What's happening
This bill prohibits time limits on standardized tests given to students in New York City public schools.
Why it matters
Removes time pressure from standardized testing. , potentially reducing student anxiety and allowing all students—especially those who process information more slowly or need accommodations—to better demonstrate their knowledge and skills.
May impact how teachers and schools schedule and administer tests. , requiring adjustments to testing logistics, staffing, and classroom time to accommodate untimed assessments.
Could affect test validity and comparability. , since traditional standardized tests are often designed with time constraints in mind, and removing limits might change how results are interpreted or compared across different districts or states.
Addresses equity concerns. , particularly for students with learning differences, language barriers, or disabilities who may have been disproportionately disadvantaged by timed tests under previous rules.
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
End Test Time Limits
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
No co-sponsors yet.
History
- Referred to new york city education
- Referred to new york city 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.
Remove Limits on Test Time
In Assembly Committee · Education · Sponsor Robert C. Carroll
Full text
1 pageUnderlined is new[Struck] is removedOfficial text on nysenate.gov ↗
STATE OF NEW YORK
5697
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
May 13, 2019
Introduced by Sen. JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on New York City Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to preventing time limits being placed on standardized tests given in cities with a population of one million or more
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 2590-w to read as follows:
§ 2590-w. Time limits on certain tests. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule or regulation to the contrary, no state assessments, state-created tests, state administered tests, tests created by the city district or any other standardized tests or examinations administered by the city district shall be subject to any time limitation when such assessment, test or examination is administered to a student who attends the city district.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08371-05-9
Reflowed for reading: line numbers and page breaks removed. Cite the official text.
Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to preventing time limits being placed on standardized tests given in cities with a population of one million or more
PURPOSE::
To eliminate the time limitation on standardized tests in cities of one million residents or more.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS::
Section 1 adds a new paragraph 2590-w to the education law and sets forth the tests that are exempted from time limits within cities of one million or more residents.
Section 2 sets effective date.
JUSTIFICATION::
Currently in New York City, there are time limits on tests that students must take. This bill will allow those students that need to be given more time that option by eliminating the time limits on standardized tests. Students with dyslexia or other related phonological disabilities or differences may not be able to complete the test in the current time allotted but that does not mean that student has performed less effec- tively than another student. This bill will allow students to be tested on their performance on a test alone, not based on a timer.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY::
New bill.
STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS::
To be determined.
Summaries, headlines and scores are AI-generated from the official bill text. How we score bills. Source: NYS Open Legislation.