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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

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

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 5067 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on February 18, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Directs the commissioner of education to change the name of the state high school equivalency diploma to the Excelsior diploma. Primary sponsor: Luis Sepúlveda (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 28, 2026): REFERRED TO EDUCATION.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Democratic/Working Families 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Luis SepúlvedaPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Andrew GounardesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Kevin ParkerCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate21

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO EDUCATION
  2. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
  3. REPASSED SENATE
  4. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 5067B
  5. VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
  6. RETURNED TO SENATE
  7. RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY
  8. REFERRED TO EDUCATION
  9. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  10. PASSED SENATE
  11. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  12. 2ND REPORT CAL.

Showing 12 most recent of 24 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source