Bill Text: NY S01372 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 1372 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Requires schools to accept credits for educational programs at OCFS facilities as transfer credits.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION [S01372 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S01372-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  MONTGOMERY  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
         when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
       AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation  to  credits  for  educa-
         tional  achievement  in office of children and family services facili-
         ties
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 112 of the education law is amended by adding a new
    2  subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
    3    1-A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, CRED-
    4  ITS  AWARDED  BY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS PROVIDED BY FACILITIES OPERATED BY
    5  THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL BE ACCEPTED AS TRANSFER
    6  CREDITS BY ANY SCHOOL WITHIN NEW YORK STATE.
    7    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD03908-01-3