Bill Text: NY S05015 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced
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) 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION [S05015 Detail]
Download: New_York-2009-S05015-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5015 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 27, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sens. STACHOWSKI, SAVINO -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed 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, 2010; provided, however, that 25 effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule 26 or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effec- 27 tive date are authorized and directed to be made and completed on or 28 before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05193-01-9