Assembly Bill A3980

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires that academic credit toward a high school diploma be given for practical experience gained outside of school during high school

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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-A3980 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S344
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7355
2015-2016: S2471
2017-2018: A8025, S2104
2021-2022: A2639, S3345
2023-2024: A2308, S2356

2019-A3980 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that academic credit toward a high school diploma be given for practical experience gained outside of school during high school.

2019-A3980 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3980
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. HYNDMAN, VANEL, DICKENS, PHEFFER AMATO -- Multi-
   Sponsored by -- M. of A. CRESPO --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the education law, in relation to providing academic
   credit toward a high school diploma for practical experience

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 57 to read as follows:
   57.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  RULE  OF  THE  REGENTS TO THE CONTRARY, THE
 COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES  PROVIDING  ACADEMIC  CREDIT,  WHICH
 SHALL  BE UTILIZED IN THE AWARDING OF ALL TYPES OF HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS,
 FOR PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE RECEIVED BY  STUDENTS  WHILE  IN  HIGH  SCHOOL.
 SUBJECT  TO  THE  RULES OF THE COMMISSIONER, PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE MAY BE
 DEEMED TO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF AN  ACADEMIC
 COURSE  OF  INSTRUCTION,  RELATED TO SUCH EXPERIENCE, WHICH IS NECESSARY
 FOR THE AWARDING OF A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA.   PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE  SHALL
 INCLUDE  INTERNSHIPS  AND OTHER LEARNING EXPERIENCES WHICH OCCUR OUTSIDE
 OF SCHOOL, AND WHICH PROVIDE EXPERIENCE AND  KNOWLEDGE  IN  AN  ACADEMIC
 DISCIPLINE OR A TRADE.
   §  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect  on  the first of September next
 succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02618-01-9

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