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Assembly Bill A9580

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the commissioner of education granting schools variances for alternative assessments

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2015-A9580 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A2307
2019-2020: A3213

2015-A9580 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the commissioner of education granting schools variances for alternative assessments.

2015-A9580 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9580

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 21, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  RA, MURRAY, GRAF, McDONOUGH -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  the  commissioner  of
  education granting schools variances for alternative assessments

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

  Section 1. Section 305 of education law is amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 55 to read as follows:
  55.  A. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL GRANT SCHOOLS VARIANCES FOR ALTERNATIVE
ASSESSMENTS THAT MAY BE SUBSTITUTED FOR CERTAIN ASSESSMENTS SPECIFIED IN
REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
  B. AN "ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT" MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
  (I) SHALL MEASURE THE STATE  LEARNING  STANDARDS  FOR  THE  RESPECTIVE
CONTENT AREA;
  (II) SHALL BE AT LEAST AS RIGOROUS AS THE CORRESPONDING REQUIRED STATE
ASSESSMENT;
  (III)  SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH TECHNICAL CRITERIA FOR VALIDITY, RELI-
ABILITY, AND FREEDOM FROM BIAS; AND
  (IV) THIS IS TO  INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO:  PORTFOLIO-BASED
ASSESSMENTS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13190-02-6

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