NY State Senate Bill 2017-S253

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 03, 2018	referred to education
May 09, 2017	reported and committed to finance
Mar 13, 2017	notice of committee consideration - requested
Jan 04, 2017	referred to education

Votes

- May 9, 2017 - Education Committee Vote
  S253
  
  11
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  8
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Education Committee Vote: May 9, 2017
      
      aye (11)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Croci
      
      Hamilton
      
      Lanza
      
      Latimer
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Stavisky
      
      aye wr (8)
      
      Avella
      
      Gallivan
      
      LaValle
      
      Montgomery
      
      Peralta
      
      Robach
      
      Serino
      
      Seward

co-Sponsors

2017-S253 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7158
Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add §817, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S7541, A10511
2019-2020: A1814
2021-2022: A5258

2017-S253 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-S253 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S253

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the education law, in relation to creating the career
and practical education pathway to a high school diploma

 PURPOSE :

To establish additional high school diploma options for our state's
students who have been denied a diploma due to the state's gradual
elimination of diploma options for students with disabilities and
others who do not meet the narrow criteria remaining after these
phase-outs.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Education Law is amended to add new section 817

 JUSTIFICATION :

Beginning in 2016, students who were unable to pass five Regents exams
are being denied a recognized high school diploma. This is due to the
final phase-out of a Regents Competency Test option that allowed
students with disabilities to be granted a local diploma from their
school district.

In addition to students with disabilities, there are many other
children in our state who have otherwise succeeded throughout high
school, but are being denied a diploma due solely to their inability
to pass five standardized Regents tests in specific subjects. Most
colleges and secondary schools require a high school diploma that is
now out of reach for these students. They will also be unable to
compete for entry level jobs that require a diploma. This is a
tragedy.

This bill will require the creation of a career and practical
education pathway to a high school diploma, ensuring options are
offered and logic prevails in determining whether a student is
prepared for secondary education and/or the workforce.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

S.7541 of 2016

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

To be determined

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
Immediate

2017-S253 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    253
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 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:
   § 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03963-01-7

 S. 253                              2
 
 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.
   2.  THE  BOARD  OF  REGENTS  SHALL  PROMULGATE SUCH REGULATIONS TO THE
 COMMISSIONER AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO CREATE THE  CURRICULUM,  ASSESSMENTS
 AND  ANY  OTHER  CRITERIA  THAT  STUDENTS MUST ACHIEVE TO EARN A GENERAL
 DIPLOMA VIA A CPE PATHWAY.
   3. STUDENTS FIRST ENTERING TWELFTH GRADE IN THE TWO THOUSAND  SIXTEEN-
 -TWO  THOUSAND SEVENTEEN SCHOOL YEAR AND THEREAFTER SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO
 EARN A DIPLOMA VIA A CPE PATHWAY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Senate Bill S253

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

May 9, 2017 - Education Committee Vote

Education Committee Vote: May 9, 2017

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2017-S253 (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S253 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S253 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S253 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Sponsored By

Todd Kaminsky

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

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John E. Brooks

2017-S253 (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S253 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S253 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S253 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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