Senate Bill S389

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires the education department to report the results of English/language arts and mathematics assessments to parents of pupils by the last day of classes

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

  • 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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2019-S389 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3211-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S7830
2013-2014: S2464
2015-2016: S4051
2017-2018: S3544
2021-2022: S4493
2023-2024: S2844

2019-S389 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the education department to report the results of English/language arts and mathematics assessments to parents of pupils by the last day of classes.

2019-S389 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S389 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    389
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- 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 requiring the  report-
   ing  of  the  results of English/language arts and mathematics assess-
   ments to the person in parental relation  to  each  elementary  school
   pupil who is so assessed
 
   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 3211-b
 to read as follows:
   § 3211-B. REPORTS OF ENGLISH/LANGUAGE  ARTS  AND  MATHEMATICS  ASSESS-
 MENTS. THE RESULTS OF AND THE DEPARTMENT DESIGNATED PROFICIENCY LEVEL OF
 ANY ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS OR MATHEMATICS ASSESSMENT TEST ADMINISTERED BY
 A  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  OR  SCHOOL  TO ANY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PUPIL SHALL BE
 REPORTED TO THE PERSON IN PARENTAL RELATION TO SUCH PUPIL BY THE DEPART-
 MENT ON OR BEFORE THE LAST DAY OF CLASS FOR THE  SCHOOL  YEAR  IN  WHICH
 SUCH  TEST  WAS ADMINISTERED. THE REGENTS AND DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH
 AND PROVIDE TO EVERY PERSON IN PARENTAL RELATION,  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  AND
 SCHOOL, ON OR BEFORE MAY TWENTIETH, THE FOUR PROFICIENCY LEVELS FOR EACH
 GRADE LEVEL OR EACH ASSESSMENT TEST ADMINISTERED TO SUCH GRADE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03501-01-9

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