Bill Text: NY A08356 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to expedited teaching licensing by certain military spouses that hold a license in good standing in another state.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to education [A08356 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A08356-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8356

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                      June 15, 2019
                                       ___________

        Introduced by M. of A. HUNTER -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Education

        AN  ACT  to  amend  the education law, in relation to expedited teaching
          licensing by certain military spouses

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  Section  3001 of the education law is amended by adding a
     2  new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
     3    4. a. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any appli-
     4  cant seeking to qualify for a license pursuant to this title who is  the
     5  spouse  of  an  active  duty  member  of  the armed forces of the United
     6  States, national guard or reserves as defined in 10 U.S.C. sections 1209
     7  and 1211, and such spouse is transferred by the military to  this  state
     8  shall  be  afforded  an  expedited  review of his or her application for
     9  licensure. Such application shall be on a form prescribed by the depart-
    10  ment and shall include an attestation by the applicant of  the  military
    11  status  of his or her spouse and any other such supporting documentation
    12  that the department may require. Upon review of  such  application,  the
    13  department shall issue a license to the applicant if the applicant holds
    14  a  license  in  good standing in another state and in the opinion of the
    15  department, the requirements for  licensure  of  such  other  state  are
    16  substantially  equivalent  to  the  requirements  for  licensure in this
    17  state.
    18    b. In addition to the expedited review granted in paragraph a of  this
    19  subdivision,  an  applicant who provides satisfactory documentation that
    20  he or she holds a license in  good  standing  from  another  state,  may
    21  request  the  issuance of a temporary practice permit, which, if granted
    22  will permit the applicant to work under the supervision of  a  New  York
    23  state  licensee  in accordance with regulations of the commissioner. The
    24  department may grant such temporary  teaching  permit  when  it  appears
    25  based  on the application and supporting documentation received that the

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  applicant will meet the requirements for licensure in this state because
     2  he or she holds a license in  good  standing  from  another  state  with
     3  significantly  comparable licensure requirements to those of this state,
     4  except  the department has not been able to secure direct source verifi-
     5  cation of the  applicant's  underlying  credentials  (e.g.,  receipt  of
     6  original  transcript,  experience  verification).  Such  permit shall be
     7  valid for six months or until  ten  days  after  notification  that  the
     8  applicant  does not meet the qualifications for licensure. An additional
     9  six months may be granted upon a determination by  the  department  that
    10  the  applicant  is expected to qualify for the full license upon receipt
    11  of the remaining direct source verification documents requested  by  the
    12  department  in  such  time  period  and  that the delay in providing the
    13  necessary documentation  for  full  licensure  was  due  to  extenuating
    14  circumstances which the military spouse could not avoid.
    15    c. A temporary teaching permit issued under paragraph b of this subdi-
    16  vision shall be subject to the full disciplinary and regulatory authori-
    17  ty  of  the board of regents and the department, pursuant to this title,
    18  as if such authorization were a professional license issued  under  this
    19  article.
    20    d.  The  department shall reduce the initial licensure application fee
    21  by one-half for any application submitted by  a  military  spouse  under
    22  this subdivision.
    23    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    24  it  shall  have  become  a  law; provided however that the amendments to
    25  section 3001 of the education law made by section one of this act  shall
    26  survive  the  expiration  and  reversion  of such section as provided in
    27  section 2 of chapter 658 of the laws of 2002, as amended.