S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5750
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 20, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. BARCLAY, MANKTELOW, MORINELLO, LEMONDES, BRABENEC
-- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. K. BROWN -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to decertification of a
teacher who has been convicted of a felony
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 closing paragraph to read as follows:
THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE REGULATIONS THAT REQUIRE THE IMMEDI-
ATE DECERTIFICATION OF ANY TEACHER WHO IS CONVICTED OF A FELONY UNDER
THE LAWS OF THIS STATE OR ANY OFFENSE UNDER THE LAWS OF ANOTHER STATE
THAT, HAD IT OCCURRED IN THIS STATE, WOULD HAVE CONSTITUTED A FELONY.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately
the regulations necessary for the implementation of the provisions of
this act shall be promulgated on or before such first of November.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02232-01-5
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