New York Assembly Bill A00246 Latest Draft

   
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 246 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled) January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. EACHUS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing an advanced coursework and examination access program 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 819 to 2 read as follows: 3 § 819. Advanced coursework and examination access program. 1. For the 4 purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following 5 meanings: 6 a. "Advanced coursework program" shall mean a course of study offered 7 by a nonprofit foundation or organization to students of authorized 8 schools that results in the award of college credit or by which the 9 completion of the program commonly results in the discretionary granting 10 of credit by colleges at enrollment, such term shall not include 11 programs offered by institutions of higher education pursuant to section 12 two of this chapter. 13 b. "Advanced coursework provider" shall mean a nonprofit foundation or 14 organization that develops and administers advanced coursework programs 15 and is recognized by the commissioner and the board of regents. 16 c. "Advanced coursework exam" shall mean any test or exam administered 17 as a component of an advanced coursework program and is a requirement of 18 the program in order for a student to achieve college credit or a 19 discretionary equivalent as defined by paragraph a of this subdivision. 20 Such test or exam must require a fee prior to administration. 21 d. "Authorized school" shall mean an institution of secondary educa- 22 tion that has completed an audit or authorization process through the 23 advanced coursework provider allowing for the delivery of an advanced 24 coursework program. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01416-01-5 
 A. 246 2 1 e. "Exam fee" shall mean the billed cost of an advanced coursework 2 exam. 3 f. "Provider fee reduction" shall mean a reduction or financial 4 assistance granted by an advanced coursework provider for certain quali- 5 fying students to partially reduce an exam fee. 6 2. The department is authorized and directed to reimburse exam fees 7 associated with the administration of an advanced coursework exam. The 8 amount of such reimbursement shall reflect the per pupil cost after 9 taking into account any provider fee reduction. 10 3. School districts hosting one or more authorized schools shall file 11 with the commissioner, in a form determined by the commissioner, all 12 information relevant to securing a reimbursement by June first of the 13 base year. The department shall provide the school district hosting one 14 or more authorized schools the reimbursement within thirty days of such 15 filing. 16 4. Authorized schools are directed to inform students and parents of 17 all advanced coursework programs offered, their cost-free status, and 18 the potential benefits of their successful completion as it relates to 19 college credit and other academic opportunities. Such notification shall 20 be provided to each student and parent directly at the start of the 21 academic year and made available on the school website. 22 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding 23 the date on which it shall have become a law.