Requires the regents exam to be waived for any student who scores a 3, 4 or 5 on the advanced placement examination in the subject of the regents exam

BILL NUMBER:S7354

Title of bill

An act to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the waiver of the regents examination requirement for certain students who take advanced placement examinations

Purpose

To require the regents exam to be waived for any student who scores a 3, 4, or 5 on the advanced placement examination in the subject of the regents examination.

Summary of provisions

Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 208-b, to create a primary school regents waiver to waive the requirement for a student to take and pass a regents exam for subjects in which the student took an advanced placement exam and received a 3 or higher.

Section 2 is the enacting clause.

Justification

Currently students in New York State that take advanced coursework and consequently advanced placement exams are able to receive college level credit for scores above 3 on such exams. Yet these students must take the regents exam additionally in order to receive a high school diploma. Students who score above a 3 on such exams are widely accepted to have successfully grasped the academic concepts and demonstrated their know- ledge adequately on a college level test. The end of the academic semes- ter is a stressful time of the year with great pressure on the student to continue to excel. New York State should recognize instances where students excel instead of requiring the student to once again prove their academic ability.

Legislative history

New Bill.

Fiscal implications

Undetermined.

Effective date

This act shall take effect immediately.