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Assembly Bill A9253A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Allows school districts to opt children with an individualized education program out of the "common core standards" and certain testing

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2013-A9253 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6832
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4402, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6337
2017-2018: S1942, S7247
2019-2020: S1664

2013-A9253 - Summary

Allows parents, legal guardians or school districts to opt children with an individualized education program out of the "common core standards" and certain testing.

2013-A9253 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9253

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 3, 2014
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the  education  law,  in  relation  to  allowing  school
  districts to opt children with an individualized education program out
  of the "common core standards" and certain testing

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

  Section 1. Section 4402 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
  8. A. ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY ELECT TO OPT A CHILD WITH AN ESTABLISHED
INDIVIDUALIZED  EDUCATION  PROGRAM  (IEP)  OUT OF ANY STANDARDIZED TEST,
INCLUDING THE "COMMON  CORE  STANDARDS",  OR  THOSE  TESTS  ADMINISTERED
PURSUANT  TO  CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED THREE OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND TEN.
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL BE GUIDED IN ITS DECISION TO EXEMPT SUCH CHILD
FROM SUCH TESTS BY THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE  WHICH  ESTABLISHED  THE
INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM.
  B.  THE  DISTRICT, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
WHO ESTABLISHED THE INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM OF A CHILD  WHO  IS
OPTED-OUT  OF A TEST SHALL NOTE IN THE RECORDS OF SUCH CHILD THE REASONS
WHY THE CHILD WAS EXEMPTED FROM TAKING SUCH TEST AND SHALL ALSO IDENTIFY
HOW THE CHILD SHALL BE TAUGHT, SUCH AS USING  EXISTING  NEW  YORK  STATE
STANDARDS  AND  METHODOLOGIES,  IN  A  MANNER  THAT  IS  APPROPRIATE AND
CONSISTENT WITH THE CHILD'S INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14385-01-4

2013-A9253A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6832
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4402, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6337
2017-2018: S1942, S7247
2019-2020: S1664

2013-A9253A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows parents, legal guardians or school districts to opt children with an individualized education program out of the "common core standards" and certain testing.

2013-A9253A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 9253--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 3, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. NOLAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted
  as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law,  in relation to allowing school
  districts to opt children with an individualized education program out
  of the "common core standards" and certain testing

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

  Section  1.  Section  4402 of the education law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
  8. A. ANY PARENT, LEGAL GUARDIAN OR SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY ELECT TO OPT A
CHILD WITH AN ESTABLISHED INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM (IEP) OUT  OF
ANY  STANDARDIZED  TEST, INCLUDING THE "COMMON CORE STANDARDS", OR THOSE
TESTS ADMINISTERED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED THREE OF THE LAWS  OF
TWO THOUSAND TEN. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL BE GUIDED IN ITS DECISION TO
EXEMPT  SUCH CHILD FROM SUCH TESTS BY THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE WHICH
ESTABLISHED THE INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM.
  B. THE DISTRICT, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE MEMBERS OF  THE  COMMITTEE
WHO  ESTABLISHED  THE INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM OF A CHILD WHO IS
OPTED-OUT OF A TEST SHALL NOTE IN THE RECORDS OF SUCH CHILD THE  REASONS
WHY THE CHILD WAS EXEMPTED FROM TAKING SUCH TEST AND SHALL ALSO IDENTIFY
HOW  THE  CHILD  SHALL  BE TAUGHT, SUCH AS USING EXISTING NEW YORK STATE
STANDARDS AND  METHODOLOGIES,  IN  A  MANNER  THAT  IS  APPROPRIATE  AND
CONSISTENT WITH THE CHILD'S INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14385-03-4

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