A4293-2011 - NY Senate Open Legislation - Requires schools to accept credits for educational programs at OCFS facilities as transfer credits

Bill A4293-2011

Requires schools to accept credits for educational programs at OCFS facilities as transfer credits

Requires schools to accept credits for educational programs at OCFS facilities as transfer credits.

Details

Same as: S330-2011
Versions A4293-2011
Sponsor:Scarborough
Multi-sponsor(s): Rivera P, Weisenberg
Co-sponsor(s): Castro, Jaffee
Committee: EDUCATION
Law Section: Education Law
Law: Amd §112, Ed L

Actions

Apr 26, 2012: held for consideration in education
Jan 4, 2012: referred to education
Feb 2, 2011: referred to education

Text


STATE OF NEW YORK
________________________________________________________________________

4293

2011-2012 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

February 2, 2011
___________

Introduced by M. of A. SCARBOROUGH, CASTRO, JAFFEE -- Multi-Sponsored by
  --  M. of A.  WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on
  Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation  to  credits  for  educa-
  tional  achievement  in office of children and family services facili-
  ties

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 112 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
  1-A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, CRED-
ITS  AWARDED  BY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS PROVIDED BY FACILITIES OPERATED BY
THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL BE ACCEPTED AS TRANSFER
CREDITS BY ANY SCHOOL WITHIN NEW YORK STATE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03516-01-1

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