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                                   7181
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 10, 2019
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 Introduced  by  M. of A. BUTTENSCHON, DICKENS, COLTON, D'URSO, SANTABAR-
   BARA, ZEBROWSKI, SAYEGH, WILLIAMS -- read once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Education
 
 AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a career
   and technical education diploma

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 817 to
 read as follows:
   § 817.  CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PATHWAY TO A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLO-
 MA.    1.  A.  A  CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (CTE) PATHWAY TO A HIGH
 SCHOOL DIPLOMA IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED. A CTE PATHWAY  TO  A  DIPLOMA,  IF
 MADE AVAILABLE BY A SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL:
   (I) RESULT IN A REGENTS OR LOCAL DIPLOMA;
   (II)  DIFFER  FROM  THE TRADITIONAL REQUIREMENTS TO A REGENTS OR LOCAL
 DIPLOMA WITH  RESPECT  TO  REQUIRED  ASSESSMENTS,  EXCEPT  AS  OTHERWISE
 REQUIRED BY FEDERAL LAW;
   (III) BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL STUDENTS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO
 STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS.
   B.  A  CTE  PATHWAY  TO  A DIPLOMA SHALL BE BASED ON A COURSE OF STUDY
 DESIGNED TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH TECHNICAL  KNOWLEDGE  AND  SKILLS  AND
 SHALL  DEMONSTRATE  THAT THE STUDENT IS READY FOR A CAREER AS DETERMINED
 BY REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER. A CTE PATHWAY  TO  A  DIPLOMA  SHALL
 INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (I) COMPLETION OF A CTE COURSE OF STUDY;
   (II) COMPLETION OF A THREE-PART TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT;
   (III) COMPLETION OF WORK-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES AS PROVIDED BY THE
 STATE APPROVED PROGRAM; AND
   (IV) COMPLETION OF A WORK-SKILLS EMPLOYABILITY PROFILE.
   C.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION, A CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
 SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, A COURSE OF STUDY IN THE FOLLOWING
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD10453-01-9

 A. 7181                             2
 
 CAREER FIELDS: AGRICULTURE EDUCATION, BUSINESS AND MARKETING  EDUCATION,
 FAMILY  AND  CONSUMER  SCIENCES EDUCATION, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS EDUCATION,
 TECHNICAL EDUCATION, TECHNOLOGY  EDUCATION,  AND  TRADE  AND  INDUSTRIAL
 EDUCATION.
   2.  THE  BOARD  OF  REGENTS  SHALL  PROMULGATE SUCH REGULATIONS OF THE
 COMMISSIONER AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH  THE  CURRICULUM,  ASSESS-
 MENTS  AND  ANY  OTHER  CRITERIA  THAT  STUDENTS  MUST ACHIEVE TO EARN A
 REGENTS OR LOCAL DIPLOMA VIA A CTE PATHWAY.
   3. STUDENTS FIRST ENTERING NINTH GRADE IN THE TWO THOUSAND  NINETEEN--
 TWO THOUSAND TWENTY SCHOOL YEAR AND THEREAFTER SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO EARN
 A DIPLOMA VIA A CTE PATHWAY IF MADE AVAILABLE BY A SCHOOL DISTRICT.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately. Effective immediately,
 the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or  regulation  neces-
 sary for the timely implementation of this act on its effective date are
 authorized  and  directed  to  be  made  and completed on or before such
 effective date.