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Assembly Bill A8566

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to high school diploma requirements

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2019-A8566 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A361
2023-2024: A1164

2019-A8566 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of education to require prior to awarding of a high school diploma either a free application for federal student aid (FAFSA) to be filed or a waiver stating that the parent or guardian or, if the student is eighteen years of age or older or legally emancipated, the student, understands what the FAFSA is and has chosen not to file an application.

2019-A8566 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8566
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                            September 13, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. JACOBSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the education law, in relation to high school diploma
   requirements
 
   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 60 to read as follows:
   60.  A.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  PROVISION  OF  LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE
 COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND  REGULATIONS  TO  REQUIRE  AS  A
 CONDITION  OF AWARDING A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA TO A STUDENT, THE PARENT OR
 GUARDIAN OF SUCH STUDENT OR, IF THE STUDENT IS EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE  OR
 OLDER  OR  LEGALLY  EMANCIPATED, SUCH STUDENT, TO COMPLY WITH ONE OF THE
 FOLLOWING:
   (I) COMPLETE AND SUBMIT THE FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL  STUDENT  AID
 (FAFSA) FOR SUCH STUDENT; OR
   (II) COMPLETE A WAIVER FORM PROMULGATED BY THE DEPARTMENT, TO BE FILED
 WITH THE STUDENT'S SCHOOL DISTRICT INDICATING THAT THE PARENT OR GUARDI-
 AN OR, IF THE STUDENT IS EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER OR LEGALLY EMAN-
 CIPATED,  THE  STUDENT, UNDERSTANDS WHAT THE FAFSA IS AND HAS CHOSEN NOT
 TO FILE AN APPLICATION PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF
 THIS PARAGRAPH.
   B. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY,  THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER  SHALL  PROMULGATE  RULES  AND REGULATIONS TO REQUIRE EACH SCHOOL
 DISTRICT WITH AT LEAST ONE HIGH SCHOOL TO  PROVIDE  EACH  ELIGIBLE  HIGH
 SCHOOL  STUDENT  AND,  IF  APPLICABLE, HIS OR HER PARENT OR GUARDIAN ANY
 SUPPORT OR ASSISTANCE NECESSARY FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE RULES AND  REGU-
 LATIONS PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   C.  THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS REQUIRING
 EACH HIGH SCHOOL TO GIVE NOTICE, NO LESS THAN  FOUR  TIMES  DURING  EACH
 SCHOOL  YEAR,  WITH  AN  EXPLANATION  TO  EACH HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR OF THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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