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NY S 831

in committee

Provides for the posthumous awarding of high school diplomas

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 831 pass?

Not yet. NY S 831 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO EDUCATION

What is NY S 831 about?

Directs the board of education or the board of trustees of each school district shall establish a policy and adopt procedures permitting the district to confer a diploma on a student posthumously if, at the time of death, such student had completed the eleventh grade class of a public school in the district and was enrolled or expected to be enrolled in the twelfth grade class within the same public school district the following school year.

Who sponsors NY S 831?

James Tedisco is the primary sponsor of NY S 831, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Directs the board of education or the board of trustees of each school district shall establish a policy and adopt procedures permitting the district to confer a diploma on a student posthumously if, at the time of death, such student had completed the eleventh grade class of a public school in the district and was enrolled or expected to be enrolled in the twelfth grade class within the same public school district the following school year.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO EDUCATION
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • James Tediscoprimary
  • Patricia Fahycosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-08

    REFERRED TO EDUCATION

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO EDUCATION

    referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 8104not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 2616

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S831?summary=&detail=

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