Assembly Bill A6359

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to providing parents with the right and authority to exempt their children from taking standardized assessments

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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-A6359 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S222
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §319, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A6777, S5337

2017-A6359 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing parents with the right and authority to exempt their children from taking standardized assessments.

2017-A6359 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6359
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  NOLAN, JENNE, COLTON, COOK, FAHY, O'DONNELL,
   SIMON, THIELE, GUNTHER, ENGLEBRIGHT, JAFFEE, KIM, WEINSTEIN,  SKOUFIS,
   SANTABARBARA,  BRINDISI, TITONE, CAHILL, PAULIN, HOOPER -- Multi-Spon-
   sored by -- M. of A. GLICK -- read once and referred to the  Committee
   on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to providing parents with
   the right and authority to exempt their children from taking standard-
   ized assessments
 
   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 319 to
 read as follows:
   § 319. STUDENT EXEMPTION FROM STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENTS. 1. A PARENT OF
 A STUDENT OR PERSON IN PARENTAL RELATIONSHIP TO A STUDENT SHALL HAVE THE
 RIGHT AND AUTHORITY TO EXEMPT  SUCH  STUDENT  FROM  TAKING  STANDARDIZED
 ASSESSMENTS,  INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE STATE THIRD GRADE THROUGH
 EIGHTH GRADE MATH AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ASSESSMENTS, A  STATE  FIELD
 TEST  ASSESSMENT  OR A STATE ASSESSMENT ADMINISTERED FOR PURPOSES OF, OR
 PURSUANT TO, SECTION THREE THOUSAND TWELVE-C OF THIS CHAPTER. THE PARENT
 OF A STUDENT OR PERSON IN PARENTAL RELATIONSHIP  TO  THE  STUDENT  SHALL
 NOTIFY  THE  SCHOOL  PRINCIPAL  IN WRITING OR OTHER VERIFIABLE MEANS, AS
 DETERMINED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AT ANY TIME  PRIOR  TO  THE  ADMINIS-
 TRATION OF SUCH ASSESSMENT OR ASSESSMENTS.
   2.  THE  SCHOOL  SHALL  OFFER TO STUDENTS EXEMPTED BY THEIR PARENTS OR
 PERSONS IN PARENTAL RELATION FROM A STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENT PURSUANT  TO
 THIS  SECTION  ALTERNATIVE EDUCATIONAL OR ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS DURING THE
 TIME THAT SUCH STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENT IS ADMINISTERED.
   3. THERE SHALL BE NO RETALIATION OR OTHER NEGATIVE  ACTION  AGAINST  A
 STUDENT,  PARENT,  TEACHER,  PRINCIPAL OR BUILDING ADMINISTRATOR, SCHOOL
 BUILDING OR SCHOOL DISTRICT IN RESPONSE TO A  PARENT'S  EXEMPTION  OF  A
 STUDENT FROM STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENTS PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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