Bill Text: NY S08374 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to permitting individuals enrolled in the federal deferred action for childhood arrivals program to apply for professional licenses.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-05-03 - REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION [S08374 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-S08374-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8374 IN SENATE May 3, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to permitting individuals enrolled in the federal deferred action for childhood arrivals program to apply for professional licenses The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 6501 of the education law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 3 to read as follows: 3 3. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a qualified 4 applicant shall include individuals enrolled in the federal deferred 5 action for childhood arrivals program who meets all additional require- 6 ments prescribed for in the article for such particular profession. 7 § 2. Subdivision 6 of section 6524 of the education law, as amended by 8 chapter 379 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows: 9 (6) Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen , an 10 individual enrolled in the federal deferred action for childhood 11 arrivals program, or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence 12 in the United States; provided, however that the board of regents may 13 grant a three year waiver for an alien physician to practice in an area 14 which has been designated by the department as medically underserved, 15 except that the board of regents may grant an additional extension not 16 to exceed six years to an alien physician to enable him or her to secure 17 citizenship or permanent resident status, provided such status is being 18 actively pursued; and provided further that the board of regents may 19 grant an additional three year waiver, and at its expiration, an exten- 20 sion for a period not to exceed six additional years, for the holder of 21 an H-1b visa, an O-1 visa, or an equivalent or successor visa thereto; 22 § 3. Subdivision 6 of section 6554 of the education law, as amended by 23 chapter 133 of the laws of 1982, is amended to read as follows: 24 (6) Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen, an 25 individual enrolled in the federal deferred action for childhood 26 arrivals program, or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence 27 in the United States; EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD15590-01-8S. 8374 2 1 § 4. Subdivision 6 of section 6604 of the education law, as amended by 2 chapter 403 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows: 3 (6) Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen, an 4 individual enrolled in the federal deferred action for childhood 5 arrivals program, or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence 6 in the United States; provided, however, that the board of regents may 7 grant a three year waiver for an alien to practice in an area which has 8 been designated a federal dental health professions shortage area, 9 except that the board of regents may grant an additional extension not 10 to exceed six years to an alien to enable him or her to secure citizen- 11 ship or permanent resident status, provided such status is being active- 12 ly pursued; 13 § 5. Subdivision 6 of section 6609 of the education law, as amended by 14 chapter 403 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows: 15 (6) Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen, an 16 individual enrolled in the federal deferred action for childhood 17 arrivals program, or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence 18 in the United States; provided, however, that the board of regents may 19 grant a three year waiver for an alien to practice in an area which has 20 been designated a federal dental health professions shortage area, 21 except that the board of regents may grant an additional extension not 22 to exceed six years to an alien to enable him or her to secure citizen- 23 ship or permanent resident status, provided such status is being active- 24 ly pursued; 25 § 6. Subdivision 6 of section 6704 of the education law, as amended by 26 chapter 201 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows: 27 (6) Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen, an 28 individual enrolled in the federal deferred action for childhood 29 arrivals program, or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence 30 in the United States; provided, however that the board of regents may 31 grant a one-time three-year waiver for a veterinarian who otherwise 32 meets the requirements of this article and who has accepted an offer to 33 practice veterinary medicine in a county in the state which the depart- 34 ment has certified as having a shortage of qualified applicants to fill 35 existing vacancies in veterinary medicine, and provided further that the 36 board of regents may grant an extension of such three-year waiver of not 37 more than one year; 38 § 7. Subdivision 6 of section 6711 of the education law, as amended by 39 chapter 80 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows: 40 6. Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen, an 41 individual enrolled in the federal deferred action for childhood 42 arrivals program, or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence 43 in the United States; provided, however that the board of regents may 44 grant a one-time three-year waiver for an animal health technician who 45 otherwise meets the requirements of this article and provided further 46 that the board of regents may grant an extension of such three-year 47 waiver of not more than one year; 48 § 8. Paragraph 6 of subdivision 1 of section 6805 of the education 49 law, as amended by chapter 133 of the laws of 1982, is amended to read 50 as follows: 51 (6) Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen, an 52 individual enrolled in the federal deferred action for childhood 53 arrivals program, or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence 54 in the United States; 55 § 9. Subdivision 6 of section 6955 of the education law, as added by 56 chapter 327 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:S. 8374 3 1 6. Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen, an 2 individual enrolled in the federal deferred action for childhood 3 arrivals program, or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence 4 in the United States. 5 § 10. Paragraph 6 of subdivision 1 of section 7206 of the education 6 law, as amended by chapter 133 of the laws of 1982, is amended to read 7 as follows: 8 (6) Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen, an 9 individual enrolled in the federal deferred action for childhood 10 arrivals program, or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence 11 in the United States; 12 § 11. Paragraph 6 of subdivision 1 of section 7206-a of the education 13 law, as amended by chapter 133 of the laws of 1982, is amended to read 14 as follows: 15 (6) Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen, an 16 individual enrolled in the federal deferred action for childhood 17 arrivals program, or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence 18 in the United States; 19 § 12. Paragraph 6 of subdivision 1 of section 7324 of the education 20 law, as amended by chapter 133 of the laws of 1982, is amended to read 21 as follows: 22 (6) Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen, an 23 individual enrolled in the federal deferred action for childhood 24 arrivals program, or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence 25 in the United States; 26 § 13. Paragraph 6 of subdivision 1 of section 7504 of the education 27 law, as amended by chapter 133 of the laws of 1982, is amended to read 28 as follows: 29 (6) Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen, an 30 individual enrolled in the federal deferred action for childhood 31 arrivals program, or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence 32 in the United States; 33 § 14. Subdivision 5 of section 7804 of the education law, as amended 34 by chapter 230 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows: 35 (5) Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen, an 36 individual enrolled in the federal deferred action for childhood 37 arrivals program, or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence 38 in the United States; 39 § 15. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall 40 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or 41 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of 42 this act on its effective date are authorized and directed to be made 43 and completed on or before such effective date.
