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                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 26, 2016
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Introduced by M. of A. PICHARDO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Higher Education

AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a common
  articulation policy at the state of New York  and  city  of  New  York
  university  systems  for  granting  college  credit bearing coursework
  based upon successful performance on standardized exams  completed  by
  high school students

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

  Section 1. Section 355 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
  2-A. THE STATE UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES SHALL ESTABLISH  A  CONSISTENT  AND
EVIDENCE-BASED  POLICY  FOR  ACCEPTING  AND  GRANTING COLLEGE CREDIT FOR
COLLEGE LEVEL PERFORMANCE BASED  UPON  PASSING  SCORES  ON  STANDARDIZED
EXAMS  TAKEN  BY  STUDENTS  WHILE  IN  HIGH  SCHOOL. THE POLICY SHALL BE
ADOPTED AND IMPLEMENTED FOR STUDENTS ENROLLING IN ANY  STATE  UNIVERSITY
CAMPUS,  EFFECTIVE FOR THE TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN--TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN
ACADEMIC YEAR AND THEREAFTER.
  A. THE POLICY SHALL BE DEVELOPED BASED ON THE FINDINGS OF A STUDY  AND
SHALL  INCLUDE:  (I)  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH  THE SYSTEM'S INSTITUTIONS,
STUDENT ADVISORY GROUPS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES, A  REVIEW  BY  THE
STATE  UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES OF FINDINGS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE DATA FOR
STUDENTS SUCCESSFULLY PASSING ONE OR MORE ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMS PRIOR
TO ENROLLING IN A STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE; AND (II) MEASURES OF ACADEM-
IC PERFORMANCE, RETENTION RATES, AND GRADUATION RATES  OF  STUDENTS  WHO
COMPLETE  A LOWER-DIVISION COURSE AT THE STATE UNIVERSITY'S INSTITUTIONS
OF HIGHER EDUCATION COMPARED TO STUDENTS WHO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR A COMPA-
RABLE COLLEGE COURSE, DISAGGREGATED BY SCORE, BASED UPON ADVANCED PLACE-
MENT EXAMINATIONS.
  B. EACH INSTITUTION IN THE STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM SHALL SUBMIT TO THE
STATE UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES THE DATA REQUESTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPLET-
ING THIS STUDY IN A TIMELY MANNER.
  C. NOT LATER THAN JANUARY FIRST, TWO  THOUSAND  SEVENTEEN,  THE  STATE
UNIVERSITY  TRUSTEES  SHALL  ESTABLISH A CONSISTENT POLICY, BASED ON THE

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

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FINDINGS OF THE STUDY REQUIRED BY THIS SUBDIVISION, FOR GRANTING COLLEGE
CREDIT ESTABLISHED BY EVIDENCE OF PASSING SCORES ON STANDARDIZED COLLEGE
LEVEL EXAMS COMPLETED IN HIGH SCHOOL.
  S  2.  Section  6206  of  the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 19 to read as follows:
  19. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL ESTABLISH A  CONSISTENT  AND  EVIDENCE
BASED  POLICY  FOR  ACCEPTING AND GRANTING COLLEGE CREDIT FOR SUCCESSFUL
PERFORMANCE ON COLLEGE LEVEL STANDARDIZED EXAMS TAKEN BY STUDENTS  WHILE
IN HIGH SCHOOL. THE POLICY SHALL BE ADOPTED AND IMPLEMENTED FOR STUDENTS
ENROLLING  IN  ANY CITY UNIVERSITY CAMPUS EFFECTIVE FOR THE TWO THOUSAND
SEVENTEEN--TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN ACADEMIC YEAR AND THEREAFTER.
  A. THE POLICY SHALL BE DEVELOPED BASED ON THE FINDINGS OF A STUDY  AND
SHALL  INCLUDE:  (I)  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH  THE SYSTEM'S INSTITUTIONS,
STUDENT ADVISORY GROUPS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES, A  REVIEW  BY  THE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF FINDINGS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE DATA FOR STUDENTS
SUCCESSFULLY  PASSING  ONE  OR  MORE  ADVANCED  PLACEMENT EXAMS PRIOR TO
ENROLLING IN A STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE; AND (II) MEASURES  OF  ACADEMIC
PERFORMANCE,  RETENTION  RATES,  AND  GRADUATION  RATES  OF STUDENTS WHO
COMPLETE A LOWER-DIVISION COURSE AT THE CITY  UNIVERSITY'S  INSTITUTIONS
OF HIGHER EDUCATION COMPARED TO STUDENTS WHO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR A COMPA-
RABLE COLLEGE COURSE, DISAGGREGATED BY SCORE, BASED UPON ADVANCED PLACE-
MENT EXAMINATIONS.
  B.  EACH INSTITUTION IN THE CITY UNIVERSITY SYSTEM SHALL SUBMIT TO THE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES THE DATA REQUESTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPLETING  THIS
STUDY IN A TIMELY MANNER.
  C.  NOT LATER THAN JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN, THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES SHALL ESTABLISH A CONSISTENT POLICY, BASED ON THE  FINDINGS  OF
THE  STUDY  REQUIRED  BY  THIS  SUBDIVISION, FOR GRANTING COLLEGE CREDIT
ESTABLISHED BY EVIDENCE OF PASSING SCORES ON STANDARDIZED COLLEGE  LEVEL
EXAMS COMPLETED IN HIGH SCHOOL.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.