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A08231 Summary:

BILL NOA08231
 
SAME ASSAME AS S06281
 
SPONSORDe Los Santos
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd Ed L, generally
 
Relates to permitting individuals enrolled in the federal deferred action for childhood arrivals program to apply for professional licenses if they meet all additional requirements.
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A08231 Actions:

BILL NOA08231
 
11/06/2023referred to higher education
01/03/2024referred to higher education
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A08231 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          8231
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    November 6, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of A. DE LOS SANTOS -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Higher Education
 
        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to permitting individuals
          enrolled in the federal deferred action for childhood arrivals program
          to apply for professional licenses

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  Section  6501 of the education law is amended by adding a
     2  new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
     3    3. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,  a  qualified
     4  applicant  shall  include  individuals  enrolled in the federal deferred
     5  action for childhood arrivals program who meets all additional  require-
     6  ments prescribed for in the article for such particular profession.
     7    § 2. Subdivision 6 of section 6524 of the education law, as amended by
     8  chapter 669 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
     9    (6)  Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen, an
    10  individual  enrolled  in  the  federal  deferred  action  for  childhood
    11  arrivals  program, or a noncitizen lawfully admitted for permanent resi-
    12  dence in the United States; provided, however that the board of  regents
    13  may  grant a three year waiver for a noncitizen physician to practice in
    14  an area which has been designated by the department as medically  under-
    15  served,  except that the board of regents may grant an additional exten-
    16  sion not to exceed six years to a noncitizen physician to enable him  or
    17  her  to  secure  citizenship or permanent resident status, provided such
    18  status is being actively pursued; and provided further that the board of
    19  regents may grant an additional three year waiver, and  at  its  expira-
    20  tion,  an extension for a period not to exceed six additional years, for
    21  the holder of an H-1b visa, an O-1 visa, or an equivalent  or  successor
    22  visa thereto;
    23    § 3. Subdivision 6 of section 6554 of the education law, as amended by
    24  chapter 669 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD07996-01-3

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     1    (6)  Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen, an
     2  individual  enrolled  in  the  federal  deferred  action  for  childhood
     3  arrivals  program, or a noncitizen lawfully admitted for permanent resi-
     4  dence in the United States;
     5    § 4. Subdivision 6 of section 6604 of the education law, as amended by
     6  chapter 669 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
     7    (6)  Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen, an
     8  individual  enrolled  in  the  federal  deferred  action  for  childhood
     9  arrivals  program, or a noncitizen lawfully admitted for permanent resi-
    10  dence in the United States; provided, however, that the board of regents
    11  may grant a three year waiver for a noncitizen to practice  in  an  area
    12  which  has  been designated a federal dental health professions shortage
    13  area, except that the board of regents may grant an additional extension
    14  not to exceed six years to a noncitizen to enable him or her  to  secure
    15  citizenship  or permanent resident status, provided such status is being
    16  actively pursued;
    17    § 5. Subdivision 6 of section 6609 of the education law, as amended by
    18  chapter 669 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
    19    (6) Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen,  an
    20  individual  enrolled  in  the  federal  deferred  action  for  childhood
    21  arrivals program, or a noncitizen lawfully admitted for permanent  resi-
    22  dence in the United States; provided, however, that the board of regents
    23  may  grant  a  three year waiver for a noncitizen to practice in an area
    24  which has been designated a federal dental health  professions  shortage
    25  area, except that the board of regents may grant an additional extension
    26  not  to  exceed six years to a noncitizen to enable him or her to secure
    27  citizenship or permanent resident status, provided such status is  being
    28  actively pursued;
    29    § 6. Subdivision 6 of section 6704 of the education law, as amended by
    30  chapter 669 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
    31    (6)  Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen, an
    32  individual  enrolled  in  the  federal  deferred  action  for  childhood
    33  arrivals  program, or a noncitizen lawfully admitted for permanent resi-
    34  dence in the United States; provided, however that the board of  regents
    35  may  grant a one-time three-year waiver for a veterinarian who otherwise
    36  meets the requirements of this article and who has accepted an offer  to
    37  practice  veterinary medicine in a county in the state which the depart-
    38  ment has certified as having a shortage of qualified applicants to  fill
    39  existing vacancies in veterinary medicine, and provided further that the
    40  board of regents may grant an extension of such three-year waiver of not
    41  more than one year;
    42    § 7. Subdivision 6 of section 6711 of the education law, as amended by
    43  chapter 669 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
    44    6.  Citizenship  or immigration status: be a United States citizen, an
    45  individual  enrolled  in  the  federal  deferred  action  for  childhood
    46  arrivals  program, or a noncitizen lawfully admitted for permanent resi-
    47  dence in the United States; provided, however that the board of  regents
    48  may  grant  a one-time three-year waiver for an animal health technician
    49  who otherwise meets  the  requirements  of  this  article  and  provided
    50  further  that the board of regents may grant an extension of such three-
    51  year waiver of not more than one year;
    52    § 8. Paragraph 6 of subdivision 1 of section  6805  of  the  education
    53  law,  as  amended by chapter 669 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read
    54  as follows:
    55    (6) Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen,  an
    56  individual  enrolled  in  the  federal  deferred  action  for  childhood

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     1  arrivals program, or a noncitizen lawfully admitted for permanent  resi-
     2  dence in the United States;
     3    §  9.  Subdivision 6 of section 6955 of the education law, as added by
     4  chapter 669 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
     5    6. Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States  citizen,  an
     6  individual  enrolled  in  the  federal  deferred  action  for  childhood
     7  arrivals program, or a noncitizen lawfully admitted for permanent  resi-
     8  dence in the United States.
     9    §  10.  Paragraph  6 of subdivision 1 of section 7206 of the education
    10  law, as amended by chapter 669 of the laws of 2022, is amended  to  read
    11  as follows:
    12    (6)  Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen, an
    13  individual  enrolled  in  the  federal  deferred  action  for  childhood
    14  arrivals  program, or a noncitizen lawfully admitted for permanent resi-
    15  dence in the United States;
    16    § 11. Paragraph 6 of subdivision 1 of section 7206-a of the  education
    17  law,  as  amended by chapter 669 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read
    18  as follows:
    19    (6) Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen,  an
    20  individual  enrolled  in  the  federal  deferred  action  for  childhood
    21  arrivals program, or a noncitizen lawfully admitted for permanent  resi-
    22  dence in the United States;
    23    §  12.  Paragraph  6 of subdivision 1 of section 7324 of the education
    24  law, as amended by chapter 669 of the laws of 2022, is amended  to  read
    25  as follows:
    26    (6)  Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen, an
    27  individual  enrolled  in  the  federal  deferred  action  for  childhood
    28  arrivals  program, or a noncitizen lawfully admitted for permanent resi-
    29  dence in the United States;
    30    § 13. Paragraph 6 of subdivision 1 of section 7504  of  the  education
    31  law,  as  amended by chapter 669 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read
    32  as follows:
    33    (6) Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen,  an
    34  individual  enrolled  in  the  federal  deferred  action  for  childhood
    35  arrivals program, or a noncitizen lawfully admitted for permanent  resi-
    36  dence in the United States;
    37    §  14.  Subdivision 5 of section 7804 of the education law, as amended
    38  by chapter 669 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
    39    (5) Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen,  an
    40  individual  enrolled  in  the  federal  deferred  action  for  childhood
    41  arrivals program, or a noncitizen lawfully admitted for permanent  resi-
    42  dence in the United States;
    43    §  15.  This  act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
    44  have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
    45  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
    46  this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
    47  on or before such effective date.
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