Senate Bill S5362

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to student eligibility for a high school diploma upon passing either a regents competency test or regents examination in certain subjects

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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-S5362 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7569
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง319, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S2229, S2499, A5865
2019-2020: S189, A834
2021-2022: S177, A3257

2015-S5362 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to student eligibility for a high school diploma upon passing either a regents competency test or regents examination in certain subjects.

2015-S5362 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5362 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5362

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  FARLEY -- 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  regents  competency
  examinations

  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 319 to
read as follows:
  S 319. REGENTS COMPETENCY EXAMINATIONS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW,
RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, A STUDENT FIRST ENTERING GRADE  NINE
IN  THE TWO THOUSAND TWELVE - TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN SCHOOL YEAR SHALL BE
ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA UPON COMPLETING THE  REQUISITE
NUMBER  OF  CREDITS  AS  DETERMINED  BY  THE COMMISSIONER AND BY PASSING
EITHER A REGENTS COMPETENCY TEST  OR  REGENTS  EXAMINATION  IN  ENGLISH,
MATHEMATICS,  UNITED  STATES  HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT, SCIENCE AND GLOBAL
HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10580-02-5

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