Mosley, Seawright, Gottfried, Ortiz, Abinanti, Simon
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd 305, Ed L
 
Relates to suspending state assessments during a state disaster emergency; requires the commissioner of education to suspend state assessments during a state disaster emergency and for thirty days after such emergency has ended.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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10199
IN ASSEMBLY
March 24, 2020
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Introduced by M. of A. EPSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to suspending state
assessments during a state disaster emergency
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amending by adding a
2 new subdivision 59 to read as follows:
3 59. Whenever a state disaster emergency is declared pursuant to arti-
4 cle two-B of the executive law, the commissioner shall immediately
5 suspend all state assessments. Such suspension shall remain in effect
6 for a period of thirty days after such state disaster emergency has
7 ended.
8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15893-01-0