Assembly Actions -
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Dec 16, 2019 |
vetoed memo.237 |
Dec 10, 2019 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 04, 2019 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.191 substituted for a4538 |
Jun 03, 2019 |
referred to higher education delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 29, 2019 |
advanced to third reading |
May 22, 2019 |
2nd report cal. |
May 21, 2019 |
1st report cal.832 |
Apr 30, 2019 |
referred to higher education |
Senate Bill S5410
Vetoed By Governor2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 10th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Vetoed 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
- Vetoed By Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D) 6th Senate District
2019-S5410 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S5410 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5410 SPONSOR: SANDERS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to the cumulative grade point average admission requirement for graduate-level teacher and educational leader programs PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To remove the requirement that applicants admitted into a graduate-level teacher and leader education programs have achieved a 3.0 minimum cumu- lative grade point average in the candidate's undergraduate program. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1: Section 210-a of the education law is amended to remove the requirement that applicants admitted into a graduate-level teacher and leader education programs have achieved a 3.0 minimum cumulative grade point average in the candidate's undergraduate program. Section 2: Effective date
2019-S5410 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5410 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 30, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- 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 the cumulative grade point average admission requirement for graduate-level teacher and educational leader programs 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 amended by chapter 454 of the laws of 2017, 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 MINIMUM cumulative grade point average [of 3.0 or higher] in the candi- date's undergraduate program; provided, however, such graduate record examination or substantially equivalent admission examination require- ment shall in no case apply to certified teachers or school administra- tors 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 demon- stration of potential to positively contribute to the teaching profes- sion or other extenuating circumstances pursuant to the regulations of the commissioner. 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 on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05033-01-9
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