Bill Text: NY A05987 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides test preparation for students in the seventh grade and eighth grade intending to apply to take the specialized high school admissions test.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to education [A05987 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-A05987-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5987 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 28, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WILLIAMS -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to test preparation programs for certain students The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 2590-h of the education law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 57 to read as follows: 3 57. Test preparation for certain students. The chancellor shall estab- 4 lish in cities having a population of one million or more, in conjunc- 5 tion with the appropriate official with jurisdiction over the public 6 school system in such cities, a test preparation program for students in 7 the seventh grade and eighth grade whose test is administered by such 8 cities and who intend to apply to take the specialized high school 9 admissions test. Such test preparation shall be offered free of charge 10 during the regular operating hours of the school day. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that 12 the amendments to section 2590-h of the education law made by section 13 one of this act shall not affect the expiration and reversion of such 14 section and shall expire and be deemed repealed therewith. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01749-01-3
