Senate Bill S3413

2023-2024 Legislative Session

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

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Current 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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2023-S3413 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1516
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §112, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S5268
2011-2012: S330
2013-2014: S1372
2015-2016: S1791
2017-2018: S5707, A7816
2019-2020: S734, A8660
2021-2022: S4067, A1814

2023-S3413 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2023-S3413 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S3413 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3413
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 31, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MYRIE  -- 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 requiring  schools  to
   accept  credits  for  educational  programs  at office of children and
   family services facilities as transfer credits

   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 THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02930-01-3

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