Bill Text: NY S06280 | 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: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION [S06280 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S06280-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6280

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                      June 3, 2019
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

        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.