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May 15, 2014 | referred to education |
senate Bill S7445
Sponsored By
Terry Gipson
(D) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
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S7445 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง3004, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
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S7445 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7445 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to teacher certification PURPOSE: Prevents any applicant for teacher certification to be required to take an examination administered by Pearson Education, Inc. and/or affiliates SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the education law by adding a new subdivision 7 to section 3004 to prevent applicants for teacher certification to be required to take examinations administered by Pearson Education Inc. Section 2 sets an effective date of the first of September next succeeding the date on which it shall have become law JUSTIFICATION: The edTPA is a standardized assessment of teaching that is being required in many states for teacher certification. It has been branded as a way to "professionalize" the field of education. It will be administered during student teaching. It is a high stakes assessment due to the reality that certification will depend on its successful completion. It has been adopted by 34 states and the District of Columbia. New York State was scheduled to fully adopt the edTPA assessment in May of 2014. The edTPA assessment was created as
S7445 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7445 I N S E N A T E May 15, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GIPSON -- 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 teacher certification THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 3004 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows: 7. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOT REQUIRE THAT ANY APPLICANT FOR CERTIF- ICATION BE REQUIRED TO TAKE AN EXAMINATION ADMINISTERED BY PEARSON EDUCATION, INC. OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES TO QUALIFY FOR A CERTIFICATION, LICENSE, PROBATIONARY PERIODS, APPOINTMENT, AND TENURE OF POSITION OF PERSONS EMPLOYED IN THE TEACHING, OR SUPERVISING SERVICE. NOTHING IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS TO REMOVE THE ABILITY OF THE COMMISSIONER TO ADMINISTER OTHER TESTS AS PART OF THE TEACHER CERTIF- ICATION PROCESS. S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of September 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. LBD15161-01-4
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