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Jun 18, 2014 |
referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1489 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Mar 04, 2014 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S6730
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2013-S6730 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S6730 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6730 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to providing students an opportunity to take regents examinations if missed due to school closure PURPOSE: Relates to providing students an opportunity to take regents examinations if missed due to school closure. SUMMARY OF PROVISION: Section 1 adds a new section 208-b requiring the State to provide alternative regents exam testing days when schools are closed due to emergency school closure. Any school district that is closed due to an emergency during a regents examination period would be required to provide any student qualified to take such exam on the original test date, the opportunity to retest within thirty days from the date of the original examination. The board of regents shall select the date for the regents exam and notify school districts of the make-up date and locations. For purposes of this section, "emergency" shall be defined as a situation that poses an immediate risk to health, life or property that causes a school district to close. Section 2 is the effective date.
2013-S6730 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6730 I N S E N A T E March 4, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GRISANTI -- 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 providing students an opportunity to take regents examinations if missed due to school closure 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 208-b to read as follows: S 208-B. ALTERNATIVE REGENTS EXAM TESTING DAYS DUE TO SCHOOL CLOSURE. ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT IS CLOSED DUE TO AN EMERGENCY DURING A REGENTS EXAMINATION PERIOD IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE ANY STUDENT QUALIFIED TO TAKE SUCH EXAM AS SET FORTH IN 8 NYCRR 8.2 AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THE EXAM MISSED WITHIN THIRTY DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THE ORIGINAL EXAMINATION. THE BOARD OF REGENTS SHALL SELECT THE DATE FOR THE REGENTS EXAMS AND NOTIFY SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF THE MAKE-UP DATE AND LOCATIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "EMERGENCY" SHALL BE DEFINED AS A SITUATION THAT POSES AN IMME- DIATE RISK TO HEALTH, LIFE, OR PROPERTY THAT CAUSES A SCHOOL DISTRICT TO CLOSE. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date is directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13850-01-4
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