Bill Text: NY S06308 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides test preparation for certain students intending to apply to take the specialized high school admissions test.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION [S06308 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-S06308-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6308 IN SENATE (Prefiled) January 6, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PERSAUD -- 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 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 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 55 to read as follows: 3 55. Test preparation for certain students. The commissioner shall 4 establish in cities having a population of one million or more, in 5 conjunction with the appropriate official with jurisdiction over the 6 public school system in such cities, a test preparation program for 7 students in the seventh grade having scored no higher than a four on 8 either the English language arts test or mathematics test administered 9 by such cities and who intend to apply to take the specialized high 10 school admissions test. Such test preparation shall be offered free of 11 charge during the regular operating hours of the school day. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09270-04-5
