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A 4911: Increases penalties from $1000 to $2000 for violations relating to test agencies and standardized testing.
What A 4911 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed legislation aims to increase penalties for test agencies and standardized testing violations. The test agency would be liable for a civil penalty of not more than $2,000 for each violation of any section in the Education Law. The penalties would take effect immediately.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to higher education (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 4911
- What is the current status of A 4911?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 4911 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to higher education".
- Did A 4911 pass?
- Not yet. A 4911 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 4911, and where is it now?
- A 4911 was authored by Asm. Alicia Hyndman. Its committee of record is Assembly Higher Education.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to higher education |
| Feb. 10, 2025 | referred to higher education |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 10, 2025 · 166 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4911 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 10, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to increasing penalties for violations relating to test agencies and standardized testing The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 347 of the education law, as amended by chapter 351 2 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows: 3 § 347. Violations. Any test agency which violates any section of this 4 article shall be liable for a civil penalty of not more than [one] two 5 thousand dollars for each violation. 6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09042-01-5
Text of A 4911 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions