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Assembly Bill A8231

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Permits individuals enrolled in the federal deferred action for childhood arrivals program to apply for professional licenses

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2023-A8231 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6281
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Ed L, generally
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S8374
2019-2020: S1704
2021-2022: S3064
2025-2026: S5996

2023-A8231 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to permitting individuals enrolled in the federal deferred action for childhood arrivals program to apply for professional licenses if they meet all additional requirements.

2023-A8231 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8231
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             November 6, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. DE LOS SANTOS -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to permitting individuals
   enrolled in the federal deferred action for childhood arrivals program
   to apply for professional licenses

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  6501 of the education law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY,  A  QUALIFIED
 APPLICANT  SHALL  INCLUDE  INDIVIDUALS  ENROLLED IN THE FEDERAL DEFERRED
 ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS PROGRAM WHO MEETS ALL ADDITIONAL  REQUIRE-
 MENTS PRESCRIBED FOR IN THE ARTICLE FOR SUCH PARTICULAR PROFESSION.
   § 2. Subdivision 6 of section 6524 of the education law, as amended by
 chapter 669 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   (6)  Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen, AN
 INDIVIDUAL  ENROLLED  IN  THE  FEDERAL  DEFERRED  ACTION  FOR  CHILDHOOD
 ARRIVALS  PROGRAM, or a noncitizen lawfully admitted for permanent resi-
 dence in the United States; provided, however that the board of  regents
 may  grant a three year waiver for a noncitizen physician to practice in
 an area which has been designated by the department as medically  under-
 served,  except that the board of regents may grant an additional exten-
 sion not to exceed six years to a noncitizen physician to enable him  or
 her  to  secure  citizenship or permanent resident status, provided such
 status is being actively pursued; and provided further that the board of
 regents may grant an additional three year waiver, and  at  its  expira-
 tion,  an extension for a period not to exceed six additional years, for
 the holder of an H-1b visa, an O-1 visa, or an equivalent  or  successor
 visa thereto;
   § 3. Subdivision 6 of section 6554 of the education law, as amended by
 chapter 669 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07996-01-3

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