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A4341Assembly2019-2020 Session

Offer SAT During School

Official title

“Requires all public secondary schools to provide the annual administration of the SAT during a school day”

Sponsor David WeprinAD-24+7 co-sponsorsAffects Education
Status
In Assembly Committee
Education
Impact
6/10
Moderate
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Education

What's happening

This bill requires all New York public secondary schools to administer the SAT annually during a regular school day.

Why it matters

  1. Increases equity of access to college admissions. by ensuring all public high school students have a chance to take the SAT without worrying about cost, transportation, or scheduling conflicts outside of school hours.

  2. Could impact school and district resources. , as schools will need to allocate staff, space, and time for test administration, potentially affecting the regular school schedule and requiring logistical adjustments.

  3. May influence college readiness and application rates. , particularly for students who might not have otherwise taken the SAT, potentially leading to higher college application and enrollment rates among underrepresented or low-income students.

  4. Standardizes the testing experience across the state. , reducing disparities between districts and schools where some currently offer in-school testing and others do not, and providing a consistent opportunity for all students.

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Who cares

  • Public secondary school administrators

    They would have to arrange an annual SAT administration during a regular school day.

  • Students taking the SAT at public secondary schools

    The bill would require their schools to provide the test during the regular school day.

  • Teachers and school staff

    The school-day testing requirement would affect scheduling and test administration at public secondary schools.

Headline styles

Offer SAT During School

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
David Weprin

Assembly Member · Assembly District 24

Chair, Insurance

History

  1. Referred to education
  2. Referred to education

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

4341

2019-2020 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

February 4, 2019

Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN, D'URSO, SEAWRIGHT, COLTON, RIVERA, HYND- MAN, BLAKE, BICHOTTE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring all public secondary schools to provide the annual administration of the SAT during a school day

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 342-b to read as follows:

§ 342-b. SAT school day administration. Every public secondary school shall provide the annual administration of the Scholastic Aptitude Test to all test subjects at such school during a regular school day.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD08579-01-9

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