New York A 129: Includes the county of Ulster within the definition of a designated community

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A00129 Summary:

BILL NOA00129C

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SAME ASSAME AS S05067-B

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SPONSORZaccaro (MS)

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COSPNSRCruz, Davila, Hevesi, DeStefano, Manktelow, Ramos, Chandler-Waterman, Jones, Brook-Krasny,
 Gallahan, Beephan, Brown K, Tapia, Burroughs, Otis, Hooks

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MLTSPNSRReyes

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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 A00129 Actions:

BILL NOA00129C

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01/08/2025referred to education

02/13/2025amend (t) and recommit to education

02/13/2025print number 129a

05/23/2025amend and recommit to education

05/23/2025print number 129b

05/27/2025reported referred to rules

01/07/2026referred to education

04/22/2026reported 

04/23/2026advanced to third reading cal.346

04/27/2026amended on third reading 129c

Go to topA00129 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:EDUCATION Chair:Benedetto 
DATE:05/27/2025AYE/NAY:28/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules BenedettoAyeSmithAye

MagnarelliAyeMcDonoughExcused

PaulinAyeMikulinAye

RamosAyeReillyAye

KimAyeBrownAye

OtisAyeChangAye

HyndmanExcusedPirozzoloAye

BronsonAyeMaherAye

TaylorAyeSempolinskiAye

Bichotte HermelAye

SayeghAbsent

ButtenschonAye

ConradAye

JacksonAye

MitaynesAye

SeptimoAye

De Los SantosAye

Pheffer AmatoAye

GibbsAye

ClarkAye

ZaccaroAye

TorresAye

Committee:EDUCATION Chair:Benedetto 
DATE:04/22/2026AYE/NAY:26/0 Action: Favorable BenedettoAyeSmithAye

MagnarelliAyeMcDonoughAbsent

PaulinAyeMikulinAye

RamosAbsentReillyAye

KimAyeBrownAye

OtisAyeChangAye

HyndmanAyePirozzoloAye

BronsonAyeSempolinskiAye

TaylorAbsentMillerAye

Bichotte HermelAye

SayeghAye

ButtenschonAye

ConradExcused

JacksonAye

MitaynesAye

SeptimoAye

De Los SantosAye

Pheffer AmatoAye

GibbsAye

ClarkAye

ZaccaroExcused

TorresAye

Go to topA00129 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA00129 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 129--C
 Cal. No. 346

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. ZACCARO, CRUZ, DAVILA, HEVESI, DeSTEFANO, MANKTE-
 LOW, RAMOS, CHANDLER-WATERMAN, BROOK-KRASNY, GALLAHAN, BEEPHAN,
 K. BROWN, TAPIA, BURROUGHS, OTIS, HOOKS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
 A. REYES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education --
 committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
 recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said committee
 with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
 committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Education in accordance
 with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- reported from committee, advanced to a
 third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on
 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 establish