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History
- Referred to education
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 62–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1943
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to education
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Relates to continuing education requirements for certain certified individuals employed by nonpublic schools
In Assembly Committee · Education · Sponsor Catherine Nolan
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to continuing education requirements for certain certified individuals employed by nonpublic schools
Purpose
To ensure that continuing education requirements apply to all holders of professional certificates in the classroom teaching service, holders of level III teaching assistant certificates, and holders of profession certificates in the educational leadership or service regardless of whether they are employed by a school district, BOCES or nonpublic school
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 amends paragraph D of subdivision 1 and subdivision 3 of Section 3006-a of the Education Law by adding nonpublic schools to the provisions relating to the continuing education requirements for all holders of professional certificates in the classroom teaching service, holders of level III teaching assistant certificates, and holders of professional certificates in the educational leadership service.
Section 2 sets forth an immediate effective date.
Justification
The 2015-2016 State Budget added section 3006-A to the Education Law to require all holders of teaching certificates, teaching assistance certificates, and educational leadership certificates which are valid for life (Permanent, Professional and Teaching Assistant Level III) to register with the Department every five years and that holders of the Professional and Teaching Assistant Level III certificates complete 100 hours of continuing teacher and leader education during the five year registration period
The section inadvertently omitted such individuals employed by nonpublic schools from the continuing education provisions.
Because the State sets certification standards, no such state-certified individual, by virtue of their employment in a nonpublic school, should be exempt from requirements necessary to maintain their certification. Accordingly, this measure is necessary to clarify that continuing education requirements will continue to apply to all such currently employed certificate holders.
Legislative history
New Bill
Fiscal implications
None
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately
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