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                                    253
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
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 Introduced  by Sen. KAMINSKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  creating  the  career
   and practical education pathway to a high school diploma

   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 section 817 to
 read as follows:
   § 817. CAREER AND PRACTICAL EDUCATION PATHWAY TO A HIGH SCHOOL  DIPLO-
 MA.  1.  A.  A  CAREER  AND  PRACTICAL EDUCATION (CPE) PATHWAY TO A HIGH
 SCHOOL DIPLOMA IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED. A CPE PATHWAY TO A  DIPLOMA,  MADE
 AVAILABLE BY A SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL:
   (I) RESULT IN A GENERAL DIPLOMA;
   (II)  DIFFER  FROM  THE  TRADITIONAL REQUIREMENTS TO A GENERAL DIPLOMA
 WITH RESPECT TO REQUIRED ASSESSMENTS, EXCEPT AS  OTHERWISE  REQUIRED  BY
 FEDERAL LAW; AND
   (III) BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL STUDENTS, INCLUDING STUDENTS WITH DISA-
 BILITIES AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS.
   B.  A  CPE  PATHWAY  TO  A DIPLOMA SHALL BE BASED ON A COURSE OF STUDY
 DESIGNED TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH PRACTICAL  KNOWLEDGE  AND  SKILLS  AND
 SHALL  DEMONSTRATE  THAT THE STUDENT IS READY FOR A CAREER AS DETERMINED
 BY REGULATIONS OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS. A CPE PATHWAY TO A DIPLOMA SHALL
 INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (I) COMPLETION OF A CPE COURSE OF STUDY;
   (II) COMPLETION OF SCHOOL GIVEN FINAL EXAMS;
   (III) COMPLETION OF WORK-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES AS PROVIDED BY THE
 STATE APPROVED PROGRAM; AND
   (IV) COMPLETION OF A WORK-SKILLS EMPLOYABILITY PROFILE.
   C. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,  A  CAREER  AND  PRACTICAL  EDUCATION
 SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, A COURSE OF STUDY IN THE FOLLOWING
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03963-01-7

 S. 253                              2
 
 CAREER  FIELDS: AGRICULTURE EDUCATION, BUSINESS AND MARKETING EDUCATION,
 FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES EDUCATION,  HEALTH  OCCUPATIONS  EDUCATION,
 TECHNICAL  EDUCATION, TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION, PRACTICAL ARTS EDUCATION AND
 TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION.
   2.  THE  BOARD  OF  REGENTS  SHALL  PROMULGATE SUCH REGULATIONS TO THE
 COMMISSIONER AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO CREATE THE  CURRICULUM,  ASSESSMENTS
 AND  ANY  OTHER  CRITERIA  THAT  STUDENTS MUST ACHIEVE TO EARN A GENERAL
 DIPLOMA VIA A CPE PATHWAY.
   3. STUDENTS FIRST ENTERING TWELFTH GRADE IN THE TWO THOUSAND  SIXTEEN-
 -TWO  THOUSAND SEVENTEEN SCHOOL YEAR AND THEREAFTER SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO
 EARN A DIPLOMA VIA A CPE PATHWAY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.