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Senate Bill S5697

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the duration of certain tests

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2019-S5697 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5038
Current Committee:
Senate New York City Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2590-w, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S1993, A626
2023-2024: S2050, A674
2025-2026: S6777, A3146

2019-S5697 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that any standardized test or examination shall not be subject to any time limitation when administered by the city district.

2019-S5697 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5697 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5697
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 13, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on New York City Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to preventing time limits
   being placed on standardized tests given in cities with  a  population
   of one million or more

   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
 2590-w to read as follows:
   §  2590-W.  TIME  LIMITS  ON  CERTAIN TESTS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER
 PROVISION OF LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, NO  STATE  ASSESS-
 MENTS,  STATE-CREATED  TESTS, STATE ADMINISTERED TESTS, TESTS CREATED BY
 THE CITY DISTRICT OR ANY OTHER STANDARDIZED TESTS OR EXAMINATIONS ADMIN-
 ISTERED BY THE CITY DISTRICT SHALL BE SUBJECT  TO  ANY  TIME  LIMITATION
 WHEN  SUCH  ASSESSMENT, TEST OR EXAMINATION IS ADMINISTERED TO A STUDENT
 WHO ATTENDS THE CITY DISTRICT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08371-05-9

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