The New York City Council - File #: Int 1172-2018

• File #: Int 1172-2018
• Version: *
• Name: Reporting on entrance examination testing sites.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Filed (End of Session)
• File created: 10/17/2018
• In control: Committee on Education
• On agenda: 10/17/2018
• Final action: 12/31/2021
• Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to reporting on entrance examination testing sites
• Sponsors: Mark Treyger
• Indexes: Report Required

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/31/2021	*	City Council	Filed (End of Session)
10/17/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
10/17/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council

Int. No. 1172

By Council Member Treyger

Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to reporting on entrance examination testing sites
Body

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Title 21-A of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new chapter 25 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 25
REPORTING ON ENTRANCE EXAM TESTING SITES
? 21-992 a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
ADA. The term "ADA" means chapter 126 of title 42 of the United States code and any applicable guidelines or regulations pursuant to such law.
Compliance. The term "compliance" means complete conformity with the requirements of the ADA.
Student with a disability. The term "student with a disability" has the same meaning as set forth in section 4401 of the education law.
Testing site. The term "testing site" means a location used by the city school district of the city of New York for entrance exam testing, including entrance exams for gifted and talented programs.
b. Beginning on May 1, 2019, and annually thereafter by May 1, the department shall submit to the speaker of the council and post to its website in machine-readable format information related to testing sites, including but not limited to:
1. The name and address of each testing site;
2. Information regarding the department's protocols related to informing students, and parents about how to apply for accommodations at a testing site on an entrance exam, by exam administration;
3. Information regarding the department's protocols related to informing students, and parents about how to appeal an accommodation request that has been denied;
4. The number and nature of accommodation requests received during the reporting period, disaggregated by testing site and exam administration;
5. Any material changes or alterations that were...