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A8024Assembly2017-2018 SessionSame asS2110

Waive Regents for AP Scores

Official title

“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”

Sponsor Alicia HyndmanAD-29+1 co-sponsorAffects Education
Status
In Assembly Committee
Education
Impact
5/10
Moderate
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Education

What's happening

This bill requires New York to waive Regents exam requirements for students who score 3, 4, or 5 on Advanced Placement exams in the same subject.

Why it matters

  1. Reduces standardized testing burden. for high-achieving students by allowing those who demonstrate subject mastery on AP exams to bypass additional Regents exams, potentially lowering test-related stress and redundant assessments.

  2. Encourages participation in Advanced Placement (AP) courses. , since students who take on the challenge and succeed (with a score of 3, 4, or 5) can directly benefit through graduation requirement waivers.

  3. Aligns high school credentialing more closely with college readiness standards. , as AP exams are nationally recognized and often used for college credit, making the high school diploma more meaningful for college-bound students.

  4. Could increase educational equity. for students with access to AP courses, but may highlight disparities in AP availability between schools, prompting further discussions on resource allocation and educational access.

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Waive Regents for AP Scores

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Alicia Hyndman

Assembly Member · Assembly District 29

Chair, Higher Education

1 Multi-sponsor

History

  1. Referred to education
  2. Referred to 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.

S2110Senate

Waive Regents for AP Scores

In Senate Committee · Education · Sponsor Simcha Felder

Impact 4 · Low0% to pass

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

8024

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

May 25, 2017

Introduced by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education

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

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. High school regents examination waiver. The regents shall waive the requirement for a student to take and pass a regents examination for a subject in which a high school student has taken an advanced placement course and received a 3, 4 or 5 as a score on the advanced placement examination therefor.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD04801-01-7

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