S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1302
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 7, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT, COLTON, PHEFFER -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to GED program account-
ability
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 35 of section 305 of the education law, as
added by chapter 667 of the laws of 2006, is renumbered subdivision 42
and a new subdivision 43 is added to read as follows:
43. THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO REQUIRE THE DEPART-
MENT TO INCLUDE AND REPORT THE NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF NEW YORK CITY
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BEING DISCHARGED INTO GED PROGRAMS AND THE NUMBER
AND PERCENTAGE OF SUCCESSFUL COMPLETIONS OF ALL GED PROGRAMS THAT THE
NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DISCHARGES STUDENTS INTO. SUCH
REPORT DETAILING THE PROGRESS OF SUCH STUDENTS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE
LEGISLATURE AND THE NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation
necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are
authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before such
effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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