NY S05067 | 2025-2026 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on February 18 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-18 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION
Pending: Senate Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Directs the commissioner of education to change the name of the state high school equivalency diploma, formerly known as the general education development (GED) program, to the Excelsior diploma.

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Title

Directs the commissioner of education to change the name of the state high school equivalency diploma, formerly known as the general education development (GED) program, to the Excelsior diploma.

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History

DateChamberAction
2025-02-18SenateREFERRED TO EDUCATION

Same As/Similar To

A00129 (Same As) 2025-02-13 - print number 129a

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