Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 21, 2024 |
print number 8821a |
Mar 21, 2024 |
amend (t) and recommit to education |
Mar 15, 2024 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S8821A
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 32nd Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D) 26th Senate District
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
2023-S8821 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9555
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§317 & 305, Ed L; amd §2, Cor L; amd §§9-151, 21-408, 21-703, 21-902.1 & 21-924, NYC Ad Cd
2023-S8821 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8821 SPONSOR: SEPULVEDA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, the correction law, and the adminis- trative code of the city of New York, in relation to changing the name of the general education development diploma to the New York state high school diploma PURPOSE: This bill directs the Commissioner of Education to change the name of the New York state high school equivalency diploma to the Excelsior High School Diploma. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. § 317 of the education law is amended to change the name of New York high school equivalency diploma to the Excelsior high school diploma.
2023-S8821 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8821 I N S E N A T E March 15, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SEPULVEDA, GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Educa- tion AN ACT to amend the education law, the correction law, and the adminis- trative code of the city of New York, in relation to changing the name of the general education development diploma to the New York state high school diploma THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 317 of the education law, as added by chapter 170 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows: § 317. [General education development] NEW YORK STATE HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA exam. Notwithstanding any provision of law, no fee shall be established for admission to the [general education development] NEW YORK STATE HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA exam. § 2. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 61 to read as follows: 61. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE STATE HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA, AS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION 100.7 OF TITLE EIGHT OF THE NEW YORK CODES, RULES AND REGULATIONS, TO THE NEW YORK STATE HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA. § 3. Subdivision 19 of section 2 of the correction law, as amended by chapter 322 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows: 19. "Vocational and skills training facility" means a correctional facility designated by the commissioner to provide a vocational and skills training program ("VAST") to incarcerated individuals who need such service before they participate in a work release program. The VAST facility shall provide intensive assessment, counseling, job search assistance and where appropriate academic and vocational instruction to program participants. Such assistance may include an assessment of any incarcerated individual's education attainment level and skills apti- tudes; career counseling and exploration; the development of a compre- hensive instructional plan including identification of educational and training needs that may extend beyond the date of entry into work EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
(D) 26th Senate District
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
2023-S8821A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9555
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§317 & 305, Ed L; amd §2, Cor L; amd §§9-151, 21-408, 21-703, 21-902.1 & 21-924, NYC Ad Cd
2023-S8821A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8821A SPONSOR: SEPULVEDA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, the correction law, and the adminis- trative code of the city of New York, in relation to changing the name of the general education development diploma to the Excelsior high school diploma PURPOSE: This bill directs the Commissioner of Education to change the name of the New York state high school equivalency diploma to the Excelsior High School Diploma. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. § 317 of the education law is amended to change the name of New York high school equivalency diploma to the Excelsior high school diploma.
2023-S8821A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8821--A I N S E N A T E March 15, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SEPULVEDA, GOUNARDES, PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the education law, the correction law, and the adminis- trative code of the city of New York, in relation to changing the name of the general education development diploma to the Excelsior high school diploma THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 317 of the education law, as added by chapter 170 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows: § 317. [General education development] EXCELSIOR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA exam. Notwithstanding any provision of law, no fee shall be established for admission to the [general education development] EXCELSIOR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA exam. § 2. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 61 to read as follows: 61. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE STATE HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA, AS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION 100.7 OF TITLE EIGHT OF THE NEW YORK CODES, RULES AND REGULATIONS, TO THE EXCELSIOR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA. § 3. Subdivision 19 of section 2 of the correction law, as amended by chapter 322 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows: 19. "Vocational and skills training facility" means a correctional facility designated by the commissioner to provide a vocational and skills training program ("VAST") to incarcerated individuals who need such service before they participate in a work release program. The VAST facility shall provide intensive assessment, counseling, job search assistance and where appropriate academic and vocational instruction to program participants. Such assistance may include an assessment of any incarcerated individual's education attainment level and skills apti- tudes; career counseling and exploration; the development of a compre- hensive instructional plan including identification of educational and EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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