Senate Bill S1081

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides test preparation for certain students intending to apply to take the specialized high school admissions test

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee New York City Education Committee

  • 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-S1081 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6390
Current Committee:
Senate New York City Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6308
2017-2018: S1321, A7121
2021-2022: S211
2023-2024: S1524

2019-S1081 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides test preparation for students in the seventh grade having scored no higher than a four on either the English language arts or mathematics test intending to apply to take the specialized high school admissions test.

2019-S1081 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1081 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1081
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education  law,  in  relation  to  test  preparation
   programs for certain students
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 57 to read as follows:
   57. TEST PREPARATION FOR  CERTAIN  STUDENTS.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL
 ESTABLISH  IN  CITIES  HAVING  A  POPULATION  OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, IN
 CONJUNCTION WITH THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIAL  WITH  JURISDICTION  OVER  THE
 PUBLIC  SCHOOL  SYSTEM  IN  SUCH  CITIES, A TEST PREPARATION PROGRAM FOR
 STUDENTS IN THE SEVENTH GRADE HAVING SCORED NO HIGHER  THAN  A  FOUR  ON
 EITHER  THE  ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS TEST OR MATHEMATICS TEST ADMINISTERED
 BY SUCH CITIES AND WHO INTEND TO APPLY  TO  TAKE  THE  SPECIALIZED  HIGH
 SCHOOL  ADMISSIONS  TEST. SUCH TEST PREPARATION SHALL BE OFFERED FREE OF
 CHARGE DURING THE REGULAR OPERATING HOURS OF THE SCHOOL DAY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00788-01-9

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