Bill Text: NY A08385 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to law licensure of noncitizens.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-06-30 - enacting clause stricken [A08385 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A08385-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         8385
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    January 9, 2013
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. ROSA -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Judiciary
       AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to the law  licensure  of
         noncitizens
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The judiciary law is amended by adding a new  section  90-a
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S 90-A. LICENSURE. 1. UPON PASSING THE BAR EXAMINATION, A PERSON SHALL
    4  BE  ELIGIBLE  TO  OBTAIN  A  LAW LICENSE, REGARDLESS OF HIS OR HER IMMI-
    5  GRATION STATUS, AS LONG AS HE OR SHE IS AUTHORIZED TO WORK IN THE UNITED
    6  STATES. SUCH ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS  SHALL  INCLUDE  THOSE  WITH  DEFERRED
    7  ACTION CITIZENSHIP STATUS.
    8    2.  NOTHING  IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO IMPEDE, INFRINGE OR
    9  DIMINISH FEDERAL OR STATE LAWS RELATING TO LABOR AND/OR EMPLOYMENT.
   10    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD13356-02-3