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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Senate Bill S5787
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 18th Senate District
Current 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
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 25th Senate District
(D) 30th Senate District
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
(D, WF) 13th Senate District
2023-S5787 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A1112
- Current Committee:
- Senate Higher Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§6512, 6513, 6514, 6515 & 6516, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
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A8281
2023-S5787 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5787 SPONSOR: SALAZAR TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to the unauthorized or unlicensed practice of massage therapy PURPOSE: The purpose of this legislation is to decriminalize unlicensed massage work. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends Section 6512 subdivision 1 of the education law to add a new subdivision, which stipulates that unauthorized or unlicensed practice of massage therapy is not a violation of this section. Section 2 amends Section 6513 of the education law by adding subdivision 3, which stipulates that no one who is unauthorized or unlicensed to practice massage therapy or anyone who aids or abets unauthorized or
2023-S5787 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5787 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 16, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SALAZAR, BRISPORT, CLEARE, JACKSON, RAMOS, SEPULVEDA -- 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 the unauthorized or unlicensed practice of massage therapy THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 6512 of the education law, as amended by chapter 644 of the laws of 1979, is amended and a new subdi- vision 3 is added to read as follows: 1. Anyone not authorized to practice under this title who practices or offers to practice or holds [himself] THEMSELVES out as being able to practice in any profession in which a license is a prerequisite to the practice of the acts, or who practices any profession as an exempt person during the time when [his] THEIR professional license is suspended, revoked or annulled, or who aids or abets an unlicensed person to practice a profession, or who fraudulently sells, files, furnishes, obtains, or who attempts fraudulently to sell, file, furnish or obtain any diploma, license, record or permit purporting to authorize the practice of a profession, shall be guilty of a class E felony. 3. NEITHER THE UNAUTHORIZED OR UNLICENSED PRACTICE OF MASSAGE THERAPY UNDER ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE OF THIS TITLE, NOR THE AIDING OR ABETTING OF UNAUTHORIZED OR UNLICENSED PRACTICE OF MASSAGE THERAPY UNDER ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE OF THIS TITLE, SHALL BE A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION. § 2. Section 6513 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows: 3. NEITHER THE UNAUTHORIZED OR UNLICENSED PRACTICE OF MASSAGE THERAPY UNDER ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE OF THIS TITLE, NOR THE AIDING OR ABETTING OF UNAUTHORIZED OR UNLICENSED PRACTICE OF MASSAGE THERAPY UNDER ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE OF THIS TITLE, SHALL BE A VIOLATION OF EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02290-01-3
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