Bill Text: NY A04979 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to creating the over-age and under-credited or out of school student program; provides that students who are no longer of compulsory age shall be offered programs to complete a general education diploma.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-09 - referred to education [A04979 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A04979-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4979
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 9, 2011
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SCHROEDER  --  read once and referred to the
         Committee on Education
       AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the over-
         age and under-credited or out of school student program
         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 article 100 to
    2  read as follows:
    3                                 ARTICLE 100
    4            OVER-AGE AND UNDER-CREDITED OR OUT OF SCHOOL STUDENTS
    5  SECTION  4950.  OVER-AGE  AND  UNDER-CREDITED  OR  OUT OF SCHOOL STUDENT
    6                  PROGRAM.
    7    S 4950. OVER-AGE AND UNDER-CREDITED OR OUT OF SCHOOL STUDENT  PROGRAM.
    8  1. THE COMMISSIONER IS HEREBY DIRECTED TO CREATE AND ESTABLISH A PROGRAM
    9  THAT  ENABLES OVER-AGE AND UNDER-CREDITED OR OUT OF SCHOOL YOUTHS IN NEW
   10  YORK STATE TO OBTAIN A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA  OR  THE  EQUIVALENT.    THIS
   11  PROGRAM  SHALL  BE  SEPARATE  AND APART FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY
   12  PROGRAM ESTABLISHED IN 8 NYCRR  100.7  AND  THE  EMPLOYMENT  PREPARATION
   13  EDUCATION PROGRAM ESTABLISHED IN 8 NYCRR 168.
   14    2. STUDENTS WHO ARE NO LONGER OF COMPULSORY SCHOOL AGE WHO VOLUNTARILY
   15  WITHDRAW FROM SCHOOL ENROLLMENT SHALL BE OFFERED APPROPRIATE PROGRAMMING
   16  FOR PURSUIT AND COMPLETION OF A GENERAL EDUCATION DIPLOMA (GED).
   17    3.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  RECOGNIZE  AND ALLOW GED CREDENTIALING FOR
   18  OVER-AGE AND UNDER-CREDITED OR OUT OF SCHOOL YOUTHS WHO ARE NO LONGER OF
   19  COMPULSORY SCHOOL AGE.
   20    4. IN ANTICIPATION OF FORTHCOMING CHANGES TO THE FEDERAL NO CHILD LEFT
   21  BEHIND ACT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROPOSE THAT SUCH ACTIONS BE  CONSIDERED
   22  UNDER  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM AS A VALUED
   23  OUTCOME OTHER THAN A NON-COMPLETER.
   24    S 2. This act shall take effect April 1, 2012; provided, however, that
   25  effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD06754-01-1
       A. 4979                             2
    1  or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effec-
    2  tive date are authorized and directed to be made  and  completed  on  or
    3  before such effective date.