Assembly Bill A1286

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Authorizes and requires the board of regents to set acceptable standards for the issuance of diplomas to students who are homeschooled

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  • 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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2019-A1286 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9680
2013-2014: A5544
2015-2016: A6426
2017-2018: A4183
2021-2022: A1629
2023-2024: A6470

2019-A1286 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes and requires the board of regents to set acceptable standards for the issuance of diplomas to students who are homeschooled.

2019-A1286 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1286
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Education
 
 AN ACT relating to authorizing and requiring the board of regents to set
   acceptable standards for the issuance of diplomas to students who  are
   homeschooled
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as  "The  Home-
 schooled Graduate High School Diploma Act".
   §  2. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the
 board of regents of the state of  New  York  is  hereby  authorized  and
 required  to  set  acceptable  standards for the issuance of high school
 diplomas to students who are homeschooled. The  board  of  regents  must
 insure  and  shall require that such diplomas are acceptable as proof of
 completion of an approved course of learning up  to  the  twelfth  grade
 level  by  all  higher education institutions licensed and accredited to
 operate in the state of New York.  All diplomas issued pursuant to  this
 act  shall  be  equivalent in all regards to the generally-accepted high
 school diploma issued pursuant to the authority of the board of regents.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06687-01-9

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