Directs the commissioner of education to develop a program and provide for a system whereby teachers may submit examination receipts for any New York state teaching certifications earned after the first permanent teaching certification for reimbursement by the department of education for any additional certifications.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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1936
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 14, 2025
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Introduced by Sens. WEBER, ASHBY, GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered
printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Educa-
tion
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to reimbursement of
certain examination fees
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
2 subdivision 63 to read as follows:
3 63. The commissioner shall develop a program and provide for a system
4 whereby teachers may submit examination receipts for any New York state
5 teaching certifications earned after the first permanent teaching
6 certification and receive reimbursement by the department for such exam-
7 ination fees. Such examination receipts shall be submitted electron-
8 ically or in any other media form which the commissioner reasonably
9 determines offers the same degree of accountability and control provided
10 by paper testing receipts or paper certifications for the purpose of
11 reimbursement to the person, school, school district or municipality for
12 the fees of taking such examinations.
13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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