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                                  7583

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 23, 2013
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Introduced  by  M. of A. KATZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation  to  streamlining  artic-
  ulation  between military and civilian professional careers within New
  York state

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section  6505-c of the education law, as added by chapter
106 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
  S 6505-c. Articulation  between  military  and  civilian  professional
careers.  1.  The commissioner shall [develop, jointly with the director
of the division of veterans' affairs, a  program  to  facilitate  artic-
ulation  between  participation  in  the]  ACCEPT  ANY  APPROPRIATE  AND
APPROVED MILITARY EDUCATION OR TRAINING RECEIVED BY  INDIVIDUALS  DURING
military  service  [of] TO the United States [or the military service of
the state and] TOWARDS admission  to  practice  of  a  profession.  [The
commissioner  and  the  director  shall  identify,  review  and evaluate
professional training  programs  offered  through  either  the  military
service  of the United States or the military service of the state which
may, where applicable, be  accepted  by  the  department  as  equivalent
education  and  training  in lieu of all or part of an approved program.
Particular emphasis shall be placed on the  identification  of  military
programs  which have previously been deemed acceptable by the department
as equivalent education and training, programs which may provide,  where
applicable,  equivalent  education  and  training  for those professions
which are critical to public health and safety and  programs  which  may
provide,  where  applicable, equivalent education and training for those
professions for which shortages exist in the state of New  York]  APPRO-
PRIATE  AND  APPROVED  EDUCATION  OR  TRAINING  SHALL BE ACCEPTED BY THE
DEPARTMENT AS EQUIVALENT EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN LIEU OF ALL  OR  PART

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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OF ANY PROGRAM AND SHALL BE ACCEPTED REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH TRAINING
WAS RECEIVED AS PART OF ACTIVE DUTY OR RESERVE DUTY.
  2.  The  commissioner  [and the director shall prepare a list of those
military programs which have previously been deemed  acceptable  by  the
department  as  equivalent education and training in lieu of all or part
of an approved program no later than the thirtieth of August, two  thou-
sand three. On and after such date, such list shall be made available to
the  public  and  applicants  for admission to practice of a profession]
SHALL AUTOMATICALLY GRANT A SIX MONTH EXTENSION TO  ANY  RESERVE  MEMBER
WHOSE PROFESSIONAL LICENSE EXPIRED OR LAPSED WHILE SUCH MEMBER WAS MOBI-
LIZED.  TO  BE  ELIGIBLE FOR SUCH AUTOMATIC EXTENSION THE RESERVE MEMBER
SHALL HAVE BEEN IN GOOD STANDING WITHIN THE PROFESSION AND HAD  A  VALID
LICENSE WHICH EXPIRED OR LAPSED WHILE SUCH INDIVIDUAL WAS MOBILIZED.
  3.  The  commissioner  [and the director shall prepare a list of those
military programs which may provide, where applicable, equivalent educa-
tion and training for those professions which  are  critical  to  public
health  and safety, programs which may provide, where applicable, equiv-
alent education and training for those professions for  which  shortages
exist  in  the  state  of New York and any other military programs which
may, where applicable, be  accepted  by  the  department  as  equivalent
education  and training in lieu of all or part of an approved program no
later than the thirty-first of October, two thousand three. On and after
such date, such list shall be made available to the  public  and  appli-
cants  for  admission  to practice of a profession] SHALL IN THE CASE OF
SERVICE MEMBERS AND VETERANS WHO HAVE PASSED ANY NATIONAL COUNCIL LICEN-
SURE EXAMINATION, UPON APPLICATION, ACCEPT,  RECOGNIZE  AND  GRANT  SUCH
APPLICANT  NEW  YORK  STATE  LICENSURE IN LIEU OF ANY OTHER REQUIREMENTS
UNDER THE LAW. IN THE CASE OF SERVICE MEMBERS AND VETERANS WHO HAVE  NOT
PASSED  OR  TAKEN A NATIONAL COUNCIL LICENSURE EXAMINATION, BUT WHO HAVE
PERFORMED IN SUCH OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY AT A LEVEL  EQUIVALENT  TO,  OR
EXCEEDING,  THE  ACADEMIC OR EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROFESSION,
OR HAVE ENGAGED IN ACTIVE PRACTICE OF THE OCCUPATION  FOR  A  PERIOD  OF
FOUR YEARS THE COMMISSION SHALL, UPON APPLICATION, ALLOW SUCH INDIVIDUAL
TO SIT FOR THE NATIONAL COUNCIL LICENSURE EXAMINATION AND ACCEPT, RECOG-
NIZE, AND GRANT PASSING CANDIDATES NEW YORK STATE LICENSURE EVEN IF SUCH
CANDIDATE HAS NOT GRADUATED FROM AN ACADEMIC PROGRAM.
  4.  [Such lists shall be prepared annually no later than the thirtieth
of June thereafter with additions and  deletions  made  jointly  by  the
commissioner  and  the  director  and  made  available to the public and
applicants for admission to practice of a profession on such  date]  THE
COMMISSIONER SHALL, UPON APPLICATION, IN THE CASE OF SERVICE MEMBERS AND
VETERANS  WHO  HAVE  RECEIVED  APPROPRIATE AND APPROVED MILITARY MEDICAL
TRAINING ACCEPT, RECOGNIZE AND GRANT A NEW YORK STATE EMERGENCY  MEDICAL
TECHNICIAN LICENSE TO ANY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.