New York A 939: Requires the administration and the instruction in preparation of the TASC examination in the Chinese and Korean languages for pupils who are proficient in these languages

Status: REFERRED TO EDUCATION (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 939

Sponsors: Nily Rozic, Al Taylor, David McDonough, Edward Braunstein, Emily Gallagher, Grace Lee, Harvey Epstein, Micah Lasher, Nader Sayegh, Phara Souffrant Forrest, Ron Kim, Steven Raga, William Colton, Zohran Mamdani

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A00939 Summary:

BILL NOA00939 

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SAME ASSAME AS S04264

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SPONSORRozic (MS)

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COSPNSRBraunstein, Colton, Taylor, Raga, Gallagher, Epstein, Kim, Lee, Lasher, Mamdani, McDonough, Sayegh,
 Forrest

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MLTSPNSRCook, Simon

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Add §3204-a, Ed L

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Requires the administration and the instruction in preparation of the TASC examination in the Chinese and Korean languages for pupils who are proficient in these languages and of limited English proficiency.

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BILL NOA00939 

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01/08/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 939

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. ROZIC, BRAUNSTEIN, COLTON, TAYLOR -- Multi-Spon-
 sored by -- M. of A. COOK, SIMON -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the adminis-
 tration of the TASC examination in the Chinese and Korean languages
 for pupils who are proficient in such languages and of limited English
 proficiency

 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 3204-a
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 3204-a. Administration of the TASC examination in the Chinese and
 4 Korean languages. 1. Students who are proficient in the Chinese or Kore-
 5 an language and of limited English proficiency shall be entitled to
 6 receive instruction in preparation for the TASC examination and the
 7 administration of such examination in the Chinese or Korean language.
 8 2. The commissioner shall require each board of education, including
 9 the board of each community school district of the city of New York,
 10 make available to all pupils proficient in the Chinese or Korean
 11 language, and of limited proficiency in English, the official TASC exam-
 12 ination written in such native language, and make available any instruc-
 13 tional courses or programs for the preparation of such examination,
 14 which are offered by the school district, including course materials, in
 15 such native language. The commissioner shall further direct that any
 16 notification or correspondence relating to the administration of the
 17 TASC examination shall be written in the Chinese or Korean language.
 18 3. Each school district shall obtain and maintain a record of pupils
 19 who have the TASC examination administered in the Chinese or Korean
 20 language and shall report such information to the department on an annu-
 21 al basis.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02967-01-5

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 1 § 2. The commissioner of education is hereby authorized to promulgate
 2 any rules or regulations necessary for the implementation of this act,
 3 including, but not limited to, rules or regulations directing the
 4 department to enter into a contract with the American Council on Educa-
 5 tion to develop and provide appropriate testing materials.
 6 § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 7 it shall have become a law.

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