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NY A01881
Bill
Status
1/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
William Colton
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AI Summary
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Requires all NYC elementary schools (K-5) and intermediate schools (6-8) with four or more classes per grade to have at least one class per grade for top-performing students based on academic merit rather than admissions examinations
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Mandates each NYC school district to have at least one district-wide gifted and talented program for elementary grades (K-5) with admissions based on an objective examination
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Mandates each NYC school district to have at least one district-wide gifted and talented program for intermediate grades (6-8) with admissions based on a competitive, objective measure of scholastic achievement
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Provides automatic admission to intermediate-level (6-8) gifted and talented programs for students already enrolled in elementary-level (K-5) gifted and talented programs
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Takes effect 120 days after becoming law, with immediate authorization to create necessary rules and regulations for implementation
Legislative Description
Requires the New York city department of education to create more gifted and talented programs and classes in all school districts with elementary kindergarten through fifth grade and intermediate sixth through eighth grade with four or more classes per grade for students who shall gain entry through academic merit rather than through an admissions examination; authorizes automatic admission to a gifted and talented program in intermediate sixth through eighth grade for those students in elementary grades kindergarten through fifth grade who are currently enrolled in such program; makes related provisions.
Last Action
referred to education
1/7/2026