Assembly Bill A626

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the duration of certain tests

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions

co-Sponsors

2021-A626 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1993
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2590-w, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A5038, S5697
2023-2024: A674, S2050

2021-A626 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that any standardized test or examination shall not be subject to any time limitation when administered by the city district.

2021-A626 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    626
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. CARROLL, COOK, FERNANDEZ, J. RIVERA, SIMON --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to preventing time limits
   being placed on standardized tests given in cities with  a  population
   of one million or more

   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
 2590-w to read as follows:
   §  2590-W.  TIME  LIMITS  ON  CERTAIN TESTS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER
 PROVISION OF LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, NO  STATE  ASSESS-
 MENTS,  STATE-CREATED  TESTS, STATE ADMINISTERED TESTS, TESTS CREATED BY
 THE CITY DISTRICT OR ANY OTHER STANDARDIZED TESTS OR EXAMINATIONS ADMIN-
 ISTERED BY THE CITY DISTRICT SHALL BE SUBJECT  TO  ANY  TIME  LIMITATION
 WHEN  SUCH  ASSESSMENT, TEST OR EXAMINATION IS ADMINISTERED TO A STUDENT
 WHO ATTENDS THE CITY DISTRICT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02288-01-1

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.