STATE OF NEW YORK
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9555--A
IN ASSEMBLY
March 20, 2024
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Introduced by M. of A. ZACCARO, GUNTHER, CRUZ, DAVILA, HEVESI, DeSTEFA-
NO, MANKTELOW, RAMOS, CHANDLER-WATERMAN, ZEBROWSKI, JONES, BENDETT,
BURKE, BROOK-KRASNY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. REYES -- read
once and referred to the Committee on Education -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to changing the name of
the general education development diploma to the Excelsior high school
diploma
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a
2 new subdivision 62 to read as follows:
3 62. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations to change
4 the name of the state high school equivalency diploma, as established
5 pursuant to the commissioner's regulations, to the Excelsior high school
6 diploma.
7 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
8 have become a law. Effective immediately, the amendment, addition and/or
9 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of
10 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
11 on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14835-04-4
