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Assembly Bill A8547

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes and directs the board of regents to establish an alternate last day for regents examinations

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2009-A8547 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education

2009-A8547 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes and directs the board of regents to establish an alternate last day for regents examinations.

2009-A8547 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  8547

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SCOZZAFAVA,  ERRIGO, WALKER, SAYWARD, HAYES,
  QUINN, THIELE -- Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.  BACALLES,  BALL,
  BARCLAY,  BURLING, CROUCH, GIGLIO, HAWLEY, P. LOPEZ, MILLER, MOLINARO,
  OAKS, O'MARA, TOWNSEND -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on
  Education

AN  ACT  to authorize and direct the board of regents and the department
  of education to designate an alternate test day for the administration
  of regents examinations

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
the  board  of  regents and the department of education shall promulgate
rules and regulations which provide for the designation of an  alternate
test day for the administration of regents examinations. Such designated
alternate test day shall be used by school districts that, because of an
unscheduled closure, delay or other interruption, are unable to adminis-
ter  one or more regents examinations at the time or times prescribed by
the commissioner of education.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11916-01-9

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