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

Added new co-sponsors (Hooks, Gallahan, Beephan, K. Brown, Tapia, and Burroughs) and updated committee status to indicate the bill was reported again with amendments.

Corrected a typo in the Administrative Code definition of the high school equivalency test, changing 'diplomacy' to 'diploma'.

Adjusted spacing and capitalization in section headers and definitions to ensure consistency with the bill's title.

Added amendments to the correction law, administrative code, civil service law, executive law, labor law, parks law, social services law, and state finance law to ensure consistency across all relevant statutes.

Added a new section to the Education Law establishing that no fee shall be charged for admission to the Excelsior diploma exam.

Renamed the 'General Education Development' (GED) diploma to the 'Excelsior diploma' in the Education Law, Correction Law, and New York City Administrative Code.

Updated the definition of 'high school equivalency diplomacy test' in the New York City Administrative Code to reflect the new name 'Excelsior diploma test'.

Updated the definition of 'test assessing secondary completion (TASC)' in the New York City Administrative Code to identify it as the 'Excelsior diploma test'.

Updated references to the GED diploma in the New York City Administrative Code to refer to the 'Excelsior diploma'.