What's happening
This bill requires school districts closed due to emergencies during Regents exams to provide make-up testing opportunities within 30 days.
Why it matters
Ensures students are not penalized for emergencies. By mandating make-up Regents exam opportunities, the bill protects students from losing critical graduation or advancement chances due to unforeseen school closures.
Standardizes response to emergencies. The bill creates a uniform process across all districts, reducing disparities in how missed testing is handled and ensuring statewide fairness.
Clarifies what counts as an emergency. By defining "emergency" as situations posing immediate risk to health, life, or property, the bill prevents misuse and ensures the provision applies only to serious closures.
Centralizes scheduling authority. The Board of Regents selects and communicates make-up dates and locations, streamlining logistics and reducing confusion for schools and families.
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Make-Up Regents Exam Option
In Senate Committee · Rules · Sponsor Rich Funke
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7996
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 25, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to providing students an opportunity to take regents examinations if missed due to school closure
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 208-b to read as follows:
§ 208-b. Alternative regents exam testing days due to school closure. Any school district that is closed due to an emergency during a regents examination period is required to provide any student qualified to take such exam as set forth in 8 NYCRR 8.2 an opportunity to take the exam missed within thirty days from the date of the original examination. The board of regents shall select the date for the regents exams and notify school districts of the make-up date and locations. For purposes of this section, "emergency" shall be defined as a situation that poses an immediate risk to health, life, or property that causes a school district to close.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date is directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04219-01-7
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