Assembly Bill A6801B

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to private school agent's certificates

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S4741 - Signed by Governor

  • 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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co-Sponsors

2015-A6801 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4741
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§5001 & 5004, Ed L

2015-A6801 - Summary

Relates to private school agents' certificates.

2015-A6801 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6801

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 2, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to private school agent's
  certificates

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

  Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 5004 of the  educa-
tion  law,  as  added  by chapter 887 of the laws of 1990, is amended to
read as follows:
  a. No party may, for a consideration or remuneration procure,  solicit
or  enroll  any student for instruction in or given by any school within
or without the state of New York, unless (i) the  party  is  a  salaried
employee  of  the  school  [and],  (ii)  the  party shall have secured a
private school agent's certificate from the department pursuant to regu-
lations of the commissioner, AND (III) THE PARTY  SERVES  AS  AN  ONLINE
EDUCATION  MARKETPLACE  FACILITATING  INFORMATION  BETWEEN  STUDENTS AND
SCHOOLS. UNDER THIS  SECTION  "ONLINE  EDUCATION  MARKETPLACE"  MEANS  A
NEUTRAL  FORUM  IN  WHICH, OR BY MEANS OF WHICH, A STUDENT MAY ENROLL IN
CLASSES FROM A SCHOOL, OR ARRANGES FOR THE EXCHANGE  OF  INFORMATION  OR
MESSAGES BETWEEN THE STUDENT AND SCHOOL AND THE ONLINE EDUCATION MARKET-
PLACE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10154-01-5

co-Sponsors

2015-A6801A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4741
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§5001 & 5004, Ed L

2015-A6801A - Summary

Relates to private school agents' certificates.

2015-A6801A - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6801--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 2, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. LENTOL, LAVINE -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Education -- reference changed to the Committee on Higher
  Education -- recommitted to  the  Committee  on  Higher  Education  in
  accordance  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to private school agent's
  certificates

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

  Section 1. Paragraphs a and b of subdivision 1 of section 5001 of  the
education  law,  as  amended  by  chapter  381  of the laws of 2012, are
amended and a new paragraph c is added to read as follows:
  a. "licensed private career school" or "licensed private school" shall
mean any entity offering to instruct or teach any subject by any plan or
method including written, visual  or  audio-visual  methods,  and  shall
include  any institution licensed or registered as a registered business
school or computer training facility on the effective date of the  chap-
ter  of  the laws of two thousand twelve which amended this subdivision.
Following such effective date, there shall  be  no  distinction  between
institutions  previously  defined  as  "registered  business schools" or
"computer training facilities" and other licensed private  schools,  and
any  reference in law to a registered business school or computer train-
ing facility shall be deemed a reference to a  licensed  private  career
school.  Institutions  holding  a  valid business school registration on
such effective date, including computer-training facilities, shall  have
such  registrations  replaced  by  the  commissioner,  at  no cost, with
licenses valid until the expiration date listed on such previous  regis-
tration; [and]
  b.  "certified  English as a second language school" or "certified ESL
school" shall mean a language school conducted for-profit which provides

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10154-02-6

co-Sponsors

2015-A6801B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4741
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§5001 & 5004, Ed L

2015-A6801B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to private school agents' certificates.

2015-A6801B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6801--B

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 2, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. LENTOL, LAVINE -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Education -- reference changed to the Committee on Higher
  Education -- recommitted to  the  Committee  on  Higher  Education  in
  accordance  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee  --  reported  and referred to the Committee on Codes -- committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to private school agent's
  certificates

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

  Section  1. Paragraphs a and b of subdivision 1 of section 5001 of the
education law, as amended by chapter  381  of  the  laws  of  2012,  are
amended and a new paragraph c is added to read as follows:
  a. "licensed private career school" or "licensed private school" shall
mean any entity offering to instruct or teach any subject by any plan or
method  including  written,  visual  or  audio-visual methods, and shall
include any institution licensed or registered as a registered  business
school  or  computer  training  facility  on the effective date of [the]
chapter THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-ONE of the  laws  of  two  thousand  twelve
[which  amended  this subdivision]. Following such effective date, there
shall be no  distinction  between  institutions  previously  defined  as
"registered  business  schools"  or  "computer  training facilities" and
other licensed private schools, and any reference in law to a registered
business school or computer training facility shall be deemed  a  refer-
ence  to  a licensed private career school. Institutions holding a valid
business school registration on such effective  date,  including  compu-
ter-training  facilities,  shall have such registrations replaced by the
commissioner, at no cost, with licenses valid until the expiration  date
listed on such previous registration; [and]

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10154-08-6

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