Senate Bill S6791

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires persons applying for a certificate or license to be a teacher to receive a passing score on the academic literacy skills test and the teacher performance assessment

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee


  • 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-S6791 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3004, Ed L

2017-S6791 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires persons applying for a certificate or license to be a teacher to receive a passing score on the academic literacy skills test and the teacher performance assessment.

2017-S6791 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6791 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6791
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 18, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law,  in  relation  to  requiring  persons
   applying  for  a  certificate  or license to be a teacher to receive a
   passing score on the academic literacy skills  test  and  the  teacher
   performance assessment
 
   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 1-b to read as follows:
   1-B.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF LAW, THE COMMISSIONER
 SHALL REQUIRE ALL PERSONS APPLYING, ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOU-
 SAND EIGHTEEN, FOR A CERTIFICATE OR LICENSE TO BE A TEACHER, IN ADDITION
 TO ALL THE OTHER CERTIFICATION OR LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS, TO  RECEIVE  A
 PASSING  SCORE  ON  THE  ACADEMIC  LITERACY  SKILLS TEST AND THE TEACHER
 PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOT  PROVIDE  A  MULTIPLE
 MEASURES  REVIEW  PROCESS,  ANY  EQUIVALENCY  MEASURES OR ANY SAFETY NET
 MEASURES IN LIEU OF SECURING A PASSING SCORE ON  THE  ACADEMIC  LITERACY
 SKILLS TEST OR THE TEACHER PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT.
   §  2. Any regulation providing a multiple measures review process, any
 equivalency measures, or any safety net measures for applicants who fail
 to achieve a passing score on the academic literacy skills test  or  the
 teacher performance assessment are null and void.
   §  3.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 section one of this act shall be deemed to have been in full  force  and
 effect on or after March 13, 2017.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13261-01-7



              

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