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Senate Bill S6235

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Limits the use of assessments administered to students in grades kindergarten through grade two for diagnostic purposes

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2013-S6235 (ACTIVE) - Details

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

2013-S6235 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Limits the use of assessments administered to students in grades kindergarten through grade two to diagnostic purposes.

2013-S6235 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6235 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6235

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 8, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to limiting  the  use  of
  assessments  administered  to  students in grades kindergarten through
  grade two for diagnostic purposes

  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 319 to
read as follows:
  S   319.   KINDERGARTEN  THROUGH  GRADE  TWO  ASSESSMENTS;  DIAGNOSTIC
PURPOSES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW  OR  REGULATION  TO
THE  CONTRARY,  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  PROHIBIT THE ADMINISTRATION OF
STATE DEVELOPED ASSESSMENT OR OTHER COMPARABLE ASSESSMENTS  TO  STUDENTS
ENROLLED IN KINDERGARTEN, GRADE ONE OR GRADE TWO THAT ARE BEING USED FOR
ANYTHING  OTHER  THAN  DIAGNOSTIC  PURPOSES.  PROVIDED  FURTHER,  SCHOOL
DISTRICTS' ANNUAL PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW PLANS SHALL USE ONE OF
THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS TO COMPLY WITH PARAGRAPH F OF SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF
SECTION THREE THOUSAND TWELVE-C OF THIS CHAPTER FOR TEACHERS OF STUDENTS
ENROLLED IN KINDERGARTEN, GRADE ONE OR GRADE TWO: DISTRICT, REGIONAL, OR
BOCES  DEVELOPED  ASSESSMENTS;  SCHOOL  WIDE  MEASURE  OF EITHER STUDENT
GROWTH OR ACHIEVEMENT; OR A STRUCTURED DISTRICT WIDE STUDENT GROWTH GOAL
SETTING PROCESS. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS TO IMPLE-
MENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13318-01-3

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