Assembly Bill A5073

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to directing the commissioner of education to develop alternative assessments for regents examinations

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  • 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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2009-A5073 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง319, Ed L

2009-A5073 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides schools that were granted a five-year variance to use alternative assessments, with the ability to continue under the variance, with certain exceptions; requires that the Commissioner develop a portfolio performance-based alternative assessment; provides that this alternative assessment must follow certain criteria; provides that the assessment must: measure the State learning standards for the respective content area

2009-A5073 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5073

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 10, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. BRODSKY, BRADLEY -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Education

AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to directing the commis-
  sioner of education to develop  alternative  assessments  for  regents
  exams

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

  Section 1.   Legislative intent.  The  legislature  hereby  finds  and
declares  that the use of rigorous alternative assessments for measuring
knowledge, skills, performance and competency in the public schools  has
been  an  acceptable  and  indeed  desirable  alternative  to the use of
regents examinations as a means of gauging student achievement. Further-
more, portfolio performance-based assessments have been approved in  New
York  state  by  the  state  education department and the state board of
regents during the past decade. Portfolio performance-based  methods  of
testing  are used in other states and many institutions of higher learn-
ing and will allow high schools, which so choose, to have the flexibili-
ty and innovative freedom necessary to educate and nurture the  children
of New York state within the framework of the state's high standards.
  S  2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 319 to read
as follows:
  S 319. ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENTS. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  PROVISION  OF
LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, ALL STUDENTS ENROLLED IN A HIGH
SCHOOL WHICH OPERATED UNDER A VARIANCE BY THE COMMISSIONER TO USE ALTER-
NATIVE ASSESSMENTS DURING THE TWO THOUSAND--TWO THOUSAND ONE SCHOOL YEAR
SHALL  ONLY  BE REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE A PASSING GRADE ON THE REGENTS EXAM-
INATION FOR ENGLISH, IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER LOCAL GRADUATION  REQUIRE-
MENTS, TO MEET GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
  2.  ANY  STUDENT  WHO ENROLLS IN A HIGH SCHOOL DURING THE TWO THOUSAND
TWO--TWO THOUSAND THREE THROUGH TWO THOUSAND  TEN--TWO  THOUSAND  ELEVEN
SCHOOL  YEARS WHICH OPERATED UNDER A VARIANCE BY THE COMMISSIONER TO USE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08245-01-9

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