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: Senate
Introduced: Feb 18, 2025
Last action: May 28, 2026 — REFERRED TO EDUCATION
Session: 2025-2026
Momentum: 66 · High

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1% Unlikely

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Stage base Passed First Chamber — base rate 16%, measured from NY's completed sessions
Momentum +4 66/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -19 138 days quiet

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