NY State Senate Bill 2015-S2694

Senate Bill S2694

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes a career and technical high school diploma for students completing a course of study for a career or trade

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- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 09, 2016	referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate
Jun 07, 2016	ordered to third reading cal.1480 committee discharged and committed to rules
Jan 06, 2016	referred to new york city education subcommittee
Jun 02, 2015	reported and committed to education
May 28, 2015	committee discharged and committed to new york city education subcommittee
Jan 28, 2015	referred to education

Votes

- Jun 9, 2016 - Floor Vote
  S2694
  
  60
  
  Aye
  
  1
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  2
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 9, 2016
      
      aye (60)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Amedore
      
      Avella
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Croci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Dilan
      
      Espaillat
      
      Farley
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Hamilton
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Latimer
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Marchione
      
      Martins
      
      Murphy
      
      Nozzolio
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Perkins
      
      Persaud
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      Venditto
      
      Young
      
      nay (1)
      
      Montgomery
      
      excused (2)
      
      Diaz
      
      Panepinto
  Jun 7, 2016 - Rules Committee Vote
  S2694
  
  23
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  2
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 7, 2016
      
      aye (23)
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Dilan
      
      Espaillat
      
      Farley
      
      Flanagan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Nozzolio
      
      Parker
      
      Perkins
      
      Robach
      
      Seward
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      aye wr (2)
      
      Krueger
      
      Montgomery
  Jun 2, 2015 - Committee Vote
  S2694
  
  6
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Committee Vote: Jun 2, 2015
      
      aye (6)
      
      Avella
      
      Felder
      
      Golden
      
      Lanza
      
      Perkins
      
      Stavisky

2015-S2694 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add §817, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: S7356
2017-2018: S2109
2019-2020: S5920
2021-2022: S4033
2023-2024: S2484

2015-S2694 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a career and technical high school diploma (CTE) for students completing a course of study for a career or trade.

2015-S2694 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S2694

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the education law, in relation to
establishing a career and technical education diploma

PURPOSE:

To create an alternative pathway to graduation for students seeking a
career technical education (CTE)

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends the education law by adding a new section 817 that
provides to all students a CTE pathway diploma, which will result in
either a regents or local diploma and differ from the traditional
requirements for a regents or local diploma with respect to required
assessments. This section further provides for a curriculum based on
training designed to provide students with career, trade, and
technical skills. This curriculum will be administered by a business
practicing a particular trade or career, a board of cooperative
education, or by an institution of higher education. The curriculum
will include, but not be limited to, completion of work-based learning
experiences, and completion of a work-skills employment profile. CTE
will include, but not be limited to, the following career fields:
agriculture education, business and marketing education, family and
consumer sciences education, health occupations education, technical

education, technology education, and trade industrial education.

Lastly, the Regents in consultation with trade and professional
organizations, shall promulgate regulations necessary to establish the
curriculum, assessments, and any other criteria that students must
achieve to earn a regents or local diploma via CTE pathway.

Section 2 is the enacting clause.

JUSTIFICATION:

Students in New York, regardless of their inclination in life, only
have one path to graduation through the regents with an education that
is geared towards achieving college readiness. Recently, with the
implementation of the Common Core Standards, the college ready agenda
is being demanded heavily upon all students, while at the same time
stressing increased test scores and graduation rates. New York's
current education system is ignoring a part of the student population
that is inclined to other types of education and learning experiences.
Regardless of how effective our college ready education system is, in
many instances it does not take into consideration the needs of those
students who chose another path, such as students interested in a
trade. Many of our children excel in these types of skills but are
denied this path to a diploma.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Undetermined

EFFECTIVE DATE:


This act shall take effect immediately; provided that effective
immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or
regulation necessary for the timely implementation of this act on its
effective date are authorized and directed to be made and completed on
or before such effective date.

2015-S2694 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2694

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 28, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  FELDER -- 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 establishing a  career
  and technical education 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 TECHNICAL EDUCATION PATHWAY TO A HIGH SCHOOL  DIPLO-
MA.  1.  A. A CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO IN
THIS SECTION AS CTE) PATHWAY TO A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA IS  HEREBY  ESTAB-
LISHED. A CTE PATHWAY TO A DIPLOMA SHALL:
  (I) RESULT IN A REGENTS OR LOCAL DIPLOMA;
  (II)  DIFFER  FROM  THE TRADITIONAL REQUIREMENTS TO A REGENTS OR LOCAL
DIPLOMA WITH RESPECT TO REQUIRED ASSESSMENTS;
  (III) BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL STUDENTS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.
  B. A CTE PATHWAY TO A DIPLOMA SHALL BE BASED ON CURRICULUM AND  TRAIN-
ING DESIGNED TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH CAREER, TRADE AND TECHNICAL SKILLS
AND SHALL DEMONSTRATE THAT THE STUDENT IS READY FOR A CAREER OR TRADE AS
DETERMINED BY REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER. A CTE PATHWAY TO A DIPLO-
MA SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
  (I)  COMPLETION OF A CTE SEQUENCE PROVIDED AND ADMINISTERED BY A BUSI-
NESS PRACTICING A PARTICULAR TRADE OR CAREER, BY A BOARD OF  COOPERATIVE
EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES OR ANY SECONDARY EDUCATION PROGRAM APPROVED BY THE
COMMISSIONER OR BY AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION;
  (II) COMPLETION OF WORK-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES AS PROVIDED BY  THE
APPROVED PROGRAM; AND
  (III) COMPLETION OF A WORK-SKILLS EMPLOYABILITY PROFILE.
  C.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION, A CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, COURSES OF STUDY IN THE  FOLLOWING

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07719-01-5

S. 2694                             2

CAREER  FIELDS: AGRICULTURE EDUCATION, BUSINESS AND MARKETING EDUCATION,
FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES EDUCATION,  HEALTH  OCCUPATIONS  EDUCATION,
TECHNICAL  EDUCATION,  TECHNOLOGY  EDUCATION,  AND  TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL
EDUCATION.
  2.  THE REGENTS, IN CONSULTATION WITH TRADE AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZA-
TIONS, SHALL PROMULGATE SUCH REGULATIONS AS MAY BE NECESSARY  TO  ESTAB-
LISH  THE  CURRICULUM,  ASSESSMENTS AND ANY OTHER CRITERIA THAT STUDENTS
MUST ACHIEVE TO EARN A REGENTS OR LOCAL DIPLOMA VIA A CTE PATHWAY.
  3. STUDENTS WHO ENTERED HIGH SCHOOL IN THE TWO  THOUSAND  FIFTEEN--TWO
THOUSAND  SIXTEEN SCHOOL YEAR AND THEREAFTER SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO EARN A
DIPLOMA VIA A CTE PATHWAY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided  that  effective
immediately,  the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regu-
lation necessary for the timely implementation of this act on its effec-
tive date are authorized and directed to be made  and  completed  on  or
before such effective date.

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