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Requires the administration and the instruction in preparation of the GED examination in the Chinese and Korean languages for pupils who are proficient in these languages
In Assembly Committee · Education · Sponsor Brian Kavanagh
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BILL NUMBER:S91
Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the administration of the GED examination in the Chinese and Korean languages for pupils who are proficient in such languages and of limited English proficiency
Purpose
To allow students who are proficient in the Chinese or Korean language and of limited English proficiency the option to receive instruction in preparation for the GED examination and the administration of such examination in the Chinese or Korean language.
Summary of provisions
The Commissioner of Education shall require each board of education, including the board of each community school district of the city of New York, to make available to all pupils proficient in the Chinese or Korean language, and of limited proficiency in English, the official GED examination written in such native language, and make available any instructional courses or programs for the preparation of such examination.
Justification
While learning to read, write and speak English is a common and worthy goal of any student in the United States, test-taking may be unnecessarily challenging for those who are still growing in their use of the English language. This legislation provides the opportunity for students to show their proficiency in subjects like math, science, history and music while not being handicapped by their still developing grasp of the English language. Currently the GED and study materials for the GED are available in Spanish and French, and as the Asian-American population is growing by leaps and bounds, it would make sense to also make them available in Chinese and Korean.
Legislative history
2008: A.10763 (Young) - Education 2010: S.4107/A.475 (Kavanagh) - Education
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Effective date
This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law.
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