Bill Text: NY S02440 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the study of law in certain non American Bar Association approved law schools to be eligible to sit for the New York state bar exam, so long as they meet all other requirements established pursuant to 22 NYCRR Part 520.03.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION [S02440 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S02440-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2440
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 21, 2011
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  ALESI  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
       AN ACT relating to the study of law in certain law schools to be  eligi-
         ble to sit for the New York state bar exam
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
    2  the Massachusetts school of law shall be deemed an approved law  school,
    3  as  defined in 22 NYCRR Part 520.03, even if they have not been approved
    4  by the American Bar Association, if they have met all other requirements
    5  established pursuant to 22 NYCRR Part 520.03.
    6    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD08285-01-1