Senate Bill S2113

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes teachers and teaching assistants as licensed professionals

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S2113 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3043
Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 168 §§8900 - 8912, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S3012, A3577
2017-2018: S3914, A3819

2015-S2113 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes teachers and teaching assistants as licensed professionals; sets qualifications for such licensure; sets forth requirements for filing and disciplinary procedures and remedies; provides for loss of license upon a felony conviction.

2015-S2113 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2113 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

    S. 2113                                                  A. 3043

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            January 21, 2015
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Educa-
  tion

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. NOLAN -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Higher Education

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law, in relation to the practice and
  licensure of teachers and teaching assistants

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

  Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new article 168 to
read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 168
                           TEACHING PROFESSION
SECTION 8900. INTRODUCTION.
        8901. DEFINITIONS.
        8902. DEFINITION OF THE PRACTICE OF TEACHING.
        8903. PRACTICE OF TEACHING AND USE OF TITLE "PROFESSIONAL TEACH-
               ER" OR "LICENSED TEACHING ASSISTANT".
        8904. STATE BOARD FOR TEACHING.
        8905. TYPES OF LICENSES.
        8906. REQUIREMENTS FOR A PROFESSIONAL TEACHER'S LICENSE.
        8907. REQUIREMENTS FOR A LICENSE AS A TEACHING ASSISTANT.
        8908. LIMITED PERMITS.
        8909. EXEMPT PERSONS.
        8910. SPECIAL PROVISIONS.
        8911. DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES AND REMEDIES.
        8912. PENALTIES UPON CONVICTION OF A FELONY.
  S 8900. INTRODUCTION. THIS ARTICLE APPLIES TO THE PROFESSION OF TEACH-
ING.    EXCEPT  AS  OTHERWISE  PROVIDED  IN  THIS  ARTICLE,  THE GENERAL

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03072-01-5

              

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