NY State Senate Bill 2017-S6222

Senate Bill S6222

2017-2018 Legislative Session

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

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 03, 2018	referred to education
Jun 21, 2017	committed to rules
Jun 05, 2017	advanced to third reading
May 24, 2017	2nd report cal.
May 23, 2017	1st report cal.1180
May 11, 2017	referred to education

Votes

- May 23, 2017 - Education Committee Vote
  S6222
  
  19
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Education Committee Vote: May 23, 2017
      
      aye (19)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Avella
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Croci
      
      Gallivan
      
      Hamilton
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Latimer
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Montgomery
      
      Peralta
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Robach
      
      Serino
      
      Seward
      
      Stavisky

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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

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S6222

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the education law, in relation to the New York state
career development and occupational studies commencement credential

 PURPOSE :

This bill is designed to redefine the career development and
occupational studies commencement credential as a diploma, as well as
to ensure that sufficient resources are dedicated towards ensuring
that students with disabilities can partake in classes necessary
towards earning local and regents diplomas.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1 renames the career development and occupational studies
commencement credential as a diploma and treats it as such.

Section 2 requires that school districts with large percentages of
students with disabilities allocate resources from the Part B
individuals with disabilities education act grant funds towards
ensuring that these students are able to participate in curriculum
designed towards achieving local or regents diplomas.

Section 3 authorizes the commissioner to promulgate rules and
regulations ensuring that the students with disabilities are provided
meaningful access to participate in the general curriculum.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Too many of our students are left behind because of a lack of access
to education and jobs. This bill would redefine the career development
and occupational studies commencement credential as a diploma to
ensure that students who have completed the rigorous coursework
required in order to earn this credential, are able to more
successfully apply and partake in future endeavors such as the
military and jobs. After completing the stringent universal foundation
skills and CTE requirements needed to be awarded a CDOS credential,
students should have doors and pathways opened to them, not closed.

Students with disabilities should also be encouraged to participate in
the curriculum necessary to earn a local or regents diploma and this
bill ensures that adequate resources are devoted to these students so
that they may have the access to do so. These students need to be
provided meaningful access to general curriculum so that they may too,
have the chance to meet the state's learning standards.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

New Bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

Minimal.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
Immediately.

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.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06721-01-7

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Carl L. Marcellino