NY A 129
in committeeDirects the commissioner of education to change the name of the state high school equivalency diploma to the Excelsior diploma
New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did NY A 129 pass?
Not yet. NY A 129 is in committee as of 2026-04-27 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-04-27): AMENDED ON THIRD READING 129C
What is NY A 129 about?
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.
Who sponsors NY A 129?
John Zaccaro Jr. is the primary sponsor of NY A 129, joined by 16 cosponsors.
Description
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.
- Introduced
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-04-27 — AMENDED ON THIRD READING 129C
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- John Zaccaro Jr.primary
- Catalina Cruzcosponsor
- Maritza Davilacosponsor
- Andrew Hevesicosponsor
- Joe DeStefanocosponsor
- Brian Manktelowcosponsor
- Philip Ramoscosponsor
- Monique Chandler-Watermancosponsor
- Billy Jonescosponsor
- Alec Brook-Krasnycosponsor
- Jeff Gallahancosponsor
- Anil Beephan Jr.cosponsor
- Keith Browncosponsor
- Yudelka Tapiacosponsor
- Noah Burroughscosponsor
- Steven Otiscosponsor
- Larinda Hookscosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-01-08
REFERRED TO EDUCATION
referral-committee
2025-02-13
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION
amendment-passage,referral-committee
2025-02-13
PRINT NUMBER 129A
amendment-passage
2025-05-23
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION
amendment-passage,referral-committee
2025-05-23
PRINT NUMBER 129B
amendment-passage
2025-05-27
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
referral-committee
2026-01-07
REFERRED TO EDUCATION
referral-committee
2026-04-22
REPORTED
2026-04-23
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.346
2026-04-27
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 129C
amendment-passage
Versions
Documents
Votes
Not provided by source.
Related bills
- Prior session: A 9555not in this corpus
- Companion bill: S 5067
Official source
Attribution
Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:28:30.722574Z
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