| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 26, 2018 |
print number 2279a |
| Jan 26, 2018 |
amend and recommit to education |
| Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to education |
| Jan 12, 2017 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S2279A
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 53rd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
2017-S2279 - Details
2017-S2279 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2279
TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to
creating a committee to study ways to reduce the length of
standardized tests and ways to increase the test's transparency
PURPOSE :
To ensure that the New York State Education Department establishes a
committee of educators to explore methods of reducing time spent on
standardized testing. The bill will also ensure the release of the
test itself within ten days of the scores being posted.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 56 as described in the bill.
JUSTIFICATION :
During the past few decades, education policies are being shaped more
frequently by entities other than educators. This has resulted in a
cumulative set of policies that are detrimental to our children and
have greatly impeded the ability of our state's educators to teach in
a manner that maximizes a student's potential for growth, both
educationally and emotionally. This bill will require the Education
2017-S2279 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
2279
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 12, 2017
___________
Introduced by Sens. GRIFFO, AVELLA, FUNKE, KAMINSKY, LATIMER, SEWARD --
read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to creating a committee
to study ways to reduce the length of standardized tests and ways to
increase the test's transparency
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. A. THE BOARD OF REGENTS IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO ESTABLISH A
COMMITTEE TO RESEARCH AND DEVELOP WAYS TO REDUCE THE LENGTH OF STANDARD-
IZED TESTS ADMINISTERED TO STUDENTS BETWEEN KINDERGARTEN AND THE EIGHTH
GRADE AND WAYS TO INCREASE THE TEST'S TRANSPARENCY. THE COMMITTEE SHALL
REVIEW HOW THE TEST'S TRANSPARENCY WOULD IMPACT STUDENTS' PRIVACY,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (I) WHAT DATA IS BEING COLLECTED; (II)
HOW THE DATA IS BEING COLLECTED; (III) WHO IS COLLECTING THE DATA; (IV)
WHERE IS THE DATA BEING STORED; AND (V) WHY THE DATA IS BEING USED.
B. ALONG WITH ANY RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE COMMITTEE, THE SUBSE-
QUENT CRITERIA SHALL BE FOLLOWED BY THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
AND/OR SCHOOL DISTRICTS:
(1) ANY STANDARDIZED TEST ADMINISTERED TO STUDENTS BETWEEN KINDERGAR-
TEN AND EIGHTH GRADE SHALL BE RELEASED PUBLICLY ON THE NEW YORK STATE
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE WITHIN TEN DAYS OF THE SCORES BEING
RELEASED;
(2) THE RELEASE OF TEST SCORES SHALL OCCUR WITHIN TEN DAYS OF THE
TESTS BEING GRADED; AND
(3) PARENTS SHALL BE NOTIFIED WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF ANY DISTRICT-WIDE
STANDARDIZED TEST PLANNED TO BE ADMINISTERED, ALONG WITH THE TEST'S
MAKE-UP DATES. THIS INCLUDES ANY OPERATIONAL TEST AS WELL AS FIELD
TESTS.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) 32nd Senate District
2017-S2279A (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S2279A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2279A
SPONSOR: GRIFFO
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the education law, in relation to creating a committee
to study ways to reduce the length of standardized tests and ways to
increase the test's transparency
PURPOSE:
To ensure that the New York State Education Department establishes a
committee of educators to explore methods of reducing time spent on
standardized testing. The bill will also ensure the release of the test
itself within ten days of the scores being posted.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision
57 as described in the bill.
2017-S2279A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
2279--A
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 12, 2017
___________
Introduced by Sens. GRIFFO, AVELLA, FUNKE, KAMINSKY, SEWARD -- read
twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the
Committee on Education -- recommitted to the Committee on Education in
accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
tee
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to creating a committee
to study ways to reduce the length of standardized tests and ways to
increase the test's transparency
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 57 to read as follows:
57. A. THE BOARD OF REGENTS IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO ESTABLISH A
COMMITTEE TO RESEARCH AND DEVELOP WAYS TO REDUCE THE LENGTH OF STANDARD-
IZED TESTS ADMINISTERED TO STUDENTS BETWEEN KINDERGARTEN AND THE EIGHTH
GRADE AND WAYS TO INCREASE THE TEST'S TRANSPARENCY. THE COMMITTEE SHALL
REVIEW HOW THE TEST'S TRANSPARENCY WOULD IMPACT STUDENTS' PRIVACY,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (I) WHAT DATA IS BEING COLLECTED; (II)
HOW THE DATA IS BEING COLLECTED; (III) WHO IS COLLECTING THE DATA; (IV)
WHERE IS THE DATA BEING STORED; AND (V) WHY THE DATA IS BEING USED.
B. ALONG WITH ANY RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE COMMITTEE, THE SUBSE-
QUENT CRITERIA SHALL BE FOLLOWED BY THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
AND/OR SCHOOL DISTRICTS:
(1) ANY STANDARDIZED TEST ADMINISTERED TO STUDENTS BETWEEN KINDERGAR-
TEN AND EIGHTH GRADE SHALL BE RELEASED PUBLICLY ON THE NEW YORK STATE
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE WITHIN TEN DAYS OF THE SCORES BEING
RELEASED;
(2) THE RELEASE OF TEST SCORES SHALL OCCUR WITHIN TEN DAYS OF THE
TESTS BEING GRADED; AND
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01873-02-8
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