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Sx a June 28, 1979

JOSHUA LEDERBERG

PRESIDENT

The Honorable Richard A. Brown
Counsel to the Governor
Executive Chambers

State Capitol

Albany, New York 12224

Dear Mr. Brown:

I understand that Governor Carey is considering
the wisdom of S5200A, concerning the regulation of
standardized admissions tests. Let me say at the
outset that I am not speaking from concern about the
immediate impact of this Bill on my own (graduate)
institution, which would be marginal. However, I
would urge that the Governor veto the Bill as I be-
lieve it to be poor educational and social policy,
hastily drafted and enacted, and hardly given the
debate and consideration that it deserves. Surely
any step that would enlarge the bureaucratic compli-
cation of our educational systems should be withheld,
unless there is a compelling and clear showing of
benefit to match fhe onerous administrative burdens
and inevitable unexpected side effects of the pro-
posed regulation. Besides these problems of imple-
mentation, I would urge the State to consider very
carefully the dangers to pluralistic education that
attend every creeping encroachment by State regulatory
authority, even when well intended.

If there are serious problems with testing pro-
cedures they should be by all means investigated and

aired: there is no logic in undertaking new police
action until such a showing has been made.

Xours ated
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