STATE OF NEW YORK
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1660--A
Cal. No. 313
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 15, 2019
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Introduced by Sens. SKOUFIS, FELDER, GOUNARDES, MONTGOMERY, SAVINO --
read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
the Committee on Education -- reported favorably from said committee,
ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading,
amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of
third reading
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing and
directing the commissioner of education to develop a program for
certain veterans to receive high school diplomas
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 new
2 subdivision 29-c to read as follows:
3 29-c. The commissioner shall develop a program whereby any veteran of
4 the armed forces who has served on active duty in the United States
5 Armed Forces, and who was unable, for any reason, to complete a second-
6 ary education, may be awarded a high school diploma based on knowledge
7 and experience gained while in service.
8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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