A 8531 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to public higher education admissions and standardized testing

Summary
Prevents certain public institutions of higher education from using the scholastic aptitude test and ACT assessment in the admissions process on and after the two thousand twenty-six--two thousand twenty-seven academic year for New York resident applicants; requires SUNY and CUNY to create a new standardized test by the two thousand thirty--two thousand thirty-one academic year.
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May 2025
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Introduced May 20, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026
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Jan 7, 2026
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REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
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May 20, 2025
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Alicia Hyndman
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