Int. No. 546
By Council Members Brannan, Ung, Dinowitz, Powers, Salamanca Jr., Brewer and Williams
A Local Law in relation to requiring the department of education to create a plan for a pilot after school SHSAT preparation program
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. SHSAT after school pilot program. a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
Department. The term “department” means the department of education.
School. The term “school” means a school of the city school district of the city of New York.
Student. The term “student” means a pupil attending a school.
b. No later than 180 days after the effective date of this local law, the department shall submit to the speaker of the council, and post conspicuously on the department’s website, a plan to implement an after school specialized high schools admissions test preparation program for middle school students in areas of greatest need. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:
1. A description of the steps the department will take to create an after school program to prepare seventh grade students to take the specialized high schools admissions test in the eighth grade;
2. A description of the steps the department will take to coordinate with the department of youth and community development to ensure all department of youth and community development after school programs have test preparation programs to prepare seventh grade students to take the specialized high schools admissions test;
3. A cost estimate for implementing such preparation program; and
4. Any barriers to the department’s ability to implement an after school high schools admissions test preparation pilot program.
§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately and is deemed repealed upon submission of the report required pursuant to section one of this local law.
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