New York Senate bill in Session 2025-2026.
Status: in_committee. Latest action: May 28, 2026.
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.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-18 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-05-28 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-05-28 | Latest Action | In Assembly Committee |