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Senate Bill S6222

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the New York state career development and occupational studies commencement credential

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2017-S6222 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2283
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §4401-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A10050

2017-S6222 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the New York state career development and occupational studies commencement credential shall be considered a diploma and shall be awarded to students with certain disabilities who have attended school for 12 years.

2017-S6222 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6222 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6222
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- 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  the  New  York  state
   career development and occupational studies commencement credential
 
   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 4401-b
 to read as follows:
   § 4401-B. HIGH SCHOOL EXITING CREDENTIALS.    1.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY
 PROVISION OF LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, THE NEW YORK STATE
 CAREER  DEVELOPMENT  AND  OCCUPATIONAL  STUDIES  COMMENCEMENT CREDENTIAL
 SHALL BE CONSIDERED A DIPLOMA AND BE RENAMED AS SUCH AND SHALL BE ISSUED
 AT THE SAME TIME THE STUDENT RECEIVES HIS OR HER LOCAL OR REGENTS DIPLO-
 MA OR ANY TIME AFTER SUCH STUDENT  HAS  ATTENDED  SCHOOL  FOR  AT  LEAST
 TWELVE  YEARS,  EXCLUDING  KINDERGARTEN, OR HAS RECEIVED A SUBSTANTIALLY
 EQUIVALENT EDUCATION ELSEWHERE, OR AT THE END  OF  THE  SCHOOL  YEAR  IN
 WHICH A STUDENT ATTAINS THE AGE OF TWENTY-ONE.
   2. A SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT AWARDS THE NEW YORK STATE CAREER DEVELOPMENT
 AND  OCCUPATIONAL  STUDIES  COMMENCEMENT  DIPLOMA  TO  MORE  THAN TWENTY
 PERCENT OF THE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES  IN  THE  COHORT,  WHERE  SUCH
 DIPLOMA  IS  NOT  A  SUPPLEMENT  TO A LOCAL OR REGENTS DIPLOMA, SHALL BE
 REQUIRED TO USE A PORTION OF ITS PART B  INDIVIDUALS  WITH  DISABILITIES
 EDUCATION ACT GRANT FUNDS FOR TARGETED ACTIVITIES AS DEEMED NECESSARY BY
 THE  DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES HAVE APPROPRI-
 ATE ACCESS TO PARTICIPATE AND PROGRESS IN THE GENERAL EDUCATION  CURRIC-
 ULUM NECESSARY TO EARN A LOCAL OR REGENTS DIPLOMA.
   3.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS ENSURING
 THAT ALL STUDENTS ARE PROVIDED WITH THE APPROPRIATE  ACCESS  TO  EARN  A
 LOCAL  OR  REGENTS DIPLOMA, INCLUDING PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH MEANINGFUL
 ACCESS TO PARTICIPATE AND PROGRESS IN THE GENERAL CURRICULUM  TO  ASSIST
 IN MEETING THE STATE'S LEARNING STANDARDS.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately, and shall be deemed to
 have been in full force and effect on and after July 1, 2013.

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