New York cancels most Regents exams, revises testing requirements New York State has passed emergency regulations to ease state testing requirements this spring and summer. Posted: Mar 15, 2021 4:35 PM Updated: Mar 15, 2021 4:45 PM Posted By: WKTV ALBANY, N.Y. – The New York State Board of Regents has canceled August Regents exams, and all but four June exams for high school students, as part of a series of emergency regulation revisions to 2021 diploma requirements. The state asked the federal government to waive all state testing this year due to the pandemic, but in February, the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) said it would not grant a blanket waiver of all state assessments.