New York A 8315: Relates to proceedings against juvenile and adolescent offenders

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A08315 Summary:

BILL NOA08315 

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SAME ASSAME AS S04151

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SPONSORWieder

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd Ed L, generally; amd §§7.37, 7.37-a, 7.38, 13.37, 13.37-a, 13.38, 29.15 & 33.11, Ment Hyg L; amd §§118,
169, 350-j, 386, 398, 398-c, 409-a & 430, Soc Serv L

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Increases age eligibility for certain programs and benefits to age twenty-two for students with a disability.

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BILL NOA08315 

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05/13/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8315

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 13, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the education law, the mental hygiene law and the social
 services law, in relation to student age eligibility for certain
 programs and benefits

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 112-a of the education law, as
 2 amended by chapter 26 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 1. A person under twenty-one years of age, or under twenty-two years
 5 of age for a student with a disability as defined in section forty-four
 6 hundred one of this chapter, who has not received a high school diploma
 7 and who is placed with, committed to, under the supervision of, detained
 8 or otherwise confined in any facility operated or administered by a
 9 state department or agency or political subdivision of the state which
 10 provides educational programs pursuant to section one hundred twelve of
 11 this article, or who is confined in a correctional facility, as defined
 12 in subdivision four of section two of the correction law, and who
 13 participates in an educational program provided by such facility, shall
 14 be issued a high school diploma by the school district of location
 15 except when credit bearing educational programming is provided by anoth-
 16 er school district. When credit bearing educational programming is
 17 provided by another school district, that district shall be responsible
 18 for issuing the high school diploma. The school district responsible for
 19 issuing the diploma must determine if such person has completed the
 20 minimum New York state diploma requirements as set forth in the regu-
 21 lations of the commissioner while placed with, committed to, under the
 22 supervision of, detained or confined in such facility.
 23 § 2. Subdivisions 13 and 14 of section 1102 of the education law,
 24 subdivision 13 as amended by chapter 301 of the laws of 1996, and subdi-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08345-01-5

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 1 vision 14 as added by chapter 293 of the laws of 1954, are amended to
 2 read as follows:
 3 13. It may transport pupils under twenty-one years of age, or under
 4 twenty-two years of age for a student with a disability as defined in
 5 section forty-four hundred one of this chapter, to and from schools and
 6 classes maintained by such vocational education and extension board for
 7 instruction in career education. In providing such transportation, the
 8 board may transport pupils residing outside the county who are attending
 9 such schools and classes maintained by such board pursuant to subdivi-
 10 sion twelve of this section.
 11 14. It may purchase and maintain a motor vehicle or vehicles to be
 12 used for the transportation of school children under twenty-one years of
 13 age, or under twenty-two years of age for a student with a disability as
 14 defined in section forty-four hundred one of this chapter, to schools
 15 and classes maintained by the county vocational education and extension
 16 board. Such motor vehicle or vehicles may be leased to a school district
 17 when not needed for such transportation. When such motor vehicle shall
 18 be leased as provided in this subdivision, public liability and property
 19 damage insurance, fire insurance and compen