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Assembly Bill A9872

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Authorizes and directs the commissioner of education to develop a program for certain veterans to receive high school diplomas

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2011-A9872 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6741
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A2081, S3399
2015-2016: A3749
2017-2018: A3790
2019-2020: A4654

2011-A9872 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes and directs the commissioner of education to develop a program for veterans who served on or after January 1, 1973 to receive high school diplomas.

2011-A9872 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9872

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 19, 2012
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the  education  law,  in  relation  to  authorizing  and
  directing  the  commissioner  of  education  to  develop a program for
  certain veterans to receive high school diplomas

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

  Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 29-c to read as follows:
  29-C.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP A PROGRAM WHEREBY ANY VETERAN OF
THE ARMED FORCES WHO SERVED ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, NINETEEN  HUNDRED
SEVENTY-THREE  AND WHO WAS UNABLE, FOR ANY REASON, TO COMPLETE A SECOND-
ARY EDUCATION, MAY BE AWARDED A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA BASED  ON  KNOWLEDGE
AND EXPERIENCE GAINED WHILE IN SERVICE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14700-02-2

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