Assembly Bill A944

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires the administration and the instruction in preparation of the TASC examination in the Chinese and Korean languages for pupils who are proficient in these languages

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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-A944 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7071
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3204-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A475, S4107
2011-2012: A5988, S91
2013-2014: A1972, S182
2015-2016: A241, S582
2019-2020: A2270, S4329
2021-2022: A408, S3128
2023-2024: A727, S2081

2017-A944 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the administration and the instruction in preparation of the TASC examination in the Chinese and Korean languages for pupils who are proficient in these languages and of limited English proficiency.

2017-A944 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    944
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. ROZIC, BARNWELL, BRAUNSTEIN, COLTON, KAVANAGH,
   ORTIZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, SIMON -- read  once  and
   referred to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the adminis-
   tration  of  the  TASC examination in the Chinese and Korean languages
   for pupils who are proficient in such languages and of limited English
   proficiency
 
   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 3204-a
 to read as follows:
   §  3204-A.  ADMINISTRATION  OF THE TASC EXAMINATION IN THE CHINESE AND
 KOREAN LANGUAGES. 1. STUDENTS WHO ARE PROFICIENT IN THE CHINESE OR KORE-
 AN LANGUAGE AND OF LIMITED ENGLISH  PROFICIENCY  SHALL  BE  ENTITLED  TO
 RECEIVE  INSTRUCTION  IN  PREPARATION  FOR  THE TASC EXAMINATION AND THE
 ADMINISTRATION OF SUCH EXAMINATION IN THE CHINESE OR KOREAN LANGUAGE.
   2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REQUIRE EACH BOARD OF  EDUCATION,  INCLUDING
 THE  BOARD  OF  EACH  COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK,
 MAKE AVAILABLE TO  ALL  PUPILS  PROFICIENT  IN  THE  CHINESE  OR  KOREAN
 LANGUAGE, AND OF LIMITED PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH, THE OFFICIAL TASC EXAM-
 INATION WRITTEN IN SUCH NATIVE LANGUAGE, AND MAKE AVAILABLE ANY INSTRUC-
 TIONAL  COURSES  OR  PROGRAMS  FOR  THE PREPARATION OF SUCH EXAMINATION,
 WHICH ARE OFFERED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, INCLUDING COURSE MATERIALS, IN
 SUCH NATIVE LANGUAGE. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL  FURTHER  DIRECT  THAT  ANY
 NOTIFICATION  OR  CORRESPONDENCE  RELATING  TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE
 TASC EXAMINATION SHALL BE WRITTEN IN THE CHINESE OR KOREAN LANGUAGE.
   3. EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN A RECORD  OF  PUPILS
 WHO  HAVE  THE  TASC  EXAMINATION  ADMINISTERED IN THE CHINESE OR KOREAN
 LANGUAGE AND SHALL REPORT SUCH INFORMATION TO THE DEPARTMENT ON AN ANNU-
 AL BASIS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00428-01-7

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