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Assembly Bill A8142

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes a mathematics B regents prep course for New York school districts

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2009-A8142 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2544
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง815, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A4080, S1153
2013-2014: A3129, S3221

2009-A8142 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a mathematics B regents prep course for New York school districts that have less than sixty-five percent of their students passing the mathematics B regents.

2009-A8142 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8142

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 6, 2009
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a math-
  ematics B regents prep course for New York school districts that  have
  less than sixty-five percent of their students passing the mathematics
  B regents

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

  Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds that  it
is  necessary  to  increase the percentage of students passing the math-
ematics B regents in  New  York  school  districts.  The  mathematics  B
regents  examination  for  high  school  students  is  one of five major
regents examinations required for  high  school  students  to  obtain  a
general  high  school  diploma.  The legislature further finds that over
twenty counties have averaged less  than  sixty-five  percent  of  their
students  passing the mathematics B regents examination. The legislature
therefore enacts this legislation establishing a mathematics  B  regents
prep course to prepare students for the mathematics regents by reviewing
previous regents exams and materials.
  S  2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 815 to read
as follows:
  S 815. MATHEMATICS B REGENTS PREP  COURSE.  1.  THE  COMMISSIONER,  IN
COOPERATION  WITH  THE  BOARD  OF REGENTS, IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO
ESTABLISH AND DEVELOP A PROGRAM FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE MATHEMATICS B
REGENTS EXAMINATION. SUCH  PROGRAM  MAY  BE  INSTITUTED  BY  ANY  SCHOOL
DISTRICT SEEKING TO PROVIDE ITS SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH AN OPPOR-
TUNITY  TO ACHIEVE A PASSING GRADE ON THE MATHEMATICS B REGENTS EXAMINA-
TION.
  2. THE BOARD OF REGENTS SHALL ESTABLISH CRITERIA TO BE USED BY  SCHOOL
DISTRICTS  PARTICIPATING IN SUCH PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE REVIEW AND TEST-
ING OF STUDENTS ON PREVIOUS MATHEMATICS B REGENTS EXAMINATION MATERIALS.
  S 3. This act shall take effect September 1, 2010; provided,  however,
that  any  rules or regulations necessary to implement the provisions of
this act shall be promulgated on or before such date.

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