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NY A01131
Bill
Status
1/9/2025
Primary Sponsor
Angelo Santabarbara
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AI Summary
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Requires the Commissioner of Education to establish regulations ensuring students with extended testing time provisions in their Individualized Education Program (IEP) or under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 take only one Regents examination per day
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Addresses the issue of students with disabilities being subjected to 10-11 straight hours of testing when required to take two Regents exams on the same date
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Takes effect 180 days after becoming law, with immediate authorization for the department to begin drafting necessary regulations
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Acknowledges exam security concerns but concludes that providing respite between exams outweighs potential risks of test information sharing
Legislative Description
Provides that students who have an IEP shall not be required to take more than one regents examination on any given day.
Last Action
referred to education
1/7/2026