Assembly Bill A4979

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to creating the over-age and under-credited or out of school student program

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A4979 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 100 ยง4950, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A2241

2011-A4979 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to creating the over-age and under-credited or out of school student program; provides that students who are no longer of compulsory age shall be offered programs to complete a general education diploma.

2011-A4979 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4979

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 9, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SCHROEDER  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the over-
  age and under-credited or out of school student program

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new article 100 to
read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 100
          OVER-AGE AND UNDER-CREDITED OR OUT OF SCHOOL STUDENTS
SECTION  4950.  OVER-AGE  AND  UNDER-CREDITED  OR  OUT OF SCHOOL STUDENT
                PROGRAM.
  S 4950. OVER-AGE AND UNDER-CREDITED OR OUT OF SCHOOL STUDENT  PROGRAM.
1. THE COMMISSIONER IS HEREBY DIRECTED TO CREATE AND ESTABLISH A PROGRAM
THAT  ENABLES OVER-AGE AND UNDER-CREDITED OR OUT OF SCHOOL YOUTHS IN NEW
YORK STATE TO OBTAIN A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA  OR  THE  EQUIVALENT.    THIS
PROGRAM  SHALL  BE  SEPARATE  AND APART FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY
PROGRAM ESTABLISHED IN 8 NYCRR  100.7  AND  THE  EMPLOYMENT  PREPARATION
EDUCATION PROGRAM ESTABLISHED IN 8 NYCRR 168.
  2. STUDENTS WHO ARE NO LONGER OF COMPULSORY SCHOOL AGE WHO VOLUNTARILY
WITHDRAW FROM SCHOOL ENROLLMENT SHALL BE OFFERED APPROPRIATE PROGRAMMING
FOR PURSUIT AND COMPLETION OF A GENERAL EDUCATION DIPLOMA (GED).
  3.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  RECOGNIZE  AND ALLOW GED CREDENTIALING FOR
OVER-AGE AND UNDER-CREDITED OR OUT OF SCHOOL YOUTHS WHO ARE NO LONGER OF
COMPULSORY SCHOOL AGE.
  4. IN ANTICIPATION OF FORTHCOMING CHANGES TO THE FEDERAL NO CHILD LEFT
BEHIND ACT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROPOSE THAT SUCH ACTIONS BE  CONSIDERED
UNDER  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM AS A VALUED
OUTCOME OTHER THAN A NON-COMPLETER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect April 1, 2012; provided, however, that
effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06754-01-1

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