A9872-2011 Actions

• Apr 19, 2012: referred to education

A9872-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         9872
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 April 19, 2012
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GOLDFEDER  --  read once and referred to the
 Committee on Education
 

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:

 

Section 1.

Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 29-c to read as follows:

 29-C.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP A PROGRAM WHEREBY ANY VETERAN OF
 THE ARMED FORCES WHO SERVED ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, NINETEEN  HUNDRED
 SEVENTY-THREE  AND WHO WAS UNABLE, FOR ANY REASON, TO COMPLETE A SECOND
 ARY EDUCATION, MAY BE AWARDED A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA BASED  ON  KNOWLEDGE
 AND EXPERIENCE GAINED WHILE IN SERVICE.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14700-02-2

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