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Jun 05, 2014 | referred to education |
assembly Bill A9979
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
CAMARA
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Luis R. SepĂșlveda
N. Nick Perry
A9979 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S7738
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §2590-h, Ed L
A9979 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9979 I N A S S E M B L Y June 5, 2014 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Camara) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to admission to a special high school in the city school district of the city of New York; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 2590-h of the education law, as amended by chapter 345 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows: (b) all specialized [senior] high schools. The special high schools shall include the present schools known as: The Bronx High School of Science, Stuyvesant High School, Brooklyn Technical High School, Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music and the Arts in the borough of Manhattan, BROOKLYN LATIN SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL FOR MATH, SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING AT CITY COLLEGE, HIGH SCHOOL OF AMERI- CAN STUDIES AT LEHMAN COLLEGE, QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE SCIENCES AT YORK COLLEGE, AND STATEN ISLAND TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL, and such [further] ADDITIONAL schools which the city board may designate from time to time. THE CITY BOARD SHALL ESTABLISH PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS FOR ADMISSION TO THE SPECIAL HIGH SCHOOLS OF THE CITY DISTRICT, WHICH SHALL CONSIST OF MULTIPLE MEASURES OF STUDENT MERIT INCLUDING THE GRADE POINT AVERAGES OF APPLICANTS, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE RECORDS, SCHOOL ADMIS- SION TEST SCORES, AND STATE TEST SCORES; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT APPROVED SCHOOL ABSENCES SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED AS A MEASURE OF STUDENT MERIT FOR ATTENDANCE PURPOSES. THE CITY BOARD OR CHANCELLOR SHALL PROVIDE WRITTEN EXPLANATION OF THE WEIGHTINGS SELECTED, AND MAKE SUCH EXPLANATION PUBLICLY AVAILABLE, INCLUDING VIA THE CITY BOARD'S OFFICIAL INTERNET WEBSITE. THE CHANCELLOR SHALL ENSURE THAT NOTICE OF SUCH SPECIAL HIGH SCHOOLS' ENTRANCE EXAMINATION IS WIDELY AND CONSPICUOUSLY POSTED IN A MANNER TO MAXIMIZE THE NUMBER OF AFFECTED INDIVIDUALS THAT RECEIVE NOTICE, INCLUDING PROVIDING NOTICE TO AFFECTED PARENTS AND STUDENTS. The special schools shall be [permitted] REQUIRED to maintain a discovery program [in accordance with the law in effect on the date preceding the effective date of this section; admissions to the special schools shall be conducted in accordance with the law in effect on the date preceding the effective date of this section;]. THE PRINCIPAL OF A
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