Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Sep 09, 2016 | signed chap.299 |
Aug 30, 2016 | delivered to governor |
Jun 02, 2016 | returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1165 substituted for s2947a |
Jun 02, 2016 | substituted by a4394a |
Jun 01, 2016 | advanced to third reading |
May 25, 2016 | 2nd report cal. |
May 24, 2016 | 1st report cal.1165 |
May 04, 2016 | print number 2947a |
May 04, 2016 | amend (t) and recommit to finance reported and committed to finance |
Jan 06, 2016 | referred to higher education returned to senate died in assembly |
May 27, 2015 | referred to higher education delivered to assembly passed senate |
Apr 27, 2015 | advanced to third reading |
Apr 23, 2015 | 2nd report cal. |
Apr 22, 2015 | 1st report cal.412 |
Jan 30, 2015 | referred to higher education |
senate Bill S2947
Signed By GovernorSponsored By
Patty Ritchie
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A4394 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
George A. Amedore, Jr.
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Thomas D. Croci
(R) 0 Senate District
Rich Funke
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Timothy M. Kennedy
(D, WF) 63rd Senate District
S2947 - Details
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §6501, Ed L; add Art 2-A §20, Gen Bus L; amd §2136, Ins L; amd §§442-g & 444-e, RP L
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
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S2947 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2947 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, the general business law, the insurance law and the real property law, in relation to licensing of military spouses with out-of-state licenses in equivalent occupations PURPOSE: To provide for the licensing of the spouse of military personnel with out of state professional licenses. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends Section 6501 of the education law, as amended by chapter 81 of the laws of 1995, to allow any applicant who is the spouse of a member of the armed forces of the United States, national guard or reserves to submit evidence of licensure to practice an equivalent occupation issued by any other state, territory, protectorate or dependency of the United States in lieu of the submissions required. Section 2 amends the general business law by adding a new article 2-A which states any applicant who is the spouse of a member of the armed forces of the United States, national guard or reserves may submit evidence of licensure, certification or registration to practice an equivalent occupation issued by any other state in lieu of other submissions required. Section 3 amends
S2947 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2947 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 30, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, the general business law, the insur- ance law and the real property law, in relation to licensing of mili- tary spouses with out-of-state licenses in equivalent occupations THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 6501 of the education law, as amended by chapter 81 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows: S 6501. Admission to a profession (licensing). Admission to practice of a profession in this state is accomplished by a license being issued to a qualified applicant by the education department. To qualify for a license an applicant shall meet the requirements prescribed in the arti- cle for the particular profession and shall meet the requirements prescribed in section 3-503 of the general obligations law; PROVIDED THAT, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ANY APPLI- CANT WHO IS THE SPOUSE OF A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES, NATIONAL GUARD OR RESERVES MAY SUBMIT A SIGNED AFFIDAVIT TO ACCOMPANY THE APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE, STATING THAT THE ENTRIES IN THE APPLICATION ARE TRUE AND ACCURATE, AND THAT DOCUMENTATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED PROVIDING SATISFACTORY VERIFYING EVIDENCE OF LICENSURE TO PRACTICE AN EQUIVALENT OCCUPATION ISSUED BY ANY OTHER STATE, TERRITORY, PROTECTORATE OR DEPENDENCY OF THE UNITED STATES IN LIEU OF THE SUBMISSIONS REQUIRED BY THE ARTICLE OF THIS CHAPTER FOR THE PARTICULAR PROFESSION. THE BOARD OF REGENTS SHALL ISSUE A LICENSE BASED ON THE APPLICATION, PROVIDED THAT THE ENTRIES IN SUCH APPLICATION SHOW THAT SUCH LICENSE WAS GRANTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS WHICH WERE, IN THE JUDGEMENT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS, NOT LOWER THAN THOSE OF THIS STATE. IF THE BOARD FINDS REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE THAT THE APPLICANT FALSE- LY AFFIRMED OR STATED THAT THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED VERIFICATION FROM EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03738-01-5
Co-Sponsors
George A. Amedore, Jr.
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Thomas D. Croci
(R) 0 Senate District
Rich Funke
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Timothy M. Kennedy
(D, WF) 63rd Senate District
S2947A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §6501, Ed L; add Art 2-A §20, Gen Bus L; amd §2136, Ins L; amd §§442-g & 444-e, RP L
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
-
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S2947A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2947A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to expedited licensing by certain military spouses PURPOSE : The purpose of this bill is to provide for the expedited licensing of military spouses with out-of-state professional licenses in equivalent occupations. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 6501 of the education law, as amended by chapter 81 of the laws of 1995, is amended to provide an expedited review of an application for a license to any applicant who is the spouse of an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States, national guard or reserves who is transferred to this state. The applicant would submit evidence of licensure to practice an equivalent occupation issued by any other state, territory, protectorate or dependency of the United States. In addition to the expedited review of the application, an applicant who has a license in good standing from another state shall be granted a temporary practice permit for a 6 month period, after which time, if secure direct source verification of equivalency is obtained, the full
S2947A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2947--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 30, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. RITCHIE, AMEDORE, CROCI, FUNKE, KENNEDY, LARKIN, MURPHY, O'MARA, ORTT, RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education -- recommitted to the Committee on Higher Education in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee on Finance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to expedited licensing by certain military spouses THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 6501 of the education law, as amended by chapter 81 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows: S 6501. Admission to a profession (licensing). 1. Admission to prac- tice of a profession in this state is accomplished by a license being issued to a qualified applicant by the education department. To qualify for a license an applicant shall meet the requirements prescribed in the article for the particular profession and shall meet the requirements prescribed in section 3-503 of the general obligations law. 2. A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ANY APPLI- CANT SEEKING TO QUALIFY FOR A LICENSE PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE WHO IS THE SPOUSE OF AN ACTIVE DUTY MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES, NATIONAL GUARD OR RESERVES AS DEFINED IN 10 U.S.C. SECTIONS 1209 AND 1211, AND SUCH SPOUSE IS TRANSFERRED BY THE MILITARY TO THIS STATE SHALL BE AFFORDED AN EXPEDITED REVIEW OF HIS OR HER APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE. SUCH APPLICATION SHALL BE ON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPART- MENT AND SHALL INCLUDE AN ATTESTATION BY THE APPLICANT OF THE MILITARY STATUS OF HIS OR HER SPOUSE AND ANY OTHER SUCH SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION THAT THE DEPARTMENT MAY REQUIRE. UPON REVIEW OF SUCH APPLICATION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE A LICENSE TO THE APPLICANT IF THE APPLICANT HOLDS EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03738-03-6
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