Relates to the issuance of diplomas to youth who are placed, committed, supervised, detained or confined in certain facilities
Summary
Relates to the issuance of diplomas to youth who are placed, committed, supervised, detained or confined in certain facilities; makes an exception for the issuance of diplomas by programming provided by another school district, in that case such district shall issue the diploma.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Jan 2022
Assembly Passage
Jan 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Feb 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Signed Feb 24, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 2, 2022 · Assembly Jan 25, 2022
How they voted
60–3
Passed
Total votes 63
Feb 2, 2022
D
Democratic43
100% Yea
R
Republican20
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Feb 24, 2022
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.26
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 25, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
Jan 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO EDUCATION
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kimberly Jean-Pierre
DDemocratic
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