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May 04, 2017 |
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Senate Bill S5882
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee 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
2017-S5882 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8147
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §3006, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
-
S1561
2017-S5882 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5882 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to working as a teaching assistant accruing time towards certification PURPOSE : This bill allows teachers to use their experience as teaching assistants towards accreditation of their certification. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section one: adds a new subdivision to section 3006 where the commissioner shall credit experience as a teaching assistant towards receiving or maintaining certification. Section two: sets the effective date. JUSTIFICATION : Teachers are required to complete a set amount of hours during their "Initial Certification" to earn their "Permanent Certification" within the State of New York. Unlike substitute teachers, Teacher assistants, are not able to get any credit hours toward their permanent
2017-S5882 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5882 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 4, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. JACOBS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to working as a teaching assistant accruing time towards certification THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 3006 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows: 4. WHERE TEACHING EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED TO RECEIVE OR MAINTAIN CERTIFICATION THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CREDIT EXPERIENCE AS A TEACHING ASSISTANT TOWARDS SUCH REQUIREMENT. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11318-01-7
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