NY State Senate Bill 2021-S177

Senate Bill S177

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to student eligibility for a high school diploma upon passing either a regents competency test or regents examination in certain subjects

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2021-S177 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A3257
Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add §319, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S5362, A7569
2017-2018: S2229, S2499, A5865
2019-2020: S189, A834

2021-S177 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to student eligibility for a high school diploma upon passing either a regents competency test or regents examination in certain subjects.

2021-S177 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S177

SPONSOR: TEDISCO
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to regents competency
examinations

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

This bill relates to student eligibility for a high school diploma upon
passing either a regents competency test or regents examination in
certain subjects.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

1. Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 319
to read as follows:

§ 319. Regents competency examinations. Notwithstanding any other law,
rule or regulation to the contrary, a student first entering grade nine

in the two thousand twelve - two thousand thirteen school year shall be
eligible to receive a high school diploma upon completing the requisite
number of credits as determined by the commissioner and by passing
either a regents competency test or regents examination in English,
mathematics, United States history and government, science and global
history and geography.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Historically, Regents Examinations were for students who planned to
attend four-year colleges. Those students who did elect this pre-college
curriculum were given the option of a "school" or "local" diploma.
Whether it's the United States Air Force, trade schools or even labor
union apprenticeships; a high school diploma is a minimal requirement
and should be attainable.

Rather than helping students, the current "Regents or bust" model
severely limits non-Regents students from pursuing their career or
educational options past their high school years. In fact, by the year
2022, students will not only have to pass five Regents Exams to gradu-
ate, they'll have to score at least 75 percent on the English exam and
80 percent on the math exam. Competent students who cannot meet this
criterion should have a path to a high school diploma and the opportu-
nity to walk across the stage with their classmates on graduation day.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

01/13/17:5.2499 REFERRED TO EDUCATION
01/03/18:S.2499 REFERRED TO EDUCATION
01/09/19:S.189 REFERRED TO EDUCATION
01/08/20:S.189 REFERRED TO EDUCATION

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2021-S177 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    177
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  TEDISCO, BOYLE -- 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  regents  competency
   examinations

   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 319 to
 read as follows:
   § 319. REGENTS COMPETENCY EXAMINATIONS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW,
 RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, A STUDENT FIRST ENTERING GRADE  NINE
 IN  THE TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN -- TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN SCHOOL YEAR SHALL
 BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA UPON COMPLETING THE  REQUI-
 SITE  NUMBER OF CREDITS AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND BY PASSING
 EITHER A REGENTS COMPETENCY TEST  OR  REGENTS  EXAMINATION  IN  ENGLISH,
 MATHEMATICS,  UNITED  STATES  HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT, SCIENCE AND GLOBAL
 HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03416-01-1

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