Bill Text: NY A03213 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the commissioner of education granting schools variances for alternative assessments.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 10-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-07-14 - held for consideration in education [A03213 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A03213-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          3213
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 28, 2019
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        Introduced  by  M. of A. RA, McDONOUGH, RAIA, GIGLIO, GARBARINO, FRIEND,
          PALMESANO -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.  BARCLAY,  BLANKENBUSH,
          CROUCH,  RICHARDSON  --  read  once  and  referred to the Committee on
          Education
        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  the  commissioner  of
          education granting schools variances for alternative assessments
          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 57 to read as follows:
     3    57. a. The commissioner shall grant schools variances for  alternative
     4  assessments that may be substituted for certain assessments specified in
     5  regulations promulgated by the department.
     6    b. An "alternative assessment" must meet the following criteria:
     7    (i)  shall  measure  the  state  learning standards for the respective
     8  content area;
     9    (ii) shall be at least as rigorous as the corresponding required state
    10  assessment;
    11    (iii) shall be consistent with technical criteria for validity,  reli-
    12  ability, and freedom from bias; and
    13    (iv)  this  is  to  include,  but  not  be limited to: portfolio-based
    14  assessments.
    15    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02321-01-9