Bill Text: NY A07423 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to creating advanced placement coursework opportunities.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to education [A07423 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A07423-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7423
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     May 11, 2015
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       Introduced  by M. of A. NOLAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Education
       AN ACT to amend the education law,  in  relation  to  creating  advanced
         placement coursework opportunities
         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  two
    2  new subdivisions 53 and 54 to read as follows:
    3    53. (A) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP A GRANT PROGRAM TO ASSIST LOCAL
    4  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS  IN  AN  EFFORT TO EITHER ESTABLISH OR EXPAND ADVANCED
    5  PLACEMENT PROGRAMS.  SCHOOLS  WHICH  CURRENTLY  OFFER  FEWER  THAN  FOUR
    6  ADVANCED  PLACEMENT  COURSES AND HAVE AN UNMET ADVANCED PLACEMENT POTEN-
    7  TIAL SHALL BE GIVEN  PREFERENCE  FOR  SUCH  FUNDING.  FUNDING  FOR  SUCH
    8  ASSISTANCE  SHALL  INCLUDE:  RECOGNIZED  TRAINING THAT PROVIDES TEACHERS
    9  WITH THE NECESSARY CONTENT KNOWLEDGE AND INSTRUCTIONAL SKILLS TO PREPARE
   10  STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS IN  ADVANCED  PLACEMENT  COURSES  AND  ON  ADVANCED
   11  PLACEMENT  EXAMINATIONS,  AND  COURSE  START-UP COSTS SUCH AS CURRICULUM
   12  MATERIALS, NECESSARY LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND OTHER  MATERIALS  REQUIRED
   13  FOR  THE  OFFERING OF SUCH COURSES. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP ADDI-
   14  TIONAL GRANT-ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND  SHALL  AWARD  FUNDS  TO  APPLYING
   15  SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACCORDINGLY.
   16    (B) THE LEGISLATURE SHALL APPROPRIATE STATE MONIES AS MAY BE NECESSARY
   17  TO  IMPLEMENT  SUCH  PROGRAM  IN  ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
   18  SUBDIVISION.
   19    54. (A) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP A MECHANISM TO FUND, FOR FINAN-
   20  CIALLY ELIGIBLE STUDENTS, THE PORTION OF THE ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAM FEE
   21  THAT IS NOT CURRENTLY FUNDED BY THE FEDERAL ADVANCE PLACEMENT  TEST  FEE
   22  PROGRAM,  THE COLLEGE BOARD TEST FEE WAIVER AND THE SCHOOL TEST PROCESS-
   23  ING FEE WAIVER.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD02139-01-5
       A. 7423                             2
    1    (B) THE LEGISLATURE SHALL APPROPRIATE STATE MONIES AS MAY BE NECESSARY
    2  TO IMPLEMENT SUCH MECHANISM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS
    3  SUBDIVISION.
    4    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.