Assembly Bill A2638

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits biologically identifying questions from being asked prior to standardized testing

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  • 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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2015-A2638 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §340, add §344-d, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9686
2017-2018: A2599

2015-A2638 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits biologically identifying questions from being asked prior to standardized testing.

2015-A2638 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2638

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEPULVEDA  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  prohibiting  biologi-
  cally  identifying  questions  from  being asked prior to standardized
  testing

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 340 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 10 to read as follows:
  10.  "BIOLOGICALLY  IDENTIFYING QUESTIONS" MEANS ANY QUESTION OR GROUP
OF QUESTIONS THAT IMPLICITLY ACTIVATE A SOCIAL IDENTITY THAT CAN  EITHER
FACILITATE OR HINDER PERFORMANCE, INCLUDING RACE, GENDER, FAMILY INCOME,
RELIGION, AND SEXUALITY.
  S  2.  The  education  law is amended by adding a new section 344-d to
read as follows:
  S 344-D. PROHIBITED QUESTIONS. NO STANDARDIZED TEST GIVEN PURSUANT  TO
THE  PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL CONTAIN ANY BIOLOGICALLY IDENTIFY-
ING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TEST SUBJECT OR HIS OR HER FAMILY PRIOR  TO  THE
INITIATION OF THE TEST.
  S  3.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06501-01-5

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