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

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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.

Chamber: House
Introduced: Jan 8, 2025
Last action: Apr 27, 2026 — AMENDED ON THIRD READING 129C
Session: 2025-2026
Momentum: 61 · High

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1% Unlikely

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Stage base Amended — base rate 13%, measured from NY's completed sessions
Momentum +2 61/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 172 days quiet

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