Assembly Actions -
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Jun 20, 2018 |
committed to rules |
Mar 13, 2018 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 12, 2018 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 06, 2018 |
1st report cal.580 |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S7056
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
2017-S7056 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9558
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§809 & 669-g, Ed L
2017-S7056 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7056 SPONSOR: MARCELLINO TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to international bacca- laureate examinations PURPOSE: To allow the International Baccalaureate (IB) examinations to maintain equal standing with the national Advanced Placement (AP) examinations SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the Education Law to include the International Bacca- laureate programs within the provisions for a waiver on the use of animals in science instruction. Section 2 amends the Education Law to expand the eligibility for the New York State Achievement and Investment Merit Scholarship (NY-AIMS) to
2017-S7056 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7056 I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 3, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARCELLINO -- 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 international bacca- laureate examinations THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 5 of section 809 of the educa- tion law, as amended by chapter 542 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows: b. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this section, the commissioner may, upon the submission of a written program plan, issue to such school a written waiver of such restrictions for students subject to the following provisions: (i) the student shall be in grade ten, eleven, or twelve; and (ii) the student shall be under the super- vision of one or more teachers certified in science; and (iii) the student shall be pursuing an accelerated course of study in the sciences as defined by the commissioner in preparation for taking a state or national advanced placement examination OR INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE. The commissioner shall issue a waiver of such restrictions for any teacher certified in science instructing such student. The written program plan shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the educational basis for requesting a waiver; (ii) the objective of the lesson or experiment; (iii) the methods and techniques to be used; and (iv) any other information required by the commissioner. § 2. Paragraph b of subdivision 2 of section 669-g of the education law, as added by section 1 of part Z of chapter 56 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows: b. graduated with a "with honors" distinction on a New York state regents diploma [or], received a score of 3 or higher on two or more advanced placement examinations, RECEIVED A SCORE OF 3 OR HIGHER ON ONE OR MORE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE HIGHER LEVEL EXAMINATIONS, OR RECEIVED A SCORE OF 4 OR HIGHER ON ONE OR MORE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAU- REATE STANDARD LEVEL EXAMINATIONS; or
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