New York Assembly bill in Session 2025-2026.
Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 7, 2026.
Provides for the posthumous awarding of high school diplomas.
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.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-21 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-01-07 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-01-07 | Latest Action | In Assembly Committee |