Bill Text: NY A10528 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to including scores for international baccalaureate examinations as eligible criteria for receiving a NYS achievement and investment in merit scholarship.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-05-31 - referred to higher education [A10528 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A10528-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 10528 IN ASSEMBLY May 31, 2016 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. FAHY, BUCHWALD -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to including scores for international baccalaureate examinations as eligible criteria for receiving a New York state achievement and investment in merit schol- arship The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 2 of section 669-g of the educa- 2 tion law, as added by section 1 of part Z of chapter 56 of the laws of 3 2015, is amended to read as follows: 4 b. graduated with a "with honors" distinction on a New York state 5 regents diploma [or], received a score of 3 or higher on two or more 6 advanced placement examinations, received a score of 3 or higher on one 7 or more international baccalaureate higher level examinations, or 8 received a score of 4 of higher on one or more international baccalau- 9 reate standard level examinations; or 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD15397-01-6
