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                                   2053
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2021
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 Introduced  by M. of A. SIMON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARRETT,
   BARRON, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, BUTTENSCHON, CARROLL, COLTON, COOK, DAVILA,
   DE LA ROSA, DICKENS, ENGLEBRIGHT, EPSTEIN, FAHY,  FERNANDEZ,  FRONTUS,
   GOTTFRIED, GRIFFIN, GUNTHER, HEVESI, HUNTER, HYNDMAN, LAVINE, LUPARDO,
   NIOU,  OTIS, PHEFFER AMATO, QUART, RAMOS, REYES, RODRIGUEZ, SEAWRIGHT,
   STIRPE, THIELE, WALKER, WALLACE, WOERNER -- read once and referred  to
   the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT in relation to temporarily admitting certain attorneys graduating
   from  law  school  or  taking  the  bar exam during the COVID-19 state
   disaster emergency; and providing for the repeal  of  such  provisions
   upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule,  or  regulation
 to  the  contrary, any person who has graduated or will graduate from an
 American Bar Association accredited law school or who would otherwise be
 eligible to take the New York state bar  examination,  has  demonstrated
 compliance  with section 520.9 of the rules of the court of appeals, and
 has satisfied the requirements for  good  moral  character  and  general
 fitness  requisite  for an attorney- and counselor-at-law as required by
 section 90 of the judiciary law and who intends  to  primarily  practice
 law  in  the  state of New York shall be admitted to practice in all the
 courts of record of the state on a temporary basis.   An individual  who
 remains  in good standing in accordance with section 90 of the judiciary
 law and practices law for a minimum of 100 hours under  the  supervision
 of  a  permanently admitted attorney, who shall submit an affirmation of
 the nature and extent of the supervision to the committee  on  character
 and  fitness and shall, upon such completion of such supervision, trans-
 mit the candidate's credentials to  the  appellate  division,  shall  be
 admitted to practice in all courts of record of the state on a permanent
 basis. Such submission shall not be made earlier than three months after
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 having  completed the requisite number of supervised hours.  Such super-
 vised work shall be completed no later than 18  months  after  September
 30,  2022  or  such  date as the COVID-19 state disaster emergency ends,
 whichever is later.
   §  2.  Nothing  contained in this act shall be construed as rescinding
 any rules promulgated  or  waivers  thereof  by  the  court  of  appeals
 pertaining to admission to practice as an attorney- and counselor-at-law
 that are not inconsistent with this act.
   §  3.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
 deemed repealed on September 30, 2022 or  upon  the  expiration  of  the
 COVID-19  state  disaster  emergency,  as declared pursuant to Executive
 Order Number 202 of 2020, and any extensions,  amendments  or  modifica-
 tions  thereto, whichever is later; and the provisions of this act shall
 apply to any individual whose application for admission to the New  York
 state bar is pending on such date.