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Requires schools to accept credits for educational programs at OCFS facilities as transfer credits
In Assembly Committee · Education · Sponsor William Scarborough
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Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to credits for educational achievement in office of children and family services facilities
Purpose of bill
To provide for the transfer of coursework credits from OCFS operated educational programs to local schools.
Summary of specific provisions
Bill section one adds a new subdivision one-a to Education Law § 112 to state that credits awarded by educational programs in facilities operated by OCFS shall be accepted as transfer credits by any school within New York State.
Bill section two provides for an immediate effective date.
Justification
OCFS operates schools for the youth who are placed in their care. The children who dedicate themselves to obtaining an education from these facilities are often confounded because the local school district they are assigned to after they leave OCFS custody will very often refuse to accept the educational credits they earned from the OCFS facility. Currently, principals of hundreds of local schools are asked to make case by case decisions about whether a child's credits will transfer.
Prior legislative history
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Effective date
This legislation would take effect immediately.
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