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Senate Bill S7532

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to candidates for certificates in the classroom teaching service

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2013-S7532 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9207
Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S4037

2013-S7532 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to candidates for certificates in the classroom teaching service.

2013-S7532 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S7532 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7532

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 15, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT in relation to  candidates  for  certificates  in  the  classroom
  teaching service

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

  Section 1. 1. No candidate for an initial certificate in the classroom
teaching service shall be required to take the edTPA portion of the  New
York  State  teacher  certificate  examination and no candidate shall be
required to achieve satisfactory levels  of  performance  on  the  edTPA
portion  of the New York State teacher certificate examinations in order
to receive such certificate until April 30, 2015.
  2. For candidates that have not received an initial certificate in the
classroom teaching service  by  April  30,  2014,  the  state  education
department shall require that such candidate achieve satisfactory levels
of  performance  on  the  elementary or secondary assessment of teaching
skills-written  test;  academic  literary  skills  test;  educating  all
students  test;  and  the  content  specialty  test.  Provided  that the
requirements of this subdivision shall not apply after April 30, 2015.
  3. Any candidate for a certificate in the classroom  teaching  service
that has achieved a satisfactory level of performance on the edTPA shall
be  deemed  to  have met the requirements of the elementary or secondary
assessment of teaching skills-written test pursuant to  subdivision  two
of this section.
  4.  The  state education department is authorized and required to take
all necessary actions to expeditiously establish additional  test  dates
for  the  elementary  assessment  of  teaching  skills-written  test and
secondary assessment of teaching skills-written test.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  be  deemed  to
have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2014.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14591-13-4

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