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Assembly Bill A7121

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides test preparation for certain students intending to apply to take the specialized high school admissions test

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2017-A7121 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1321
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6308
2019-2020: A6390, S1081
2021-2022: S211
2023-2024: S1524
2025-2026: S521

2017-A7121 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides test preparation for students in the seventh grade having scored no higher than a four on either the English language arts or mathematics test intending to apply to take the specialized high school admissions test.

2017-A7121 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7121
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WILLIAMS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law, in relation to test preparation
   programs for certain students
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 56 to read as follows:
   56.  TEST  PREPARATION  FOR  CERTAIN  STUDENTS. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
 ESTABLISH IN CITIES HAVING A POPULATION  OF  ONE  MILLION  OR  MORE,  IN
 CONJUNCTION  WITH  THE  APPROPRIATE  OFFICIAL WITH JURISDICTION OVER THE
 PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM IN SUCH CITIES,  A  TEST  PREPARATION  PROGRAM  FOR
 STUDENTS  IN  THE  SEVENTH  GRADE HAVING SCORED NO HIGHER THAN A FOUR ON
 EITHER THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS TEST OR MATHEMATICS  TEST  ADMINISTERED
 BY  SUCH  CITIES  AND  WHO  INTEND TO APPLY TO TAKE THE SPECIALIZED HIGH
 SCHOOL ADMISSIONS TEST. SUCH TEST PREPARATION SHALL BE OFFERED  FREE  OF
 CHARGE DURING THE REGULAR OPERATING HOURS OF THE SCHOOL DAY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02140-01-7

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