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S 5067 NY
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Directs the commissioner of education to change the name of the state high school equivalency diploma to the Excelsior diploma

NY · session 2025-2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Feb 18, 2025

Latest action (May 28, 2026) REFERRED TO EDUCATION

Summary

This bill directs the Commissioner of Education to change the name of the state high school equivalency diploma to the Excelsior diploma. The high school equivalency diploma, formerly known as the General Education Development (GED) program, will be renamed to reflect New York's state motto. The change applies to the certification issued to students who complete the high school equivalency requirements in New York.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill (from the OpenStates abstract — no full text available yet) — neutral, and may be imperfect.

Official abstract

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.

Sponsor (1)
3 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (24)
  1. Feb 18, 2025 REFERRED TO EDUCATION · upper
  2. May 20, 2025 1ST REPORT CAL.1159 · upper
  3. May 21, 2025 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
  4. May 22, 2025 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
  5. May 27, 2025 AMENDED ON THIRD READING 5067A · upper
  6. Jun 10, 2025 PASSED SENATE · upper
  7. Jun 10, 2025 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
  8. Jun 10, 2025 REFERRED TO EDUCATION · lower
  9. Jan 7, 2026 DIED IN ASSEMBLY · lower
  10. Jan 7, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
  11. Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO EDUCATION · upper
  12. Mar 17, 2026 1ST REPORT CAL.538 · upper
  13. Mar 18, 2026 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
  14. Mar 19, 2026 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
  15. Mar 24, 2026 PASSED SENATE · upper
  16. Mar 24, 2026 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
  17. Mar 24, 2026 REFERRED TO EDUCATION · lower
  18. Apr 27, 2026 RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY · upper
  19. Apr 27, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
  20. Apr 27, 2026 VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING · upper
  21. Apr 27, 2026 AMENDED ON THIRD READING 5067B · upper
  22. May 28, 2026 REPASSED SENATE · upper
  23. May 28, 2026 RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
  24. May 28, 2026 REFERRED TO EDUCATION · lower

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