Skip to content
A2741Assembly2017-2018 SessionSame asS143

Include IB Scores for Scholarships

Official title

“Relates to including scores for international baccalaureate examinations as eligible criteria for receiving a NYS achievement and investment merit scholarship”

Sponsor Patricia FahyAD-109+4 co-sponsorsAffects Education
Status
In Assembly Committee
Higher Education
Impact
3/10
Low
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Higher Education

What's happening

This bill allows scores from international baccalaureate exams to qualify students for the New York State merit scholarship.

Why it matters

  1. Expands scholarship eligibility. to students who excel in the International Baccalaureate (IB) program, not just those who take Advanced Placement (AP) or Regents exams, recognizing a broader range of academic achievement.

  2. Promotes educational equity. by giving IB students the same opportunity to qualify for state merit scholarships as their peers in other academic tracks, which may be important for those attending schools that offer IB instead of AP courses.

  3. Encourages high academic performance. in IB programs by making these exam scores count toward state merit-based financial aid, potentially motivating more students to pursue challenging coursework.

  4. May increase access to college funding. for a diverse group of students, as the IB program is offered in various types of schools—including international and public schools—potentially reaching students who were previously excluded from this scholarship.

The daily · weekday mornings

Albany, before your first meeting.

Every bill that moved yesterday, summarized in a sentence and ranked by impact. The Albany Scorecard follows on Sundays.

Free. Unsubscribe in one click. Want alerts on specific bills? Create an account.

Who cares

Headline styles

Include IB Scores for Scholarships

Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Patricia Fahy

Assembly Member · Assembly District 109

1 Multi-sponsor

History

  1. Referred to higher education
  2. Referred to higher education

Companion bill

The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.

S143Senate

Include IB Scores for Scholarships

In Senate Committee · Higher Education · Sponsor Todd Kaminsky

Impact 4 · Low0% to pass

Full text

1 pageUnderlined is new[Struck] is removedOfficial text on nysenate.gov ↗

STATE OF NEW YORK

2741

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 23, 2017

Introduced by M. of A. FAHY, BUCHWALD, BRONSON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to including scores for international baccalaureate examinations as eligible criteria for receiving a New York state achievement and investment in merit scholarship

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 2 of section 669-g of the education law, as added by section 1 of part Z of chapter 56 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:

b. graduated with a "with honors" distinction on a New York state regents diploma [or], received a score of 3 or higher on two or more advanced placement examinations, received a score of 3 or higher on one or more international baccalaureate higher level examinations, or received a score of 4 of higher on one or more international baccalaureate standard level examinations; or

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD02675-01-7

Reflowed for reading: line numbers and page breaks removed. Cite the official text.

Summaries, headlines and scores are AI-generated from the official bill text. How we score bills. Source: NYS Open Legislation.