Assembly Bill A3944

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires the New York city department of education to study and report on students who would likely pass the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test

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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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2019-A3944 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A11224
2021-2022: A2647
2023-2024: A2575

2019-A3944 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the New York city department of education to study and report on students who would likely pass the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test and be admitted to a specialized high school; provides that such report shall be issued to the governor, temporary president of the senate and speaker of the assembly no later than February 28, 2020.

2019-A3944 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3944
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Education
 
 AN ACT to direct the New York city department of education to study  and
   report  on students who would likely pass the Specialized High Schools
   Admissions Test
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. 1. The New York city department of education shall conduct
 a study of how many students in the city of New York who are eligible to
 apply for specialized high schools as  described  in  paragraph  (b)  of
 subdivision  1 of section 2590-h of the education law, or will be eligi-
 ble to apply for such specialized  high  schools  once  they  reach  the
 appropriate grade, would likely pass the Specialized High Schools Admis-
 sions  Test and be admitted to a specialized high school if they were to
 apply to such specialized high schools.
   2. Such study shall include, but  not  be  limited  to  students':  a.
 standardized  testing  scores;  b. grade point average; c. ethnicity; d.
 household income; e. school; f. parent, guardian or primary  caregiver's
 educational  background; g. household composition; h. behavioral record,
 if any; i. residential address; and j. extra-curricular involvement,  if
 applicable.
   3.  Not  later than February 28, 2020, the New York city department of
 education shall issue a report of its findings  and  recommendations  to
 the  governor,  the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of
 the assembly. Such report shall include, but  not  be  limited  to,  the
 following:
   a. an analysis of how many eligible students who would likely pass the
 Specialized High Schools Admissions Test actually apply to and be admit-
 ted to specialized high schools;
   b.  actions  that can be implemented to encourage eligible students to
 apply and be admitted to specialized high schools; and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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