Assembly Bill A3981

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the creation of a pre-specialized high schools admissions test and preparation program

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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-A3981 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2590-h, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10539
2021-2022: A2665
2023-2024: A3377

2019-A3981 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a pre-specialized high schools admissions test and preparation program for all sixth grade students in New York city.

2019-A3981 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3981
 
                        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 amend the education law, in relation  to  the  creation  of  a
   pre-specialized high schools admissions test and preparation program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 2590-h of the education law is amended by adding  a
 new subdivision 55 to read as follows:
   55.  ESTABLISH,  IN  CONJUNCTION  WITH  THE  APPROPRIATE NEW YORK CITY
 DEPARTMENT OF  EDUCATION  OFFICIALS,  A  TEST  PREPARATION  PROGRAM  FOR
 STUDENTS  IN  THE  SIXTH  GRADE  CULMINATING  IN  A PRE-SPECIALIZED HIGH
 SCHOOLS ADMISSIONS TEST TO BE ADMINISTERED IN MAY OR JUNE OF EACH  YEAR.
 SUCH  TEST  PREPARATION  AND THE PRE-SPECIALIZED HIGH SCHOOLS ADMISSIONS
 TEST SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO ALL  SIXTH  GRADE  STUDENTS  FREE  OF  CHARGE
 DURING  THE  REGULAR  OPERATING  HOURS  OF THE SCHOOL DAY.   PARENTS MAY
 CHOOSE FOR THEIR STUDENT TO NOT  BE  A  PART  OF  THE  TEST  PREPARATION
 PROGRAM.  UPON  COMPLETION  OF THE PROGRAM, EACH STUDENT, THEIR PARENTS,
 AND THEIR SCHOOL SHALL RECEIVE A GAP ANALYSIS. SCHOOLS  SHALL  USE  EACH
 STUDENT'S  GAP  ANALYSIS TO TAILOR THE STUDENT'S INSTRUCTION TO MEET THE
 NEEDS OF THE STUDENT INCLUDING, BUT NOT  LIMITED  TO,  THE  USE  OF  THE
 SPECIALIZED HIGH SCHOOLS ADMISSIONS TEST INTENSIVE OR ANY OTHER NEW YORK
 CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROGRAM AVAILABLE.
   §  2.  Section  2590-h of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 39 to read as follows:
   39. ESTABLISH, IN CONJUNCTION  WITH  THE  APPROPRIATE  NEW  YORK  CITY
 DEPARTMENT  OF  EDUCATION  OFFICIALS,  A  TEST  PREPARATION  PROGRAM FOR
 STUDENTS IN THE  SIXTH  GRADE  CULMINATING  IN  A  PRE-SPECIALIZED  HIGH
 SCHOOLS  ADMISSIONS TEST TO BE ADMINISTERED IN MAY OR JUNE OF EACH YEAR.
 SUCH TEST PREPARATION AND THE PRE-SPECIALIZED  HIGH  SCHOOLS  ADMISSIONS
 TEST  SHALL  BE  AVAILABLE  TO  ALL  SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS FREE OF CHARGE
 DURING THE REGULAR OPERATING HOURS OF  THE  SCHOOL  DAY.    PARENTS  MAY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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