Prevents certain public institutions of higher education from using the scholastic aptitude test and ACT assessment in the admissions process on and after the two thousand twenty-six--two thousand twenty-seven academic year for New York resident applicants; requires SUNY and CUNY to create a new standardized test by the two thousand thirty--two thousand thirty-one academic year.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8531
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 20, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to public higher educa-
tion admissions and standardized testing
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 340-a
2 to read as follows:
3 § 340-a. Public higher education admissions and standardized testing.
4 1. For all public institutions of higher education, except such insti-
5 tutions that are considered statutory colleges under this chapter:
6 (a) The use of current standardized test requirements for undergradu-
7 ate admissions of New York resident applicants shall be suspended until
8 the two thousand thirty--two thousand thirty-one academic year.
9 (b) For enrollment decisions for New York state resident applicants
10 for the two thousand twenty-six--two thousand twenty-seven and two thou-
11 sand twenty-seven--two thousand twenty-eight academic years, shall have
12 the option to use the scholastic aptitude test and ACT assessment test
13 scores in selection consideration if students choose to submit them.
14 (c) For enrollment decisions for New York state resident applicants
15 for the two thousand twenty-eight--two thousand twenty-nine and two
16 thousand twenty-nine--two thousand thirty academic years, shall not
17 consider standardized test scores for admissions selection and shall
18 practice test-blind admissions selection for New York state resident
19 applicants.
20 2. (a) The board of trustees of the state university of New York and
21 the board of trustees for the city university of New York shall each
22 identify and create a new test that aligns with the content the respec-
23 tive institutions expect students should have mastered to demonstrate
24 college readiness for students entering such institutions.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 (b) If the board of trustees of the state university of New York and
2 the board of trustees for the city university of New York are unable to
3 either modify or create a test that meets these criteria and can be
4 available for applicants for the two thousand thirty--two thousand thir-
5 ty-one academic year, the respective institutions shall eliminate alto-
6 gether the use of the scholastic aptitude test and ACT assessment for
7 admissions selection for New York state resident applicants.
8 (c) The board of trustees of the state university of New York and the
9 board of trustees for the city university of New York shall consult with
10 kindergarten through twelfth grade educators, test experts, institutions
11 within the respective systems and faculty of those institutions to eval-
12 uate how best to construct a test better suited for the needs of the
13 systems.
14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
