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A 7211: Authorizes and requires the board of regents to set acceptable standards for the issuance of diplomas to students who are homeschooled.
What A 7211 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to establish a framework for the issuance of high school diplomas to homeschooled students in New York State. The Board of Regents is authorized to set acceptable standards for the issuance of these diplomas. These standards must ensure that the diplomas are equivalent to the generally accepted high school diploma issued by the Board of Regents. Higher education institutions in the state must accept these diplomas as proof of completion of an approved course of learning. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to education (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7211
- What is the current status of A 7211?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 7211 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to education".
- Did A 7211 pass?
- Not yet. A 7211 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7211, and where is it now?
- A 7211 was authored by Asm. Monique Chandler-Waterman. Its committee of record is Assembly Education.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to education |
| Mar. 21, 2025 | referred to education |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 21, 2025 · 257 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7211 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 21, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CHANDLER-WATERMAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT relating to authorizing and requiring the board of regents to set acceptable standards for the issuance of diplomas to students who are homeschooled The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "The Home- 2 schooled Graduate High School Diploma Act". 3 § 2. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the 4 board of regents of the state of New York is hereby authorized and 5 required to set acceptable standards for the issuance of high school 6 diplomas to students who are homeschooled. The board of regents must 7 insure and shall require that such diplomas are acceptable as proof of 8 completion of an approved course of learning up to the twelfth grade 9 level by all higher education institutions licensed and accredited to 10 operate in the state of New York. All diplomas issued pursuant to this 11 act shall be equivalent in all regards to the generally-accepted high 12 school diploma issued pursuant to the authority of the board of regents. 13 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07460-01-5
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