Bill Text: NY S07830 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes a common articulation policy at the state and city university systems for granting college credit bearing coursework based upon successful performance on standardized exams completed by high school students.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-05-13 - REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION [S07830 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S07830-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7830
                    IN SENATE
                                      May 13, 2016
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  Sen.  FUNKE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a  common
          articulation  policy  at  the  state  and  city university systems for
          granting college  credit  bearing  coursework  based  upon  successful
          performance on standardized exams completed by high school students
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 2 of  section  355  of  the  education  law  is
     2  amended by adding a new paragraph h-1 to read as follows:
     3    h-1.  The board of trustees shall establish a consistent and evidence-
     4  based policy for accepting and granting college credit for college level
     5  performance based upon passing scores on  standardized  exams  taken  by
     6  students  while  in  high school. The policy shall be adopted and imple-
     7  mented for students enrolling in any state university campus,  effective
     8  for  the two thousand seventeen--two thousand eighteen academic year and
     9  thereafter.
    10    (1) The policy shall be developed based on the  findings  of  a  study
    11  that include:
    12    (A)  in  consultation with the system's institutions, student advisory
    13  groups and other interested parties, the trustees will  review  findings
    14  and  academic  performance data for students successfully passing one or
    15  more advanced placement exams prior to enrolling in a  state  university
    16  college;
    17    (B)  measures of academic performance, retention rates, and graduation
    18  rates of students who complete a  lower-division  course  at  the  state
    19  university's  institutions  of higher education compared to students who
    20  receive credit for a comparable college course, disaggregated by  score,
    21  based upon advanced placement examinations;
    22    (C)  each  institution  in the state university system shall submit to
    23  the board of trustees the data requested for the purpose  of  completing
    24  this study in a timely manner.
    25    (2)  Not  later  than January first, two thousand seventeen, the board
    26  shall establish a consistent policy, based on the findings of the  study
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  required  by  this paragraph, for granting college credit established by
     2  evidence of passing scores on standardized college level exams completed
     3  in high school.
     4    §  2.  Section  6206  of  the education law is amended by adding a new
     5  subdivision 19 to read as follows:
     6    19. The board of trustees shall establish a consistent  and  evidence-
     7  based  policy  for  accepting and granting college credit for successful
     8  performance on college level standardized exams taken by students  while
     9  in high school. The policy shall be adopted and implemented for students
    10  enrolling  in  any city university campus effective for the two thousand
    11  seventeen--two thousand eighteen academic year and thereafter.
    12    a. The policy shall be developed based on the findings of a study that
    13  includes:
    14    (1) in consultation with the system's institutions,  student  advisory
    15  groups  and  other interested parties, the trustees will review findings
    16  and academic performance data for students successfully passing  one  or
    17  more  advanced  placement  exams prior to enrolling in a city university
    18  college;
    19    (2) measures of academic performance, retention rates, and  graduation
    20  rates  of  students  who  complete  a  lower-division course at the city
    21  university's institutions of higher education compared to  students  who
    22  receive  credit for a comparable college course, disaggregated by score,
    23  based upon advanced placement examinations;
    24    (3) each institution in the city university system shall submit to the
    25  board of trustees the data requested for the purpose of completing  this
    26  study in a timely manner.
    27    b.  Not  later  than  January first, two thousand seventeen, the board
    28  shall establish a consistent policy, based on the findings of the  study
    29  required by this subdivision, for granting college credit established by
    30  evidence of passing scores on standardized college level exams completed
    31  in high school.
    32    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.