What's happening
This bill directs the education commissioner to create a program allowing veterans since 1973 to earn high school diplomas based on military service.
Why it matters
Expands educational recognition for veterans. by allowing those who served since 1973 to receive high school diplomas, acknowledging the value of military training and experience as equivalent to traditional schooling.
Addresses barriers faced by veterans. who left school for military service or other reasons, helping them overcome educational gaps that may hinder access to civilian jobs, promotions, or further education.
Signals formal state appreciation and validation. of veterans’ skills and sacrifices, potentially improving their self-esteem and integration into civilian life by granting a credential many may have missed out on due to service.
Could increase opportunities and benefits. for veterans in areas such as employment, eligibility for certain programs, or personal advancement, since a high school diploma is often a minimum requirement.
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Who cares
Headline styles
Diplomas for Service Veterans
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
Assembly Member · Assembly District 25
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Referred to education
- Referred to education
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3790
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 30, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. ROZIC -- 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 Assembly, 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 secondary education, may be awarded a high school diploma based on knowledge and experience gained while in service.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01169-01-7
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