Senate Bill S5268

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires schools to accept credits for educational programs at OCFS facilities as transfer credits

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

  • 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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2009-S5268 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8104
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §112, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S330, A4293
2013-2014: S1372
2015-2016: S1791
2017-2018: S5707
2019-2020: S734
2021-2022: S4067
2023-2024: S3413

2009-S5268 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires schools to accept credits for educational programs at OCFS facilities as transfer credits.

2009-S5268 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S5268 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5268

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MONTGOMERY  -- 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  credits  for  educa-
  tional  achievement  in office of children and family services facili-
  ties

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 112 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
  1-A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, CRED-
ITS  AWARDED  BY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS PROVIDED BY FACILITIES OPERATED BY
THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL BE ACCEPTED AS TRANSFER
CREDITS BY ANY SCHOOL WITHIN NEW YORK STATE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11653-01-9

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