Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 13, 2017 |
signed chap.454 |
Dec 06, 2017 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 14, 2017 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.633 substituted for s2487a |
Jun 05, 2017 |
referred to rules delivered to senate passed assembly |
May 25, 2017 |
advanced to third reading cal.506 |
May 23, 2017 |
reported |
May 18, 2017 |
print number 3676a |
May 18, 2017 |
amend and recommit to higher education |
Jan 30, 2017 |
referred to higher education |
Assembly Bill A3676A
Signed By Governor2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
GLICK
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- 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
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Anthony Brindisi
2017-A3676 - Details
2017-A3676 - Summary
Relates to admission requirements for graduate-level teacher and educational leader programs for certified teachers already holding a graduate degree; exempts certified teachers who already hold a graduate degree from the graduate record examination or substantially equivalent admission examination requirement.
2017-A3676 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3676 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 30, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to admission requirements for graduate-level teacher and educational leader programs for certi- fied teachers already holding a graduate degree THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 210-a of the education law, as added by section 1 of subpart B of part EE of chapter 56 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows: § 210-a. Admission requirements for graduate-level teacher and educa- tional leader programs. Each institution registered by the department with graduate-level teacher and leader education programs shall adopt rigorous selection criteria geared to predicting a candidate's academic success in its program, including but not limited to, a minimum score on the graduate record examination or a substantially equivalent admission examination, as determined by the institution, and achievement of a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher in the candidate's undergraduate program, SUCH GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATION OR SUBSTANTIALLY EQUIVALENT ADMISSION EXAMINATION REQUIREMENT SHALL IN NO CASE APPLY TO CERTIFIED TEACHERS WHO ALREADY HOLD A GRADUATE DEGREE. Each program may exempt no more than fifteen percent of any incoming class of students from such selection criteria set forth in this section based on a student's demonstration of potential to positively contribute to the teaching profession or other extenuating circumstances pursuant to the regulations of the commissioner. A program shall report to the depart- ment the number of students admitted pursuant to such exemption and the selection criteria used for such exemptions. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03126-01-7
co-Sponsors
Anthony Brindisi
Albert A. Stirpe
Monica P. Wallace
Pamela Harris
2017-A3676A (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-A3676A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to admission requirements for graduate-level teacher and educational leader programs for certified teachers already holding a graduate degree; exempts certified teachers who already hold a graduate degree from the graduate record examination or substantially equivalent admission examination requirement.
2017-A3676A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3676--A 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 30, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GLICK, BRINDISI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to admission requirements for graduate-level teacher and educational leader programs for certi- fied teachers already holding a graduate degree THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 210-a of the education law, as added by section 1 of subpart B of part EE of chapter 56 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows: § 210-a. Admission requirements for graduate-level teacher and educa- tional leader programs. Each institution registered by the department with graduate-level teacher and leader education programs shall adopt rigorous selection criteria geared to predicting a candidate's academic success in its program, including but not limited to, a minimum score on the graduate record examination or a substantially equivalent admission examination, as determined by the institution, and achievement of a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher in the candidate's undergraduate program; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, SUCH GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINA- TION OR SUBSTANTIALLY EQUIVALENT ADMISSION EXAMINATION REQUIREMENT SHALL IN NO CASE APPLY TO CERTIFIED TEACHERS OR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS WHO ALREADY HOLD A GRADUATE DEGREE. Each program may exempt no more than fifteen percent of any incoming class of students from such selection criteria set forth in this section based on a student's demonstration of potential to positively contribute to the teaching profession or other extenuating circumstances pursuant to the regulations of the commission- er. A program shall report to the department the number of students admitted pursuant to such exemption and the selection criteria used for such exemptions. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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