Senate Bill S1984

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Suspends state assessments during a state disaster emergency

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee 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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2023-S1984 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8168
2021-2022: S1982

2023-S1984 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Suspends state assessments during a state disaster emergency; requires the commissioner of education to suspend state assessments during a state disaster emergency and for thirty days after such emergency has ended.

2023-S1984 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1984 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1984
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  JACKSON,  PERSAUD,  SEPULVEDA  --  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 suspending state
   assessments during a state disaster emergency

   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 amending by adding a
 new subdivision 60 to read as follows:
   60. WHENEVER A STATE DISASTER EMERGENCY IS DECLARED PURSUANT TO  ARTI-
 CLE  TWO-B  OF  THE  EXECUTIVE  LAW,  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL IMMEDIATELY
 SUSPEND ALL STATE ASSESSMENTS. SUCH SUSPENSION SHALL  REMAIN  IN  EFFECT
 FOR  A  PERIOD  OF  THIRTY  DAYS AFTER SUCH STATE DISASTER EMERGENCY HAS
 ENDED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05339-01-3

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