Bill Text: NY S02544 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes a mathematics B regents prep course for New York school districts that have less than sixty-five percent of their students passing the mathematics B regents.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION [S02544 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-S02544-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2544
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   February 23, 2009
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       Introduced  by  Sens. PARKER, ONORATO -- 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 establishing  a  math-
         ematics  B regents prep course for New York school districts that have
         less than sixty-five percent of their students passing the mathematics
         B regents
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds that it
    2  is necessary to increase the percentage of students  passing  the  math-
    3  ematics  B  regents  in  New  York  school  districts. The mathematics B
    4  regents examination for high  school  students  is  one  of  five  major
    5  regents  examinations  required  for  high  school  students to obtain a
    6  general high school diploma. The legislature  further  finds  that  over
    7  twenty  counties  have  averaged  less  than sixty-five percent of their
    8  students passing the mathematics B regents examination. The  legislature
    9  therefore  enacts  this legislation establishing a mathematics B regents
   10  prep course to prepare students for the mathematics regents by reviewing
   11  previous regents exams and materials.
   12    S 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 815 to  read
   13  as follows:
   14    S  815.  MATHEMATICS  B  REGENTS  PREP COURSE. 1. THE COMMISSIONER, IN
   15  COOPERATION WITH THE BOARD OF REGENTS, IS  AUTHORIZED  AND  DIRECTED  TO
   16  ESTABLISH AND DEVELOP A PROGRAM FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE MATHEMATICS B
   17  REGENTS  EXAMINATION.  SUCH  PROGRAM  MAY  BE  INSTITUTED  BY ANY SCHOOL
   18  DISTRICT SEEKING TO PROVIDE ITS SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH AN OPPOR-
   19  TUNITY TO ACHIEVE A PASSING GRADE ON THE MATHEMATICS B REGENTS  EXAMINA-
   20  TION.
   21    2.  THE BOARD OF REGENTS SHALL ESTABLISH CRITERIA TO BE USED BY SCHOOL
   22  DISTRICTS PARTICIPATING IN SUCH PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE REVIEW AND  TEST-
   23  ING OF STUDENTS ON PREVIOUS MATHEMATICS B REGENTS EXAMINATION MATERIALS.
   24    S  3. This act shall take effect September 1, 2010; provided, however,
   25  that any rules or regulations necessary to implement the  provisions  of
   26  this act shall be promulgated on or before such date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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