Bill Text: NY A01814 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to creating the career and practical education pathway to a high school diploma.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to education [A01814 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A01814-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1814 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 17, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee 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: 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 817 to 2 read as follows: 3 § 817. Career and practical education pathway to a high school diplo- 4 ma. 1. a. A career and practical education (CPE) pathway to a high 5 school diploma is hereby established. A CPE pathway to a diploma, made 6 available by a school district shall: 7 (i) result in a general diploma; 8 (ii) differ from the traditional requirements to a general diploma 9 with respect to required assessments, except as otherwise required by 10 federal law; and 11 (iii) be made available to all students, including students with disa- 12 bilities and English language learners. 13 b. A CPE pathway to a diploma shall be based on a course of study 14 designed to provide students with practical knowledge and skills and 15 shall demonstrate that the student is ready for a career as determined 16 by regulations of the board of regents. A CPE pathway to a diploma shall 17 include, but not be limited to: 18 (i) completion of a CPE course of study; 19 (ii) completion of school given final exams; 20 (iii) completion of work-based learning experiences as provided by the 21 state approved program; and 22 (iv) completion of a work-skills employability profile. 23 c. For purposes of this section, a career and practical education 24 shall include, but not be limited to, a course of study in the following 25 career fields: agriculture education, business and marketing education, EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05191-01-9A. 1814 2 1 family and consumer sciences education, health occupations education, 2 technical education, technology education, practical arts education and 3 trade and industrial education. 4 2. The board of regents shall promulgate such regulations to the 5 commissioner as may be necessary to create the curriculum, assessments 6 and any other criteria that students must achieve to earn a general 7 diploma via a CPE pathway. 8 3. Students first entering twelfth grade in the two thousand eigh- 9 teen--two thousand nineteen school year and thereafter shall be eligible 10 to earn a diploma via a CPE pathway. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.