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                                         4080
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 1, 2011
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       Introduced  by M. of A. CAMARA, BARRON, SALADINO, BOYLAND -- Multi-Spon-
         sored by -- M. of A.   COOK, JEFFRIES,  McDONOUGH  --  read  once  and
         referred 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.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1    2. THE BOARD OF REGENTS SHALL ESTABLISH CRITERIA TO BE USED BY  SCHOOL
    2  DISTRICTS  PARTICIPATING IN SUCH PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE REVIEW AND TEST-
    3  ING OF STUDENTS ON PREVIOUS MATHEMATICS B REGENTS EXAMINATION MATERIALS.
    4    S  3. This act shall take effect September 1, 2012; provided, however,
    5  that any rules or regulations necessary to implement the  provisions  of
    6  this act shall be promulgated on or before such date.