Assembly Bill A8553

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to increasing penalties for violations relating to test agencies and standardized testing

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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-A8553 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1500
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §347, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A3996
2021-2022: A2671
2023-2024: A4818

2017-A8553 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases penalties from $500 to $2000 for violations relating to test agencies and standardized testing.

2017-A8553 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8553
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               July 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  increasing  penalties
   for violations relating to test agencies and standardized testing
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 347 of the education law, as added by  chapter  672
 of  the  laws  of  1979  and as renumbered by chapter 813 of the laws of
 1980, is amended to read as follows:
   § 347. Violations.  Any test agency which violates any section of this
 article shall be liable for a civil  penalty  of  not  more  than  [five
 hundred] TWO THOUSAND dollars for each violation.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07460-01-7

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