New York A 7211: Authorizes and requires the board of regents to set acceptable standards for the issuance of diplomas to students who are homeschooled

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A07211 Summary:

BILL NOA07211 

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SPONSORChandler-Waterman

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Authorizes and requires the board of regents to set acceptable standards for the issuance of diplomas to students who are homeschooled.

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03/21/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7211

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 21, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. CHANDLER-WATERMAN -- read once and referred to
 the Committee on Education

 AN ACT relating to authorizing and requiring the board of regents to set
 acceptable standards for the issuance of diplomas to students who are
 homeschooled

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "The Home-
 2 schooled Graduate High School Diploma Act".
 3 § 2. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the
 4 board of regents of the state of New York is hereby authorized and
 5 required to set acceptable standards for the issuance of high school
 6 diplomas to students who are homeschooled. The board of regents must
 7 insure and shall require that such diplomas are acceptable as proof of
 8 completion of an approved course of learning up to the twelfth grade
 9 level by all higher education institutions licensed and accredited to
 10 operate in the state of New York. All diplomas issued pursuant to this
 11 act shall be equivalent in all regards to the generally-accepted high
 12 school diploma issued pursuant to the authority of the board of regents.
 13 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07460-01-5

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