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Jan 06, 2016 | referred to education |
Jan 07, 2015 | referred to education |
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David Buchwald
James Skoufis
A813 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S3408
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Rpld §305 subs 29-a & 29-b, amd §305, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2013-2014: A9597, S6292
2017-2018: A7695, S397
2019-2020: A3709, S454
2021-2022: A7972, S3202
2023-2024: A5058, S778
A813 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 813 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 7, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, BUCHWALD, SKOUFIS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to awarding high school diplomas to veterans; and repealing certain provisions of such law relating thereto THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 29-a and 29-b of section 305 of the education law are REPEALED, and subdivision 29, as added by chapter 40 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows: 29. The commissioner shall develop a program whereby any veteran [of the armed forces who served in world war II and] WHO HAS SERVED IN THE ACTIVE MILITARY OR NAVAL SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES AND WHO HAS BEEN DISCHARGED FROM SUCH SERVICE UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS, who was unable, for any reason, to complete a secondary 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. LBD02202-01-5