Assembly Bill A4841

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Enacts the military spouse act of 2021

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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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2021-A4841 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3006, add §§3008-a & 6912, Ed L; add Art 2-A §20, Gen Bus L; amd §2136, Ins L; amd §§442-g & 444-e, RP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10762
2011-2012: A1332
2013-2014: A7417
2015-2016: A3637
2017-2018: A6778
2019-2020: A4552

2021-A4841 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the military spouse act, which: requires a workshop to investigate and report about licensing and the difficulties encountered by military spouses (Part A); authorizes the state to certify persons to teach who are not graduates of teacher education programs (Part B); adopts the interstate nursing licensure compact (Part C); authorizes licensing of military spouses with out-of-state licenses in equivalent occupations (Part D).

2021-A4841 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4841
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 8, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  B. MILLER  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to require a workgroup to investigate and report about  licensing
   and  the  difficulties  encountered  by  military spouses (Part A); to
   amend the education law, in relation to the authority of the state  to
   certify  persons  to  teach who are not graduates of teacher education
   programs (Part B); to amend the education law, in relation to adopting
   the interstate nursing licensure compact (Part C); to amend the gener-
   al business law, the insurance law  and  the  real  property  law,  in
   relation  to  licensing of military spouses with out-of-state licenses
   in equivalent occupations (Part D)
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act enacts into law components of legislation relating
 to the "Military Spouse Act of 2021". Each component is wholly contained
 within  a  Part  identified as Parts A through D. The effective date for
 each particular provision contained within such Part is set forth in the
 last section of such Part. Any provision in any section contained within
 a Part, including the effective date of the Part, which makes  reference
 to a section "of this act", when used in connection with that particular
 component,  shall  be  deemed  to  mean  and  refer to the corresponding
 section of the Part in which it is found.   Section three  of  this  act
 sets forth the general effective date of this act.
 
                                  PART A
 
   Section  1.  State  agencies  are  hereby  directed to help spouses of
 members of the armed forces of the  United  States,  national  guard  or
 reserves  transfer  teaching certificates or professional certifications
 to their new home state.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08047-01-1
              

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