to providing students an opportunity to take regents examinations if missed due to school closure

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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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2017-A7996 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1254
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §208-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6730
2015-2016: A5623, S3655
2019-2020: A8806, S1390

2017-A7996 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing students an opportunity to take regents examinations if missed due to school closure.

2017-A7996 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7996
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 25, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Education
 
 AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to providing students an
   opportunity to take regents  examinations  if  missed  due  to  school
   closure
 
   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:
   §  208-B. ALTERNATIVE REGENTS EXAM TESTING DAYS DUE TO SCHOOL CLOSURE.
 ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT IS CLOSED DUE TO AN EMERGENCY DURING A  REGENTS
 EXAMINATION  PERIOD IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE ANY STUDENT QUALIFIED TO TAKE
 SUCH EXAM AS SET FORTH IN 8 NYCRR 8.2 AN OPPORTUNITY TO  TAKE  THE  EXAM
 MISSED WITHIN THIRTY DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THE ORIGINAL EXAMINATION. THE
 BOARD  OF REGENTS SHALL SELECT THE DATE FOR THE REGENTS EXAMS AND NOTIFY
 SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF THE MAKE-UP DATE AND LOCATIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
 SECTION, "EMERGENCY" SHALL BE DEFINED AS A SITUATION THAT POSES AN IMME-
 DIATE RISK TO HEALTH, LIFE, OR PROPERTY THAT CAUSES A SCHOOL DISTRICT TO
 CLOSE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately;  provided,  however,  the
 addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
 for the implementation of this act on its effective date is directed  to
 be made and completed on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04219-01-7

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