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May 15, 2014 | referred to education |
senate Bill S7451
Sponsored By
Terry Gipson
(D) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
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- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
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S7451 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง208-b, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
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S7451 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7451 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to common core curriculum examinations PURPOSE: Relates to prohibiting the use of examinations developed by Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the education law by adding a new section 208-b to cease use of Pearson Education, Inc. tests, educational materials, and consulting Section 2 sets an effective date of the first of September next succeeding the date on which it shall have become law JUSTIFICATION: We need to take the process of developing standardized tests, education materials and curriculums corporations out of the hands of corporations and put it back into the hands of educators. Pearson, the giant London-based multinational, is the world's largest education firm. Pearson has been busy marketing common core textbooks, common core staff development and common core student and teacher assessments. On the official Pearson website, they state that "Pearson's close association with key authors and architects of the Common Core State Standards ensures that the spirit and pedagogical
S7451 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7451 I N S E N A T E May 15, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GIPSON -- 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 common core curriculum examinations 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 208-b to read as follows: S 208-B. COMMON CORE CURRICULUM EXAMINATIONS. THE DEPARTMENT AND ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHALL CEASE TO USE EXAMINATIONS DEVELOPED BY PEARSON EDUCATION, INC. OR ITS AFFILIATES AND TERMINATE ITS CONTRACTS WITH PEAR- SON EDUCATION, INC. OR ITS AFFILIATES TO PLAN, CONSULT, DEVELOP, PROVIDE, ADMINISTER, OR REVIEW NEW YORK STATE COMMON CORE STANDARDIZED TESTS. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOT ENTER INTO ANY NEW AGREEMENTS WITH PEAR- SON EDUCATION, INC. OR ITS AFFILIATES FOR THE PURPOSES OF DEVELOPING CURRICULUM, OR TESTS WHETHER STANDARDIZED OR NOT, PURCHASING TESTS OR ANY EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of September next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15162-01-4
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