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Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to higher education |
Feb 13, 2009 |
referred to higher education |
Senate Bill S2191
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-S2191 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Higher Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง8216, Ed L
2009-S2191 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2191 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to permitting out-of-state visiting faculty to perform acupuncture in accredited program PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL : Allows out-of-state visiting faculty to perform acupuncture in an accredited program. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Amends subdivision 7 of section 8216 of the education law, to allow out of state visiting faculty to perform acupuncture in an accredited program. JUSTIFICATION : There are several exemptions to the licensure requirement for New York: a person pursuing qualification through a formal course of study in a registered program, and any person appointed to the faculty of such a program, may practice acupuncture without a license, so long as the practice is limited to training, study, and research. The current bill allows out of state visiting faculty to also practice. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY : S.782 of 2007-08 - Referred to Higher Education
2009-S2191 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2191 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 13, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GOLDEN -- 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 out-of- state visiting and appointed faculty to perform acupuncture in accred- ited program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 5 and 7 of section 8216 of the education law, as added by chapter 772 of the laws of 1990, are amended to read as follows: (5) Any person who is pursuing qualification for licensure through a course of formal study pursuant to this article may practice acupuncture without a license, provided such practice is limited to such study; AND ANY PERSON APPOINTED TO THE FACULTY OF A PROGRAM OFFERING A COURSE OF FORMAL STUDY MAY PRACTICE ACUPUNCTURE WITHOUT A LICENSE DURING THE PERI- OD OF SUCH APPOINTMENT, AND FURTHER PROVIDED THAT SUCH PRACTICE IS LIMITED TO RESEARCH, STUDY AND TRAINING REQUIRED FOR THE COURSE OF FORMAL STUDY OR CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES. (7) Any person who is pursuing qualification for certification through a formal course of study in a registered program and any person appointed to the faculty of such program may practice acupuncture with- out a license, provided that such practice is limited to such research, study and training. THIS EXEMPTION SHALL ALSO APPLY TO OUT-OF-STATE VISITING FACULTY WHO PERFORM ACUPUNCTURE IN AN ACCREDITED PROGRAM. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07646-01-9
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