Relates to access to advanced secondary school courses; requires the commissioner to establish a program for increasing college readiness of certain students and to establish a program to provide students with technology-based educational opportunities to gain knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in post-secondary education.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 4, 2012
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Introduced by M. of A. NOLAN, GLICK -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to grants for access to
advanced secondary school courses
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3641-c
to read as follows:
S 3641-C. GRANTS FOR ACCESS TO ADVANCED SECONDARY SCHOOL COURSES. 1.
THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A PROGRAM FOR INCREASING THE COLLEGE
READINESS OF GRADE TEN AND GRADE ELEVEN STUDENTS BY PROVIDING FOR THE
ADMINISTRATION OF THE PRELIMINARY SAT/NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP QUALI-
FYING TEST (PSAT/NMSQT). THE COMMISSIONER SHALL AWARD GRANTS, WITHIN THE
AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED FOR THIS PURPOSES, TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ADMINIS-
TER THE PSAT/NMSQT TO ALL ENROLLED GRADE TEN AND GRADE ELEVEN STUDENTS.
PRIORITY FOR AWARDING SUCH GRANTS SHALL BE GIVEN TO HIGH NEED SCHOOL
DISTRICTS, AS DEFINED PURSUANT TO REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER. THE
COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE THOSE SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHICH RECEIVE GRANTS
WITH A DATABASE OF STUDENT ASSESSMENT INFORMATION TO USE TO IDENTIFY
STUDENTS WHO ARE EITHER PREPARED FOR ENROLLMENT IN ADVANCED PLACEMENT
COURSES OR WHO NEED ADDITIONAL WORK TO BE PREPARED FOR ENROLLMENT IN
ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES.
2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH
TECHNOLOGY-BASED EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
NECESSARY TO SUCCEED IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION. THE PROGRAM SHALL
SERVE ANY STUDENT IN THE STATE WHO MEETS THE PROFILE FOR SUCCESS IN THIS
EDUCATIONAL DELIVERY CONTEXT AND SHALL GIVE PRIORITY TO STUDENTS WHO
NEED EXPANDED ACCESS TO ADVANCED PLACEMENT IN ORDER TO MEET THEIR EDUCA-
TIONAL GOALS. PRIORITY SHALL ALSO BE GIVEN TO STUDENTS IN INNER-CITY AND
RURAL HIGH SCHOOLS WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO HIGHER-LEVEL COURSES. SUCH
PROGRAM SHALL ALSO PROVIDE TEACHER TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
TO ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN ORDER TO ENABLE TEACHERS OF ADVANCED PLACEMENT
COURSES TO HAVE THE NECESSARY CONTENT KNOWLEDGE AND INSTRUCTIONAL SKILLS
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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