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Assembly Bill A7177

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides for a moratorium on standardized testing of students with IEPs

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2015-A7177 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง349, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A891

2015-A7177 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for a moratorium on standardized testing of students with IEPs; authorizes the creation of a task force to develop a new evaluation system for such students, and a corresponding method for providing their teachers with their annual professional performance reviews.

2015-A7177 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7177

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to a  moratorium  on  the
  issuance of standardized tests to certain students; and to establish a
  task  force  to develop a system allowing students with individualized
  education programs to be evaluated

  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 349 to
read as follows:
  S  349.  MORATORIUM  ON  STANDARDIZED TESTING OF CERTAIN STUDENTS. THE
DEPARTMENT SHALL ENSURE THAT ANY TEST  ESTABLISHED  AND/OR  ADMINISTERED
PURSUANT  TO  THIS ARTICLE SHALL NOT BE GIVEN TO ANY STUDENT FOR WHOM AN
INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM HAS BEEN CREATED.
  S 2. 1.  The department of education shall establish a task  force  to
develop  a  system  to  evaluate  students with individualized education
programs and their respective teachers  with  regard  to  the  teacher's
annual professional performance review.
  2.  The task force shall consist of thirteen members, one nominated by
each member of the board of regents,  except  at-large  members.    Each
nominee  shall  be  a  teacher who is certified in special education and
shall reside in the district represented by the member of the  board  of
regents who nominated him or her.
  3. All nominations shall be confirmed by a majority vote of the entire
board of regents.
  4.  The  task  force  shall submit its recommendation of an evaluation
system to the governor, the temporary president of the senate,  and  the
speaker  of the assembly, within 12 months of the effective date of this
section.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10433-02-5

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