How annoying.
I always wondered tjat. No idea. I guess you could go to another state to take it.
It has to do with NY’s Truth-In-Testing Law, where they require test questions and answers to be released to students after the test is taken. NY I guess didn’t want to do it for the ACT more than necessary.
There are quite a number of school districts in NY that offer a “winter break” in February. I am not sure that everyone has the same week off, but maybe that would be an explanation?