Senate Bill S2487A

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to admission requirements for graduate-level teacher and educational leader programs for certified teachers already holding a graduate degree

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A3676 - Signed by Governor

  • 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-S2487 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3676
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §210-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S7647, A10605

2017-S2487 - 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-S2487 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2487 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2487
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  LAVALLE, BOYLE -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed 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

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2017-S2487A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3676
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §210-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S7647, A10605

2017-S2487A (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-S2487A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2487A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2487--A
     Cal. No. 633
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. LAVALLE, BOYLE, GALLIVAN, LATIMER -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Higher Education -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to
   first  and  second  report,  ordered  to  a third reading, amended and
   ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 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.

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