local diplomas are offered by new york state school districts for students who did not pass the regents diploma requirements. for students entering 9th grade in september 2019 and thereafter, the local diploma is only offered to disabled students, and the rest of the students must attain at least a regents diploma. advanced and honors designations are available for exemplary students. in addition to the regents exam requirements, there are additional requirements for attaining a regents or regents with advanced designation diploma, which are described in a nysed handout titled "general education & diploma requirements", and are codified in section 100.5 of the part 100 regulations of the commissioner of education.