Bill Text: NY S07644 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes a New York state English as a new language teaching assistance program for certain undergraduate and/or graduate students in a program leading to a career as a teacher in primary or secondary education.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION [S07644 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S07644-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7644

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                     August 25, 2023
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  ASHBY  -- 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  establishing  a  New
          York state English as a new language teaching assistance program

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

     1    Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section  669-i
     2  to read as follows:
     3    §  669-i. New York state English as a new language teaching assistance
     4  program. 1. Undergraduate and/or graduate students who are  matriculated
     5  in  an  approved  undergraduate or graduate program at a degree granting
     6  institution leading to a career as a teacher  in  primary  or  secondary
     7  education  shall  be  eligible for an award under this section, provided
     8  the applicant: (a) register for and pass a bilingual  education  assess-
     9  ment exam; (b) completes a minimum of forty school days in a college-su-
    10  pervised student teaching experience under the instruction of an English
    11  as  a new language teacher and in a school located within New York state
    12  providing primary or secondary education  recognized  by  the  board  of
    13  regents  or  the  university  of the state of New York; and (c) complies
    14  with the applicable provisions of  this  article  and  all  requirements
    15  promulgated by the corporation for the administration of the program.
    16    2.  Within  amounts  appropriated therefor, awards shall be granted to
    17  applicants that the corporation has certified are  eligible  to  receive
    18  such  awards. Such awards shall be made to recipients after the success-
    19  ful completion of requirements, as defined by the corporation.
    20    3. Recipients shall receive a payment  equal  to  the  annual  tuition
    21  charged  to  state  resident students attending an undergraduate program
    22  full-time at the  state  university  of  New  York,  or  actual  tuition
    23  charged, whichever is less.
    24    4.  Recipients  shall  be  authorized  to  count the forty school days
    25  required under paragraph (b) of subdivision one of this section  towards

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  their  necessary  teaching  experience  hours for New York state teacher
     2  certificates.
     3    5.  The  corporation is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations
     4  necessary for the implementation of  the  provisions  of  this  section,
     5  including exploring whether more frequent bilingual education assessment
     6  exam periods can be offered.
     7    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.