Senate Bill S211A

2021-2022 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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2021-S211 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate New York City Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2590-h, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6308
2017-2018: S1321
2019-2020: S1081
2023-2024: S1524

2021-S211 - Summary

Provides test preparation for students in the seventh grade and eighth grade intending to apply to take the specialized high school admissions test.

2021-S211 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S211 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    211
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on New York City 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.
                                                            LBD03311-01-1

2021-S211A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate New York City Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2590-h, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6308
2017-2018: S1321
2019-2020: S1081
2023-2024: S1524

2021-S211A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides test preparation for students in the seventh grade and eighth grade intending to apply to take the specialized high school admissions test.

2021-S211A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S211A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  211--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on New York City Education --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee

 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 2590-h of the education law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 56 to read as follows:
   56. TEST PREPARATION FOR CERTAIN STUDENTS. THE CHANCELLOR SHALL ESTAB-
 LISH IN CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE,  IN  CONJUNC-
 TION  WITH  THE  APPROPRIATE  OFFICIAL WITH JURISDICTION OVER THE PUBLIC
 SCHOOL SYSTEM IN SUCH CITIES, A TEST PREPARATION PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS IN
 THE SEVENTH GRADE AND EIGHTH GRADE WHOSE TEST IS  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; provided, however, that
 the amendments to section 2590-h of the education law  made  by  section
 one  of  this  act shall not affect the expiration and reversion of such
 section and shall expire and be deemed repealed therewith.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03311-02-1

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