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NY A07772

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

4/10/2025

Primary Sponsor

Steve Stern

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends Education Law section 340 to explicitly include the General Education Development (GED) exam in the definition of "standardized test"
  • Restructures the existing definition into two parts: (a) tests used for post-secondary or professional school admissions, and (b) the GED exam
  • Maintains existing exemptions for civil service tests, placement tests, credit-by-examination tests, and tests evaluating manual skills or physical abilities
  • Takes effect 90 days after becoming law

Legislative Description

Clarifies the application of standardized testing requirements to the general education development exam by explicitly including it in the definition of "standardized test" and "test".

Last Action

referred to education

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Education4/10/2025

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