New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner
Subchapter E - Elementary and Secondary Education
Part 100 - Elementary and Secondary Education School Program
Section 100.20 - Graduation and Diploma Requirements for Students Covered Under the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation to the contrary, in order to remove barriers to educational success imposed on children of military families because of frequent moves and deployment of their parents, school districts and charter schools that receive public funding and serve students of active duty military families who a re formally enrolled in kindergarten through twelfth grade shall comply with the provisions of Education Law §§ 3300-3307 and this section relating to educational records, enrollment, placement decisions, excused absences, residency determinations and graduation requirements.
(b) For purposes of this section:
(c) Graduation and diploma requirements. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation to the contrary, in accordance with Education Law § 3307(2), a public school district or charter school, shall accept the following to meet the diploma requirements for such students in New York State:
(d) If none of the alternatives in subdivision (c) of this section can be accommodated by the principal of the school in the receiving state for a student transferring into such school at the beginning of or during grade 12, then the principal of the school in the receiving state shall provide written notice to the principal of the school in the sending state which shall include notice that the school district in the sending state shall ensure that the student receives a diploma from the school district in the sending state if the student meets the graduation requirements of the school district in the sending state. In the event that the sending state is not a member of the interstate military compact, the receiving state shall use best efforts to facilitate on-time graduation of the student using the exams described in subdivision (c) of this section.