Senate Bill S8821A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of education to change the name of the state high school equivalency diploma to the Excelsior high school diploma

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  • 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-S8821 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§317 & 305, Ed L; amd §2, Cor L; amd §§9-151, 21-408, 21-703, 21-902.1 & 21-924, NYC Ad Cd

2023-S8821 - Summary

Directs the commissioner of education to change the name of the state high school equivalency diploma, formerly known as the general education development (GED) program, to the Excelsior high school diploma.

2023-S8821 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8821 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8821
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 15, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  SEPULVEDA,  GOUNARDES  --  read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Educa-
   tion
 
 AN  ACT to amend the education law, the correction law, and the adminis-
   trative code of the city of New York, in relation to changing the name
   of the general education development diploma to  the  New  York  state
   high school diploma

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 317 of the education law, as added by  chapter  170
 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
   § 317. [General  education  development]  NEW  YORK  STATE HIGH SCHOOL
 DIPLOMA exam.  Notwithstanding any provision of law,  no  fee  shall  be
 established  for  admission  to  the [general education development] NEW
 YORK STATE HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA exam.
   § 2. Section 305 of the education law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 61 to read as follows:
   61.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO CHANGE
 THE NAME OF THE STATE HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY  DIPLOMA,  AS  ESTABLISHED
 PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  100.7 OF TITLE EIGHT OF THE NEW YORK CODES, RULES
 AND REGULATIONS, TO THE NEW YORK STATE HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA.
   § 3. Subdivision 19 of section 2 of the correction law, as amended  by
 chapter 322 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   19.  "Vocational  and  skills  training facility" means a correctional
 facility designated by the commissioner  to  provide  a  vocational  and
 skills  training  program  ("VAST") to incarcerated individuals who need
 such service before they participate in a work release program. The VAST
 facility shall provide  intensive  assessment,  counseling,  job  search
 assistance  and where appropriate academic and vocational instruction to
 program participants. Such assistance may include an assessment  of  any
 incarcerated  individual's  education  attainment level and skills apti-
 tudes; career counseling and exploration; the development of  a  compre-
 hensive  instructional  plan including identification of educational and
 training needs that may extend  beyond  the  date  of  entry  into  work
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2023-S8821A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§317 & 305, Ed L; amd §2, Cor L; amd §§9-151, 21-408, 21-703, 21-902.1 & 21-924, NYC Ad Cd

2023-S8821A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of education to change the name of the state high school equivalency diploma, formerly known as the general education development (GED) program, to the Excelsior high school diploma.

2023-S8821A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8821A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8821--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 15, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  SEPULVEDA,  GOUNARDES,  PARKER  -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Education  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, the correction law, and the  adminis-
   trative code of the city of New York, in relation to changing the name
   of  the  general  education  development diploma to the Excelsior high
   school diploma
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 317 of the education law, as added by chapter 170
 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
   § 317. [General education development] EXCELSIOR HIGH  SCHOOL  DIPLOMA
 exam.  Notwithstanding any provision of law, no fee shall be established
 for  admission  to  the  [general  education development] EXCELSIOR HIGH
 SCHOOL DIPLOMA exam.
   § 2. Section 305 of the education law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 61 to read as follows:
   61.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO CHANGE
 THE NAME OF THE STATE HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY  DIPLOMA,  AS  ESTABLISHED
 PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  100.7 OF TITLE EIGHT OF THE NEW YORK CODES, RULES
 AND REGULATIONS, TO THE EXCELSIOR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA.
   § 3. Subdivision 19 of section 2 of the correction law, as amended  by
 chapter 322 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   19.  "Vocational  and  skills  training facility" means a correctional
 facility designated by the commissioner  to  provide  a  vocational  and
 skills  training  program  ("VAST") to incarcerated individuals who need
 such service before they participate in a work release program. The VAST
 facility shall provide  intensive  assessment,  counseling,  job  search
 assistance  and where appropriate academic and vocational instruction to
 program participants. Such assistance may include an assessment  of  any
 incarcerated  individual's  education  attainment level and skills apti-
 tudes; career counseling and exploration; the development of  a  compre-
 hensive  instructional  plan including identification of educational and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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