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Jan 08, 2020 | referred to education returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 19, 2019 | referred to education |
Jun 18, 2019 | delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1608 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jun 14, 2019 | print number 5394a |
Jun 14, 2019 | amend (t) and recommit to education |
Apr 29, 2019 | referred to education |
senate Bill S5394A
Sponsored By
Robert Jackson
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Brian A. Benjamin
(D) 0 Senate District
Jessica Ramos
(D, WF) 13th Senate District
Julia Salazar
(D, WF) 18th Senate District
S5394 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7744
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §305, Ed L
S5394 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5394 SPONSOR: JACKSON TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the "right to opt out of high-stakes testing act" PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to ensure school districts notify parents of students via written communication in grades three through eight that such students may refuse to participate in all state testing or high- stakes testing. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 is the short title. Section 2 amends Section 305 of the Education Law by adding a new Subdi- vision 51-b. The commissioner would be required to ensure that school districts notify parents of students in grades three through eight, either by email and/or mailed letter, that such students may refuse to participate in all state testing or high-stakes testing. Such notifica- tion shall be given no sooner than thirty school days and no later than
S5394 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5394 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 29, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. JACKSON -- 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 enacting the "right to opt out of high-stakes testing act" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "right to opt out of high-stakes testing act". § 2. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 51-b to read as follows: 51-B. A. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ENSURE THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS NOTIFY PARENTS OF STUDENTS IN GRADES THREE THROUGH EIGHT, EITHER BY EMAIL AND/OR A MAILED LETTER, THAT SUCH STUDENTS MAY REFUSE TO PARTICIPATE IN ALL STATE TESTING OR ANY OTHER HIGH-STAKES TESTING. SUCH NOTIFICATION SHALL BE GIVEN NO SOONER THAN THIRTY SCHOOL DAYS AND NO LATER THAN SEVEN SCHOOL DAYS PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED ADMINISTRATION OF SUCH TESTING. SUCH NOTIFICATION SHALL READ AS FOLLOWS: "IT IS THE RIGHT OF EVERY PARENT TO DIRECT THE UPBRINGING AND EDUCA- TION OF THEIR CHILDREN. PARENTS MAY REFUSE TO PERMIT THEIR CHILDREN TO TAKE STATE TESTING OR ANY OTHER HIGH-STAKES TESTING. PARENTS WHO REFUSE TO PERMIT THEIR CHILDREN TO TAKE SUCH TESTS MAY SEND A LETTER CONTAINING THE FULL NAME OF THE STUDENT, THE NAME OF THE TEST OR A DESCRIPTION OF THE TEST SO IT MAY BE PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, AND THE SIGNATURE OF THE STUDENT'S PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN. NO PUNITIVE MEASURES MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST STUDENTS WHO REFUSE TO PARTICIPATE IN SUCH TESTING, NOR SHALL STUDENTS WHO DO PARTICIPATE IN SUCH TESTING RECEIVE ANY INCENTIVE OR REWARD FOR DOING SO." THE TEXT OF SUCH NOTIFICATION SHALL BE POSTED ON SCHOOL DISTRICT WEBSITES IN THE MOST COMMON SPOKEN LANGUAGES IN THE STATE. B. STUDENTS WHO DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY STATE TESTING OR ANY OTHER HIGH-STAKES TESTING SHALL BE SCORED AS A "REFUSAL", RATHER THAN AS EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
Co-Sponsors
Brian A. Benjamin
(D) 0 Senate District
Alessandra Biaggi
(D, WF) 0 Senate District
Jessica Ramos
(D, WF) 13th Senate District
Julia Salazar
(D, WF) 18th Senate District
S5394A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7744
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §305, Ed L
S5394A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5394A SPONSOR: JACKSON TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to opting out of certain state assessments PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to ensure school districts provide notice to parents of students in grades three through of the parent's right to opt their child out of the grade three through eight English language arts and math state assessments. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends Section 305 of the Education Law by adding a new subdi- vision 60. The commissioner shall ensure that school districts provide notice to parents of students in grades three through eight of the parent's right to opt their student out of the grade three through eight English language arts and math state assessments. The notice shall be developed by the State Education Department, written in clear and
S5394A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5394--A 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 29, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. JACKSON, BENJAMIN, RAMOS, SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to opting out of certain state assessments 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 60 to read as follows: 60. A. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ENSURE THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS PROVIDE NOTICE TO PARENTS OF STUDENTS IN GRADES THREE THROUGH EIGHT OF THE PARENT'S RIGHT TO OPT THEIR STUDENT OUT OF THE GRADE THREE THROUGH EIGHT ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATH STATE ASSESSMENTS. SUCH NOTICE SHALL BE DEVELOPED BY THE DEPARTMENT, WRITTEN IN CLEAR AND CONCISE LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATED IN THE SIX MOST COMMON LANGUAGES IN THE STATE. THE NOTICE SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE. B. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ENSURE THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS PROVIDE PARENTS OF STUDENTS IN GRADES THREE THROUGH EIGHT WITH THE NOTICE PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDIVISION. SUCH NOTIFICATION SHALL BE GIVEN NO LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. C. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL HONOR A PARENT'S DECISION TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHT TO OPT THEIR STUDENT OUT OF THE GRADE THREE THROUGH EIGHT ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATH STATE ASSESSMENTS. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM TAKING PUNITIVE MEASURES AGAINST A STUDENT WHOSE PARENT HAS CHOSEN TO OPT THEIR STUDENT OUT OF THE GRADES THREE THROUGH EIGHT ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATH STATE ASSESSMENTS. D. ANY VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION MAY BE SUBJECT TO AN APPEAL TO THE COMMISSIONER. § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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