Bill Text: NY S04111 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Prevents any applicant for teacher certification from being required to take an examination administered by Pearson Education, Inc. and/or its affiliates.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION [S04111 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-S04111-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4111
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 27, 2015
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Introduced by Sen. PANEPINTO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to teacher certification
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Section 3004 of the education law is amended by adding a
2 new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
3 7. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOT REQUIRE THAT ANY APPLICANT FOR CERTIF-
4 ICATION BE REQUIRED TO TAKE AN EXAMINATION ADMINISTERED BY PEARSON
5 EDUCATION, INC. OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES TO QUALIFY FOR A CERTIFICATION,
6 LICENSE, PROBATIONARY PERIODS, APPOINTMENT, AND TENURE OF POSITION OF
7 PERSONS EMPLOYED IN THE TEACHING, OR SUPERVISING SERVICE. NOTHING IN
8 THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS TO REMOVE THE ABILITY OF THE
9 COMMISSIONER TO ADMINISTER OTHER TESTS AS PART OF THE TEACHER CERTIF-
10 ICATION PROCESS.
11 S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of September next
12 succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09358-01-5
