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Assembly Bill A3746

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Permits teachers licensed in another state to teach in New York while completing state-specific teaching certification or licensure requirements

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2025-A3746 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3004, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A6190

2025-A3746 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits teachers licensed in another state to teach in New York while completing state-specific teaching certification or licensure requirements; establishes such requirements must be met within one year from the date such teacher began teaching in New York.

2025-A3746 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3746
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. GRAY, BROOK-KRASNY -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation  to  permitting  teachers
   licensed in another state to teach in New York while completing state-
   specific teaching certification or licensure requirements

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3004 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 1-b to read as follows:
   1-B.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, ANY
 TEACHER LICENSED IN ANOTHER STATE WHO HAS TAUGHT FOR A  MINIMUM  OF  TWO
 YEARS IN SUCH STATE SHALL BE PERMITTED TO TEACH IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK
 WHILE  COMPLETING  STATE-SPECIFIC  TEACHING  CERTIFICATION  OR LICENSURE
 REQUIREMENTS, PROVIDED THAT APPLICANTS SHALL HAVE ONE YEAR  TO  COMPLETE
 SUCH REQUIREMENTS FROM THE DATE SUCH APPLICANT COMMENCED TEACHING IN NEW
 YORK.  IF  SUCH  APPLICANT  FAILS TO COMPLETE ALL NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS
 WITHIN SUCH ONE-YEAR PERIOD, SUCH APPLICANT SHALL NOT  BE  PERMITTED  TO
 TEACH  WITHIN  THE STATE UNTIL SUCH REQUIREMENTS ARE FULFILLED AND PROOF
 OF SUCH IS PROVIDED TO THE DEPARTMENT. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE
 ANY RULES OR REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE PROVISIONS OF  THIS
 SUBDIVISION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08181-01-5

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