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.

Statutes affected:
A129: 305 education law
A129A: 317 education law, 305 education law, 2 correction law, 2(19) correction law, 9-151 administrative code of the city of New York as added by local law, 9-151(a) administrative code of the city of New York as added by local law, 21-408 administrative code of the city of New York as added by local law, 21-408(a) administrative code of the city of New York as added by local law, 21-902.1 administrative code of the city of New York as amended by local law, 21-902.1(a) administrative code of the city of New York as amended by local law, 21-924 administrative code of the city of New York as added by local law, 21-924(a) administrative code of the city of New York as added by local law, 803 correction law, 803(1) correction law, 58 civil service law, 58(1) civil service law, 355 education law, 355(2) education law, 610 education law, 610(2) education law, 612 education law, 612(1) education law, 661 education law, 661(5) education law, 679-g education law, 679-g(2) education law, 3622-a education law, 3622-a(5) education law, 6451 education law, 6451(1) education law, 6452 education law, 6452(1) education law, 532-d executive law, 532-d(4) executive law, 42 labor law, 42(15) labor law, 3.23 parks recreation and historic preservation law, 3.23(4) parks recreation and historic preservation law, 335-a social services law, 335-a(2) social services law, 97-hhh state finance law, 97-jjjj state finance law, 97-jjjj(3) state finance law, 3602 education law, 3602(1) education law
A129B: 317 education law, 305 education law, 2 correction law, 2(19) correction law, 9-151 administrative code of the city of New York as added by local law, 9-151(a) administrative code of the city of New York as added by local law, 21-408 administrative code of the city of New York as added by local law, 21-408(a) administrative code of the city of New York as added by local law, 21-902.1 administrative code of the city of New York as amended by local law, 21-902.1(a) administrative code of the city of New York as amended by local law, 21-924 administrative code of the city of New York as added by local law, 21-924(a) administrative code of the city of New York as added by local law, 803 correction law, 803(1) correction law, 58 civil service law, 58(1) civil service law, 355 education law, 355(2) education law, 610 education law, 610(2) education law, 612 education law, 612(1) education law, 661 education law, 661(5) education law, 679-g education law, 679-g(2) education law, 3622-a education law, 3622-a(5) education law, 6451 education law, 6451(1) education law, 6452 education law, 6452(1) education law, 532-d executive law, 532-d(4) executive law, 42 labor law, 42(15) labor law, 3.23 parks recreation and historic preservation law, 3.23(4) parks recreation and historic preservation law, 335-a social services law, 335-a(2) social services law, 97-hhh state finance law, 97-jjjj state finance law, 97-jjjj(3) state finance law, 3602 education law, 3602(1) education law