Assembly Bill A10078

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes the SAT school day program and the SAT school day fund

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A10078 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §342-b, Ed L; add §89-i, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A4345

2017-A10078 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the SAT school day program and the SAT school day fund; directs the department of education to establish and maintain the SAT school day program to enter into contract with the college board to provide the annual administration of the SATs at all public secondary schools free of charge during one regular school day.

2017-A10078 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10078
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 14, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Education
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the SAT
   school day program; and to amend the state finance law, in relation to
   establishing the SAT school day fund
 
   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 342-b
 to read as follows:
   § 342-B. SAT SCHOOL DAY PROGRAM. 1. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH AND
 MAINTAIN THE SAT SCHOOL DAY PROGRAM WHEREBY THE DEPARTMENT SHALL UTILIZE
 FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE FROM THE SAT SCHOOL DAY FUND, PURSUANT  TO  SECTION
 EIGHTY-NINE-I  OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW, TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT WITH THE
 COLLEGE BOARD TO PROVIDE THE ANNUAL  ADMINISTRATION  OF  THE  SCHOLASTIC
 APTITUDE  TEST TO ALL TEST SUBJECTS AT ALL PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS FREE
 OF CHARGE DURING A REGULAR SCHOOL DAY.
   2. EACH TEST SUBJECT SHALL BE PERMITTED TO TAKE THE  SCHOLASTIC  APTI-
 TUDE  TEST  FREE  OF  CHARGE,  AS  PROVIDED  IN  SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS
 SECTION, ONLY ONCE.
   § 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 89-i  to
 read as follows:
   §  89-I.  SAT  SCHOOL  DAY FUND. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE
 JOINT CUSTODY OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE COMMISSIONER OF  TAXATION
 AND FINANCE, A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE "SAT SCHOOL DAY FUND".
   2.  SUCH  FUND SHALL CONSIST OF ANY MONEYS APPROPRIATED TO THE FUND BY
 THE STATE IN ADDITION TO ALL  OTHER  MONEYS  APPROPRIATED,  CREDITED  OR
 TRANSFERRED THERETO FROM ANY OTHER FUND OR SOURCE PURSUANT TO LAW. NOTH-
 ING  CONTAINED  HEREIN  SHALL  PREVENT  THE STATE FROM RECEIVING GRANTS,
 GIFTS OR BEQUESTS FOR THE PURPOSES  OF  THE  FUND  AS  DEFINED  IN  THIS
 SECTION AND DEPOSITING THEM INTO THE FUND ACCORDING TO LAW.
   3. MONIES OF THE FUND SHALL BE EXPENDED ONLY FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF
 THE  SCHOLASTIC  APTITUDE  TEST  TO TEST SUBJECTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
 PROVISIONS OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED FORTY-TWO-B OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
   4. MONIES SHALL BE PAYABLE FROM THE FUND ON THE AUDIT AND  WARRANT  OF
 THE COMPTROLLER ON VOUCHERS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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