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A07576 Summary:

A07576 Actions:

A07576 Committee Votes:

Committee:EDUCATION   Chair:Benedetto      
DATE:05/24/2021AYE/NAY:31/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Benedetto
Aye
Smith
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Walsh
Aye
Paulin
Aye
McDonough
Aye
Ramos
Aye
Miller
Aye
O'Donnell
Aye
Mikulin
Aye
Kim
Aye
Friend
Aye
Otis
Aye
Reilly
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Lawler
Aye
Hyndman
Aye
Bronson
Aye
Simon
Aye
Jean-Pierre
Aye
Taylor
Aye
Dickens
Aye
Joyner
Aye
Bichotte Hermel
Aye
Richardson
Aye
Sayegh
Aye
Buttenschon
Aye
Conrad
Aye
Jackson
Aye
Mitaynes
Aye
Septimo
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Heastie      
DATE:06/01/2021AYE/NAY:30/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Aye
Barclay
Aye
Gottfried
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Nolan
Excused
Giglio
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Norris
Aye
Cook
Aye
Montesano
Aye
Glick
Aye
Ra
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Englebright
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Colton
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Perry
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Dickens
Aye
Davila
Aye

A07576 Floor Votes:

A07576 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          7576
 
                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                      May 14, 2021
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. JEAN-PIERRE -- (at request of the State Education
          Department) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
 
        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the issuance of diplo-
          mas  to  youth  who  are  placed,  committed,  supervised, detained or
          confined in certain facilities

          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 112-a
     2  to read as follows:
     3    § 112-a. Students confined in certain facilities;  responsibility  for
     4  issuance  of diplomas. 1. A person under twenty-one years of age who has
     5  not received a high school diploma and who is placed with, committed to,
     6  under the supervision of, detained or otherwise confined in any facility
     7  operated by a state department or agency or political subdivision  which
     8  provides  educational programs pursuant to section one hundred twelve of
     9  this article, or who is confined in a correctional facility, as  defined
    10  in  subdivision  four  of  section  two  of  the correction law, and who
    11  participates in an educational program provided by such facility,  shall
    12  be  issued a high school diploma by the school district of location when
    13  such school district has determined that such person has  completed  the
    14  minimum  New  York  state diploma requirements as set forth in the regu-
    15  lations of the commissioner while placed with, committed to,  under  the
    16  supervision of, detained or confined in such facility.
    17    2. For purposes of this section the term "school district of location"
    18  means  the  school  district  in  which the facility where such youth is
    19  placed, committed, supervised, detained or confined is located.
    20    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10077-01-1