New York S 5067: Directs the commissioner of education to change the name of the state high school equivalency diploma to the Excelsior diploma

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S05067 Summary:

BILL NOS05067B

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SAME ASSAME AS A00129-C

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SPONSORSEPULVEDA

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COSPNSRGOUNARDES, JACKSON, PARKER

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd Ed L, generally; amd §§2 & 803, Cor L; amd §§9-151, 21-408, 21-703, 21-902.1, 21-924 & 9-137, NYC Ad Cd;
amd §58, Civ Serv L; amd §532-d, Exec L; amd §42, Lab L; amd §3.23, Pks & Rec L; amd §§335, 335-a, 336 &
336-a, Soc Serv L; amd §§97-hhh & 97-jjjj, St Fin L

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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.

Go to top S05067 Actions:

BILL NOS05067B

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02/18/2025REFERRED TO EDUCATION

05/20/20251ST REPORT CAL.1159

05/21/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/22/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/27/2025AMENDED ON THIRD READING 5067A

06/10/2025PASSED SENATE

06/10/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/10/2025referred to education

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO EDUCATION

03/17/20261ST REPORT CAL.538

03/18/20262ND REPORT CAL.

03/19/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

03/24/2026PASSED SENATE

03/24/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

03/24/2026referred to education

04/27/2026RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY

04/27/2026returned to senate

04/27/2026VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING

04/27/2026AMENDED ON THIRD READING 5067B

05/28/2026REPASSED SENATE

05/28/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

05/28/2026referred to education

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There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5067--B
 Cal. No. 538

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 18, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. SEPULVEDA, GOUNARDES, JACKSON, PARKER -- read twice
 and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
 on Education -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to
 first and second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and
 ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
 -- recommitted to the Committee on Education in accordance with Senate
 Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to
 first and second report, ordered to a third reading, passed by Senate
 and delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered, restored
 to third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place
 in the order of third reading

 AN ACT to amend the education law, the correction law, the administra-
 tive code of the city of New York, the civil service law, the execu-
 tive law, the labor law, the parks, recreation and historic preserva-
 tion law, the social services law and the state finance law, in
 relation to changing the name of the general education development
 diploma to the Excelsior diploma

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

 1 Section 1. Section 317 of the education law, as added by chapter 170
 2 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
 3 § 317. [General education development] Excelsior diploma exam.
 4 Notwithstanding any provision of law, no fee shall be established for
 5 admission to the [general education development] Excelsior diploma exam.
 6 § 2. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 7 subdivision 63 to read as follows:
 8 63. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations to change
 9 the name of the state high school equivalency diploma, as established
 10 pursuant to section 100.7 of title eight of the New York codes, rules
 11 and regulations, to the Excelsior diploma.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08757-04-6

 S. 5067--B 2

 1 § 3. Subdivision 19 of section 2 of the correction law, as amended by
 2 chapter 322 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
 3 19. "Vocational and skills training facility" means a correctional
 4 facility designated by the commissioner to provide a vocational and
 5 skills training program ("VAST") to incarcerated individuals who need
 6 such service before they participate i