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S 5067STATE · New YorkIn Committee

Directs the commissioner of education to change the name of the state high school equivalency diploma to the Excelsior diploma

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.

Voted 5/28/2026

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

144 yea·4 nay·7 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 4/27/2026RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY
  2. 4/27/2026RETURNED TO SENATE
  3. 4/27/2026VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
  4. 4/27/2026AMENDED ON THIRD READING 5067B
  5. 3/24/2026PASSED SENATE
  6. 3/24/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  7. 3/24/2026REFERRED TO EDUCATION
  8. 3/19/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  9. 3/18/20262ND REPORT CAL.
  10. 3/17/20261ST REPORT CAL.538