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A 7046: Provides test preparation for students in the seventh grade and eighth grade intending to apply to take the specialized high school admissions test.
What A 7046 does, verified January 11, 2026
The proposed law aims to provide test preparation programs for certain students in cities with a population of one million or more. These programs will be offered free of charge during regular school hours and will be administered in conjunction with the local public school system. The programs will specifically target students in the seventh and eighth grades who intend to apply for the specialized high school admissions test. The goal of these programs is to help prepare these students for the test and improve their chances of being accepted into specialized high schools.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to education (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7046
- What is the current status of A 7046?
- As of January 11, 2026, A 7046 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 education".
- Did A 7046 pass?
- Not yet. A 7046 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7046, and where is it now?
- A 7046 was authored by Asm. Jaime Williams. Its committee of record is Assembly Education.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to education |
| Mar. 20, 2025 | referred to education |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 20, 2025 · 260 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7046 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 20, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WILLIAMS -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to test preparation programs for certain students The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 2590-h of the education law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 57 to read as follows: 3 57. Test preparation for certain students. The chancellor shall estab- 4 lish in cities having a population of one million or more, in conjunc- 5 tion with the appropriate official with jurisdiction over the public 6 school system in such cities, a test preparation program for students in 7 the seventh grade and eighth grade whose test is administered by such 8 cities and who intend to apply to take the specialized high school 9 admissions test. Such test preparation shall be offered free of charge 10 during the regular operating hours of the school day. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that 12 the amendments to section 2590-h of the education law made by section 13 one of this act shall not affect the expiration and reversion of such 14 section and shall expire and be deemed repealed therewith. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02171-01-5
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