Relates to including scores for international baccalaureate examinations as eligible criteria for receiving a NYS achievement and investment in merit scholarship.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7650
IN SENATE
May 12, 2016
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Introduced by Sen. KAMINSKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to including scores for
international baccalaureate examinations as eligible criteria for
receiving a New York state achievement and investment in merit schol-
arship
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 2 of section 669-g of the educa-
2 tion law, as added by section 1 of part Z of chapter 56 of the laws of
3 2015, is amended to read as follows:
4 b. graduated with a "with honors" distinction on a New York state
5 regents diploma [or], received a score of 3 or higher on two or more
6 advanced placement examinations, received a score of 3 or higher on one
7 or more international baccalaureate higher level examinations, or
8 received a score of 4 of higher on one or more international baccalau-
9 reate standard level examinations; or
10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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