Bill Text: NY S03544 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Requires the education department to report the results of English/language arts and mathematics assessments to parents of pupils by the last day of classes.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-01-03 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION [S03544 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S03544-Introduced.html


                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
                                          3544
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    January 24, 2017
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- 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 requiring the  report-
          ing  of  the  results of English/language arts and mathematics assess-
          ments to the person in parental relation  to  each  elementary  school
          pupil who is so assessed
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3211-b
     2  to read as follows:
     3    § 3211-b. Reports of English/language  arts  and  mathematics  assess-
     4  ments. The results of and the department designated proficiency level of
     5  any English/language arts or mathematics assessment test administered by
     6  a  school  district  or  school  to any elementary school pupil shall be
     7  reported to the person in parental relation to such pupil by the depart-
     8  ment on or before the last day of class for the  school  year  in  which
     9  such  test  was administered. The regents and department shall establish
    10  and provide to every person in parental relation,  school  district  and
    11  school, on or before May twentieth, the four proficiency levels for each
    12  grade level or each assessment test administered to such grade.
    13    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02451-01-7
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