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Senate Bill S7644

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes a New York state English as a new language teaching assistance program

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2023-S7644 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §669-i, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
S5608

2023-S7644 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a New York state English as a new language teaching assistance program for certain undergraduate and/or graduate students in a program leading to a career as a teacher in primary or secondary education.

2023-S7644 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7644 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7644
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              August 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ASHBY  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation  to  establishing  a  New
   York state English as a new language teaching assistance program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section  669-i
 to read as follows:
   §  669-I. NEW YORK STATE ENGLISH AS A NEW LANGUAGE TEACHING ASSISTANCE
 PROGRAM. 1. UNDERGRADUATE AND/OR GRADUATE STUDENTS WHO ARE  MATRICULATED
 IN  AN  APPROVED  UNDERGRADUATE OR GRADUATE PROGRAM AT A DEGREE GRANTING
 INSTITUTION LEADING TO A CAREER AS A TEACHER  IN  PRIMARY  OR  SECONDARY
 EDUCATION  SHALL  BE  ELIGIBLE FOR AN AWARD UNDER THIS SECTION, PROVIDED
 THE APPLICANT: (A) REGISTER FOR AND PASS A BILINGUAL  EDUCATION  ASSESS-
 MENT EXAM; (B) COMPLETES A MINIMUM OF FORTY SCHOOL DAYS IN A COLLEGE-SU-
 PERVISED STUDENT TEACHING EXPERIENCE UNDER THE INSTRUCTION OF AN ENGLISH
 AS  A NEW LANGUAGE TEACHER AND IN A SCHOOL LOCATED WITHIN NEW YORK STATE
 PROVIDING PRIMARY OR SECONDARY EDUCATION  RECOGNIZED  BY  THE  BOARD  OF
 REGENTS  OR  THE  UNIVERSITY  OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; AND (C) COMPLIES
 WITH THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF  THIS  ARTICLE  AND  ALL  REQUIREMENTS
 PROMULGATED BY THE CORPORATION FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM.
   2.  WITHIN  AMOUNTS  APPROPRIATED THEREFOR, AWARDS SHALL BE GRANTED TO
 APPLICANTS THAT THE CORPORATION HAS CERTIFIED ARE  ELIGIBLE  TO  RECEIVE
 SUCH  AWARDS. SUCH AWARDS SHALL BE MADE TO RECIPIENTS AFTER THE SUCCESS-
 FUL COMPLETION OF REQUIREMENTS, AS DEFINED BY THE CORPORATION.
   3. RECIPIENTS SHALL RECEIVE A PAYMENT  EQUAL  TO  THE  ANNUAL  TUITION
 CHARGED  TO  STATE  RESIDENT STUDENTS ATTENDING AN UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM
 FULL-TIME AT THE  STATE  UNIVERSITY  OF  NEW  YORK,  OR  ACTUAL  TUITION
 CHARGED, WHICHEVER IS LESS.
   4.  RECIPIENTS  SHALL  BE  AUTHORIZED  TO  COUNT THE FORTY SCHOOL DAYS
 REQUIRED UNDER PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION  TOWARDS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13137-02-3

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