Senate Bill S7541

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to creating the career and practical education pathway to a high school diploma

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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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2015-S7541 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10511
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง817, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S253, A7158
2019-2020: A1814
2021-2022: A5258

2015-S7541 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to creating the career and practical education pathway to a high school diploma.

2015-S7541 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7541 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7541

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 9, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. KAMINSKY -- 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  creating  the  career
  and practical education pathway to a high school diploma

  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 817 to
read as follows:
  S 817. CAREER AND PRACTICAL EDUCATION PATHWAY TO A HIGH SCHOOL  DIPLO-
MA.  1.  A.  A  CAREER  AND  PRACTICAL EDUCATION (CPE) PATHWAY TO A HIGH
SCHOOL DIPLOMA IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED. A CPE PATHWAY TO A  DIPLOMA,  MADE
AVAILABLE BY A SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL:
  (I) RESULT IN A GENERAL DIPLOMA;
  (II)  DIFFER  FROM  THE  TRADITIONAL REQUIREMENTS TO A GENERAL DIPLOMA
WITH RESPECT TO REQUIRED ASSESSMENTS, EXCEPT AS  OTHERWISE  REQUIRED  BY
FEDERAL LAW; AND
  (III) BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL STUDENTS, INCLUDING STUDENTS WITH DISA-
BILITIES AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS.
  B.  A  CPE  PATHWAY  TO  A DIPLOMA SHALL BE BASED ON A COURSE OF STUDY
DESIGNED TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH PRACTICAL  KNOWLEDGE  AND  SKILLS  AND
SHALL  DEMONSTRATE  THAT THE STUDENT IS READY FOR A CAREER AS DETERMINED
BY REGULATIONS OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS. A CPE PATHWAY TO A DIPLOMA SHALL
INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
  (I) COMPLETION OF A CPE COURSE OF STUDY;
  (II) COMPLETION OF SCHOOL GIVEN FINAL EXAMS;
  (III) COMPLETION OF WORK-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES AS PROVIDED BY THE
STATE APPROVED PROGRAM; AND
  (IV) COMPLETION OF A WORK-SKILLS EMPLOYABILITY PROFILE.
  C. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,  A  CAREER  AND  PRACTICAL  EDUCATION
SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, A COURSE OF STUDY IN THE FOLLOWING
CAREER  FIELDS: AGRICULTURE EDUCATION, BUSINESS AND MARKETING EDUCATION,
FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES EDUCATION,  HEALTH  OCCUPATIONS  EDUCATION,
TECHNICAL  EDUCATION, TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION, PRACTICAL ARTS EDUCATION AND
TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION.

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

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