Assembly Bill A7729

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to a limited license for a speech-language pathologist

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A7729 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5936
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §8206-a, Ed L

2017-A7729 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that any person engaging in clinical or academic practice under the supervision of a licensed speech-language pathologist for such period of time as may be necessary to complete an experience requirement for a professional license as a speech-language pathologist shall be eligible for a limited license.

2017-A7729 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7729
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Higher Education
 
 AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to a limited license for
   a speech-language pathologist
 
   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 8206-a
 to read as follows:
   §  8206-A.  LIMITED  LICENSE.  1. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE A LIMITED
 LICENSE TO AN APPLICANT FOR A LICENSE AS A  SPEECH-LANGUAGE  PATHOLOGIST
 WHO MEETS ALL REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION.
   2.  ANY  PERSON  ENGAGING  IN  CLINICAL OR ACADEMIC PRACTICE UNDER THE
 SUPERVISION OF A LICENSED SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST FOR SUCH PERIOD OF
 TIME AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO COMPLETE AN  EXPERIENCE  REQUIREMENT  FOR  A
 PROFESSIONAL  LICENSE AS A SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST SHALL BE ELIGIBLE
 FOR A LIMITED LICENSE.
   3. A LIMITED LICENSEE SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE  SPEECH-LANGUAGE
 PATHOLOGY  ONLY  UNDER  THE  SUPERVISION  OF  A LICENSED SPEECH-LANGUAGE
 PATHOLOGIST.
   4. A LIMITED LICENSE SHALL BE VALID FOR ONE YEAR. IT  MAY  BE  RENEWED
 FOR  ADDITIONAL  ONE YEAR PERIODS UNTIL SUCH TIME AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO
 COMPLETE AN EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT  FOR  A  PROFESSIONAL  LICENSE  AS  A
 SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST.
   5. THE FEE FOR A LIMITED LICENSE SHALL BE SEVENTY DOLLARS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11456-01-7

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