Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Nov 15, 2021 |
signed chap.626 |
Nov 03, 2021 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 02, 2021 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.252 substituted for a7490 |
May 24, 2021 |
referred to higher education delivered to assembly passed senate |
Apr 26, 2021 |
advanced to third reading |
Apr 21, 2021 |
2nd report cal. |
Apr 20, 2021 |
1st report cal.704 |
Mar 15, 2021 |
referred to higher education |
Senate Bill S5666
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 11th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed 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
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D) 50th Senate District
2021-S5666 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7490
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §210-a, Ed L
2021-S5666 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5666 SPONSOR: STAVISKY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to the maximum percentage of students that can be exempted from the admission requirements for graduate-level teacher and educational leader programs PURPOSE: To provide higher education institutions with increased flexibility when determining admission standards for graduate-level and educational lead- er programs. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Amends section 210-a of the Education Law to provide higher education institutions the discretion to determine the credentials for admission of up to 500 of applicants for graduate-Level teacher and educational leader programs.
2021-S5666 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5666 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 15, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. STAVISKY -- 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 maximum percentage of students that can be exempted from the admission requirements 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 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] UP TO FIFTY 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 immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09894-01-1
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