NY State Senate Bill 2025-S3230

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 24, 2025	referred to higher education

2025-S3230 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Higher Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §3001, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: S6280
2021-2022: S1532
2023-2024: S4454

2025-S3230 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to expedited teaching licensing by certain military spouses that hold a license in good standing in another state.

2025-S3230 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S3230

SPONSOR: ORTT
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to expedited teaching
licensing by certain military spouses

 
PURPOSE:.

The purpose of this bill is to provide for the expedited teacher licens-
ing of military spouses with out-of-state equivalent teacher licenses.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 3001 of the education law is amended to provide an expedited
review of an application for a teacher license to any applicant who is
the spouse of an active-duty member of the armed forces of the United
States, national guard or reserves who is transferred to this state. The
applicant would submit evidence of an equivalent licensure to practice
as a teacher, issued by any other state, territory, protectorate or
dependency of the United States.

In addition to the expedited review of the application, an applicant who
has a teacher license in good standing from another state shall be
granted a temporary practice permit for a six-month period, after which
time, if secure direct source verification of equivalency is obtained,
the full teacher license shall be granted to the applicant.  An addi-
tional six-month period may be requested if necessary.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Many occupations require a state license, often with state-specific
conditions and processes, which can cause lengthy re-employment delays
for military spouses moving between states. These delays and the expense
of re-licensure cause many military spouses to not practice in their
professions. Through collaborative efforts with 27 states, the Depart-
ment of Defense has collected best practices that can reduce the time
required, for a military spouse to transfer a current license when
entering a new state. These practices do not impact the standards of the
state, stilt require military spouses to fully qualify within their
occupations and can be implemented at little or no cost to the state.

In 2016, the education law was amended (Chapter 299 of the Laws of 2016)
to allow for the expedited licensing of military spouses for many
professions licensed through the Department of Education including
architects, dentists, nurses, pharmacists, physicians and veterinarians.
This legislation expands that law to include teachers and allow New York
State to modify licensing requirements and processed, which; would
otherwise impede qualified military spouses from employment as teachers
following a military move to a New York state.

The bill provides that the initial licensure fee for applications
submitted by spouses of active-duty military personnel wilt be reduced
by half of the normal fee.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2019-2020: S.6280/ A.8356 Referred to Higher Education/Education
2021-2022: S.1532 Referred to Higher Education

2023-2024: S.4454 Referred to Higher Education

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
180 days after enactment

2025-S3230 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3230
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 24, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  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  expedited  teaching
   licensing by certain military spouses
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3001 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4. A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ANY APPLI-
 CANT  SEEKING TO QUALIFY FOR A LICENSE PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE WHO IS THE
 SPOUSE OF AN ACTIVE DUTY MEMBER  OF  THE  ARMED  FORCES  OF  THE  UNITED
 STATES, NATIONAL GUARD OR RESERVES AS DEFINED IN 10 U.S.C. SECTIONS 1209
 AND  1211,  AND SUCH SPOUSE IS TRANSFERRED BY THE MILITARY TO THIS STATE
 SHALL BE AFFORDED AN EXPEDITED REVIEW OF THEIR  APPLICATION  FOR  LICEN-
 SURE.  SUCH  APPLICATION SHALL BE ON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT
 AND SHALL INCLUDE AN ATTESTATION BY THE APPLICANT OF THE MILITARY STATUS
 OF THEIR SPOUSE AND ANY OTHER SUCH  SUPPORTING  DOCUMENTATION  THAT  THE
 DEPARTMENT  MAY REQUIRE. UPON REVIEW OF SUCH APPLICATION, THE DEPARTMENT
 SHALL ISSUE A LICENSE TO THE APPLICANT IF THE APPLICANT HOLDS A  LICENSE
 IN  GOOD STANDING IN ANOTHER STATE AND IN THE OPINION OF THE DEPARTMENT,
 THE REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE OF SUCH  OTHER  STATE  ARE  SUBSTANTIALLY
 EQUIVALENT TO THE REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE IN THIS STATE.
   B.  IN ADDITION TO THE EXPEDITED REVIEW GRANTED IN PARAGRAPH A OF THIS
 SUBDIVISION, AN APPLICANT WHO PROVIDES SATISFACTORY  DOCUMENTATION  THAT
 THEY HOLD A LICENSE IN GOOD STANDING FROM ANOTHER STATE, MAY REQUEST THE
 ISSUANCE  OF  A TEMPORARY PRACTICE PERMIT, WHICH, IF GRANTED WILL PERMIT
 THE APPLICANT TO WORK UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A NEW YORK STATE LICENSEE
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER. THE  DEPARTMENT  MAY
 GRANT SUCH TEMPORARY TEACHING PERMIT WHEN IT APPEARS BASED ON THE APPLI-
 CATION  AND  SUPPORTING  DOCUMENTATION  RECEIVED THAT THE APPLICANT WILL
 MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE IN THIS STATE BECAUSE  THEY  HOLD  A
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07049-01-5

 S. 3230                             2
 
 LICENSE  IN GOOD STANDING FROM ANOTHER STATE WITH SIGNIFICANTLY COMPARA-
 BLE LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS TO THOSE OF THIS STATE, EXCEPT THE DEPARTMENT
 HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO SECURE DIRECT SOURCE  VERIFICATION  OF  THE  APPLI-
 CANT'S  UNDERLYING  CREDENTIALS  (E.G.,  RECEIPT OF ORIGINAL TRANSCRIPT,
 EXPERIENCE VERIFICATION). SUCH PERMIT SHALL BE VALID FOR SIX  MONTHS  OR
 UNTIL  TEN  DAYS AFTER NOTIFICATION THAT THE APPLICANT DOES NOT MEET THE
 QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE. AN ADDITIONAL SIX MONTHS  MAY  BE  GRANTED
 UPON A DETERMINATION BY THE DEPARTMENT THAT THE APPLICANT IS EXPECTED TO
 QUALIFY FOR THE FULL LICENSE UPON RECEIPT OF THE REMAINING DIRECT SOURCE
 VERIFICATION  DOCUMENTS  REQUESTED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN SUCH TIME PERIOD
 AND THAT THE DELAY IN PROVIDING THE  NECESSARY  DOCUMENTATION  FOR  FULL
 LICENSURE WAS DUE TO EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH THE MILITARY SPOUSE
 COULD NOT AVOID.
   C. A TEMPORARY TEACHING PERMIT ISSUED UNDER PARAGRAPH B OF THIS SUBDI-
 VISION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE FULL DISCIPLINARY AND REGULATORY AUTHORI-
 TY  OF  THE BOARD OF REGENTS AND THE DEPARTMENT, PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE,
 AS IF SUCH AUTHORIZATION WERE A PROFESSIONAL LICENSE ISSUED  UNDER  THIS
 ARTICLE.
   D.  THE  DEPARTMENT SHALL REDUCE THE INITIAL LICENSURE APPLICATION FEE
 BY ONE-HALF FOR ANY APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY  A  MILITARY  SPOUSE  UNDER
 THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.

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