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Assembly Bill A8493

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to certificates of English language acquisition completion

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2019-A8493 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5264
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §44, Lab L; amd §94-b, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A2094

2019-A8493 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner of labor, in conjunction and in collaboration with the office for new Americans, to establish criteria for English language courses and programs which upon successful completion shall lead to the issuance of a basic or an advanced certificate of English language acquisition completion; requires such a certificate to be offered to any immigrant who successfully completes an approved course, program or level of such course or program as determined by the commissioner of labor.

2019-A8493 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8493
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              August 7, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. REYES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Labor
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law and the  executive  law,  in  relation  to
   certificates of English language acquisition completion for immigrants
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 44 to read
 as follows:
   § 44. CERTIFICATES OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION COMPLETION. 1.  THE
 COMMISSIONER,  IN  CONJUNCTION  AND IN COLLABORATION WITH THE OFFICE FOR
 NEW AMERICANS, SHALL ESTABLISH CRITERIA FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE COURSES AND
 PROGRAMS WHICH UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION SHALL LEAD TO THE ISSUANCE  OF
 A  CERTIFICATE  OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION COMPLETION. SUCH COURSES
 AND PROGRAMS SHALL BE OFFERED TO IMMIGRANTS, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED  IN
 SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF SECTION NINETY-FOUR-B OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, AND MAY
 BE OFFERED IN PERSON OR VIA A WEBSITE, APPLICATION, OR CELL PHONE.
   2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ISSUE  A  CERTIFICATE  OF  ENGLISH  LANGUAGE
 ACQUISITION  COMPLETION  TO  ANY IMMIGRANT WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES AN
 APPROVED ENGLISH LANGUAGE COURSE OR PROGRAM AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMIS-
 SIONER.
   3. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONJUNCTION  AND  IN  COLLABORATION  WITH  THE
 OFFICE  FOR  NEW AMERICANS SHALL DESIGN AND MAKE AVAILABLE THE FOLLOWING
 CERTIFICATES:
   (A) CERTIFICATES OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION COMPLETION TO CERTIFY
 SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A FIRST OR BASIC LEVEL ENGLISH LANGUAGE  COURSE
 OR PROGRAM.
   (B)  ADVANCED  CERTIFICATES OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION COMPLETION
 TO CERTIFY SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF AN ADVANCED LEVEL  ENGLISH  LANGUAGE
 COURSE OR PROGRAM.
   4.  EACH  CERTIFICATE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION COMPLETION SHALL
 INDICATE THAT THE ENROLLEE OR  PARTICIPANT  SUCCESSFULLY  COMPLETED  THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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