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NY A00548
Bill
Status
1/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Amy Paulin
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AI Summary
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Requires the Commissioner of Education to submit annual reports by September 15 demonstrating the validity, reliability, and alignment to state learning standards for all assessments used for high school graduation, grade promotion, or adequate yearly progress (AYP) measurement
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Creates a five-member Regents Review Board of independent experts with at least 10 years of experience in testing psychometrics or curriculum evaluation to audit state assessments against professional standards
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Mandates that if the Commissioner fails to produce required reports or the Review Board finds assessments invalid, those test results cannot be used for graduation, promotion, or AYP decisions; final course grades and faculty recommendations must be substituted instead
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Requires pilot and field test results to be submitted to the Review Board at least 60 days before any assessment is administered, with the Board issuing an evaluation report 30 days prior to test administration
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Empowers the Review Board to recommend that the Board of Regents prohibit use of assessments if pilot testing reveals shortcomings in validity, reliability, or alignment to standards
Legislative Description
Provides for accountability in state assessments by creating a regents review board to audit assessments used to determine grade promotion, graduation and adequate yearly progress by requiring a written report, implementation of an auditing and review of pilot and/or field testing of the standardized tests used to ensure validity, reliability, alignment to standards and appropriateness of use.
Last Action
referred to education
1/7/2026