Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to education |
Apr 20, 2015 |
notice of committee consideration - requested |
Jan 30, 2015 |
print number 1938a |
Jan 30, 2015 |
amend and recommit to education |
Jan 15, 2015 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S1938A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education 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
Bill Amendments
2015-S1938 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §4402, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
-
S6758
2015-S1938 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1938 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to allowing parents and legal guardians of children with an individualized education program to opt such children out of the "common core standards" and certain testing PURPOSE: The bill will allow parents or the legal guardian of children with special needs who have an established IEP to opt the child out of the Common Core Standards testing and testing related to the APPR. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Is the Legislative Intent. Section 2. Establishes that any parent or legal guardian of a child with an established IEP, may opt their child out of the "Common Core Standards" or APPR standardized testing, by providing written notice 10 days prior to the school principal. It further requires that students who are opted out shall be provided alternate education programming during the time of testing that is appropriate and consistent with the child's IEP.
2015-S1938 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1938 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 15, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PANEPINTO -- 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 allowing parents and legal guardians of children with an individualized education program to opt such children out of the "common core standards" and certain testing THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The legislature finds that the primary federal law govern- ing the education of children with special needs is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The IDEA was enacted by the congress of the United States in 1990, and reauthorized in 1997 and 2004. The intent of the IDEA was to ensure the right of children with disabilities to receive a free appropriate public education (FAPE), striving to grant equal access to students with disabilities, and provide them special education services. Further, to implement the IDEA, special education services and procedures are established, created on an individualized basis, so as to meet the unique needs of students with disabilities. The legislature further finds that the tool utilized to fulfill these rights for children with special needs is the individualized education program (IEP). Nothing in this section shall preclude New York state from adopting laws, rules and regulations which may be more stringent or comprehensive than relevant federal laws. S 2. Section 4402 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows: 9. A. ANY PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF A CHILD WITH AN ESTABLISHED INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM (IEP) MAY, WITH TEN DAY PRIOR WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE PRINCIPAL OF THE SCHOOL THE CHILD IS ATTENDING, OPT THAT CHILD OUT OF ANY STANDARDIZED TEST INCLUDING THE "COMMON CORE STAND- ARDS", OR THOSE TESTS ADMINISTERED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED THREE OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND TEN. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06536-01-5
co-Sponsors
(D) 14th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
(D) 19th Senate District
2015-S1938A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §4402, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
-
S6758
2015-S1938A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1938A REVISED MEMO 04/20/2015 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to allowing parents and legal guardians of children with an individualized education program to opt such children out of the "common core standards" and certain testing PURPOSE: The bill will allow parents or the legal guardian of children with special needs who have an established IEP to opt the child out of the Common Core Standards testing and testing related to the APPR. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Is the Legislative Intent. Section 2. Establishes that any parent or legal guardian of a child with an established IEP, may opt their child out of the "Common Core Standards" or APPR standardized testing, by providing written notice any time prior to the administration of the test to the principal of their school. It further requires that students who are opted out shall be provided alternate education programming during the time of testing that is appropriate and consistent with the child's IEP. Section 3. Is the effective date. The bill takes effect immediately.
2015-S1938A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1938--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 15, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PANEPINTO -- 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 allowing parents and legal guardians of children with an individualized education program to opt such children out of the "common core standards" and certain testing THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The legislature finds that the primary federal law govern- ing the education of children with special needs is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The IDEA was enacted by the congress of the United States in 1990, and reauthorized in 1997 and 2004. The intent of the IDEA was to ensure the right of children with disabilities to receive a free appropriate public education (FAPE), striving to grant equal access to students with disabilities, and provide them special education services. Further, to implement the IDEA, special education services and procedures are established, created on an individualized basis, so as to meet the unique needs of students with disabilities. The legislature further finds that the tool utilized to fulfill these rights for children with special needs is the individualized education program (IEP). Nothing in this section shall preclude New York state from adopting laws, rules and regulations which may be more stringent or comprehensive than relevant federal laws. S 2. Section 4402 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows: 9. A. ANY PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF A CHILD WITH AN ESTABLISHED INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM (IEP) MAY, WITH WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE PRINCIPAL OF THE SCHOOL THE CHILD IS ATTENDING AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE TEST, OPT THAT CHILD OUT OF ANY STANDARDIZED TEST EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06536-02-5
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