What's happening
This bill requires New York to waive Regents exam requirements for high school students who score 3 or higher on relevant AP exams.
Why it matters
Allows students who demonstrate advanced proficiency (by scoring 3 or higher on AP exams) to bypass state Regents exams, potentially reducing redundant testing and test-related stress.
May encourage more students to enroll in challenging AP courses, knowing that success can directly fulfill graduation requirements.
Could lead to greater alignment between state graduation standards and nationally recognized college-level coursework, possibly improving college readiness and application competitiveness for New York students.
Might address equity concerns by offering alternative pathways to meet graduation requirements, especially for students who excel in AP coursework but may not perform as well on traditional state exams.
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Waive Regents for AP Scores
In Assembly Committee · Education · Sponsor Alicia Hyndman
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STATE OF NEW YORK
347
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE (Prefiled)
January 9, 2019
Introduced by Sen. FELDER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed 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.
LBD02614-01-9
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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 of the bill amends the education law 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 of the bill 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 also take the regents exam 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
2017-18: S.2110 2015-16: S.2699
Fiscal implications
Undetermined
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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