Bill Text: NY S03408 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Relates to awarding high school diplomas to veterans.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 8-2)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-05-24 - referred to education [S03408 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S03408-Introduced.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3408
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   February 9, 2015
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  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 awarding  high  school
         diplomas  to  veterans;  and  repealing certain provisions of such law
         relating thereto
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1. Subdivisions 29-a and 29-b of section 305 of the education
    2  law are REPEALED, and subdivision 29, as added by chapter 40 of the laws
    3  of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
    4    29. The commissioner shall develop a program whereby any  veteran  [of
    5  the  armed  forces who served in world war II and] WHO HAS SERVED IN THE
    6  ACTIVE MILITARY OR NAVAL SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES AND WHO  HAS  BEEN
    7  DISCHARGED FROM SUCH SERVICE UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS, who was unable,
    8  for any reason, to complete a secondary education, may be awarded a high
    9  school  diploma  based  on  knowledge  and  experience  gained  while in
   10  service.
   11    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD02202-01-5
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