Assembly Bill A6286

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes the SAT school day program and the SAT school day fund

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-A6286 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §342-b, Ed L; add §89-k, St Fin L

2023-A6286 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the SAT school day program and the SAT school day fund; directs the department of education to establish and maintain the SAT school day program to enter into contract with the college board to provide the annual administration of the SATs at all public secondary schools free of charge during one regular school day.

2023-A6286 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6286
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. WEPRIN, SEAWRIGHT, COLTON, HYNDMAN -- read once
   and referred to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing  the  SAT
   school day program; and to amend the state finance law, in relation to
   establishing the SAT school day fund

   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  342-b
 to read as follows:
   § 342-B. SAT SCHOOL DAY PROGRAM. 1. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH AND
 MAINTAIN THE SAT SCHOOL DAY PROGRAM WHEREBY THE DEPARTMENT SHALL UTILIZE
 FUNDS  MADE  AVAILABLE FROM THE SAT SCHOOL DAY FUND, PURSUANT TO SECTION
 EIGHTY-NINE-K OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW, TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT WITH  THE
 COLLEGE  BOARD  TO  PROVIDE  THE ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION OF THE SCHOLASTIC
 APTITUDE TEST TO ALL TEST SUBJECTS AT ALL PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS  FREE
 OF CHARGE DURING A REGULAR SCHOOL DAY.
   2.  EACH  TEST SUBJECT SHALL BE PERMITTED TO TAKE THE SCHOLASTIC APTI-
 TUDE TEST FREE OF  CHARGE,  AS  PROVIDED  IN  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS
 SECTION, ONLY ONCE.
   §  2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 89-k to
 read as follows:
   § 89-K. SAT SCHOOL DAY FUND. 1. THERE IS  HEREBY  ESTABLISHED  IN  THE
 JOINT  CUSTODY OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION
 AND FINANCE, A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE "SAT SCHOOL DAY FUND".
   2. SUCH FUND SHALL CONSIST OF ANY MONEYS APPROPRIATED TO THE  FUND  BY
 THE  STATE  IN  ADDITION  TO  ALL OTHER MONEYS APPROPRIATED, CREDITED OR
 TRANSFERRED THERETO FROM ANY OTHER FUND OR SOURCE PURSUANT TO LAW. NOTH-
 ING CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL PREVENT  THE  STATE  FROM  RECEIVING  GRANTS,
 GIFTS  OR  BEQUESTS  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THE FUND AS DEFINED IN THIS
 SECTION AND DEPOSITING THEM INTO THE FUND ACCORDING TO LAW.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06646-01-3
 A. 6286                             2

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