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Assembly Bill A6666A

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires all music teachers to be certified

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2009-A6666 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6808
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3001-e, Ed L

2009-A6666 - Summary

Requires all music teachers to be certified.

2009-A6666 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6666

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 11, 2009
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to persons teaching music
  education

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

  Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3001-e
to read as follows:
  S 3001-E. CERTIFICATION MANDATORY FOR ALL TEACHERS OF MUSIC EDUCATION.
IT SHALL BE REQUIRED OF ALL TEACHERS OF MUSIC EDUCATION IN ALL ELEMENTA-
RY  AND  SECONDARY  SCHOOLS  TO  BE CERTIFIED TO TEACH MUSIC PURSUANT TO
REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSIONER. ALL UNCERTIFIED TEACHERS OF
MUSIC EDUCATION EMPLOYED AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS  SECTION  WILL
BE CONSIDERED CERTIFIED BY REASON OF LONGEVITY UNTIL THEIR RETIREMENT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10245-01-9

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2009-A6666A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6808
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3001-e, Ed L

2009-A6666A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires all music teachers to be certified.

2009-A6666A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A6666A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6666--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 11, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  WEISENBERG  -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Higher Education -- recommitted to the Committee on High-
  er Education in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to persons teaching music
  education

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

  Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3001-e
to read as follows:
  S 3001-E. CERTIFICATION MANDATORY FOR ALL TEACHERS OF MUSIC EDUCATION.
IT SHALL BE REQUIRED OF ALL TEACHERS OF MUSIC EDUCATION IN ALL ELEMENTA-
RY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO BE CERTIFIED  TO  TEACH  MUSIC  PURSUANT  TO
REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSIONER. ALL UNCERTIFIED TEACHERS OF
MUSIC  EDUCATION  EMPLOYED AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION WILL
BE CONSIDERED CERTIFIED BY REASON OF LONGEVITY UNTIL THEIR RETIREMENT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July  next  succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10245-02-0

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