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Assembly Bill A8311

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes the state education department to accept fewer items under the Truth in Testing law for a finite period of four years

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2017-A8311 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education

2017-A8311 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the state education department to accept fewer items under the Truth in Testing law for a finite period of four years.

2017-A8311 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8311
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 7, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BRINDISI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Education
 
 AN  ACT  in relation to authorizing the New York state education depart-
   ment to accept fewer items under the Truth in Testing law for a finite
   period of four years; and providing for the repeal of such  provisions
   upon expiration thereof

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of article 7-A of the  educa-
 tion law or any other provision of law to the contrary, the state educa-
 tion  department  is  hereby authorized to accept from The College Board
 items under this article as follows:
   In 2017, the commissioner may accept one complete SAT  administration;
 in  2018,  the commissioner may accept two complete SAT administrations;
 in 2019, the commissioner may accept three complete SAT administrations;
 and in 2020, the commissioner may  accept  four  complete  SAT  adminis-
 trations.
   ยง  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
 deemed repealed December 31, 2020.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11803-01-7

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