Senate Bill S4835

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to common core state 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-S4835 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 7-B §§349-a - 349-f, Ed L

2015-S4835 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to common core state testing.

2015-S4835 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4835 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4835

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 21, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- 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  common  core  state
  testing

  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 article 7-B to
read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 7-B
                        COMMON CORE STATE TESTING
SECTION 349-A. DEFINITIONS.
        349-B. DISCLOSURE.
        349-C. GRADE APPROPRIATE TESTS.
        349-D. STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.
        349-E. ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS.
        349-F. RESULTS OF COMMON CORE CURRICULUM EXAMINATIONS.
  S 349-A. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE: 1.  "TEST"  OR  "COMMON
CORE STATE TEST" MEANS ANY STATE CREATED, DEVELOPED OR ADMINISTERED TEST
GIVEN  IN  NEW YORK STATE TO STUDENTS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATH-
EMATICS THAT TESTS STUDENTS' KNOWLEDGE AND  SKILLS  RELATING  TO  COMMON
CORE STANDARDS.
  2.  "COMMON  CORE"  MEANS THE NEW YORK STATE P-12 COMMON CORE LEARNING
STANDARDS (CCLS) FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATHEMATICS ON WHICH  NEW
YORK STATE COMMON CORE TESTS WILL BE BASED.
  3. "TEST SUBJECT" MEANS ANY INDIVIDUAL TO WHOM A TEST IS ADMINISTERED.
  4.  "TEST  AGENCY"  MEANS  ANY ORGANIZATION, ASSOCIATION, CORPORATION,
PARTNERSHIP OR INDIVIDUAL THAT DEVELOPS, SPONSORS OR ADMINISTERS A  TEST
PROVIDED  HOWEVER  THAT  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOT BE INCLUDED WITHIN THE
DEFINITION OF A TEST AGENCY FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE.
  5. "CHILD WITH A DISABILITY" OR A "STUDENT WITH A DISABILITY" SHALL BE
DEFINED IN SECTION FORTY-FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF THIS CHAPTER.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10517-01-5
              

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