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Senate Bill S3890

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to individualized education program diploma equivalency

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2019-S3890 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §115, Ed L

2019-S3890 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes the individualized education program diploma equivalent to the high school diploma for purposes of employment requirements in the state of New York.

2019-S3890 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3890 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3890
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 20, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- 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 individualized  educa-
   tion program diploma equivalency
 
   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 115 to
 read as follows:
   § 115. INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM DIPLOMA EQUIVALENCY.  NOTWITH-
 STANDING ANY LAW, RULE, REGULATION OR AGREEMENT TO THE CONTRARY, WHENEV-
 ER A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA IS REQUIRED FOR EMPLOYMENT IN THE STATE OF  NEW
 YORK  AS  A MINIMUM REQUIREMENT FOR EMPLOYMENT, AN INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCA-
 TION PROGRAM DIPLOMA SHALL BE CONSIDERED THE  EQUIVALENT  OF  SUCH  HIGH
 SCHOOL DIPLOMA.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10021-01-9

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