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A06955 Summary:

BILL NOA06955
 
SAME ASSAME AS S05514
 
SPONSORMcGowan
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd 305, Ed L
 
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.
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A06955 Actions:

BILL NOA06955
 
05/09/2023referred to education
01/03/2024referred to education
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A06955 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
 submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)




 
BILL NUMBER: A6955
 
SPONSOR: McGowan

 
TITLE OF BILL:
 
An act to amend the education law, in relation to reimbursement of
certain examination fees
 
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
 
To encourage certified New York State teachers to earn additional teach-
ing certifications.
 
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
 
Section I: amends the education law to add a new subdivision 60 to
develop a program and provide for a system to reimburse certified teach-
ers for examination fees incurred from earing additional teaching
certifications. Section II: provides the effective date
 
 
JUSTIFICATION:
 
This bill would help address the teacher shortage by encouraging already
certified teachers to earn additional teaching certifications by reim-
bursing exam fees.
 
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
 
New Bill
 
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
 
Unknown
 
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
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A06955 Text:




 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          6955
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                       May 9, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. MCGOWAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Education
 
        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 60 to read as follows:
     3    60. 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.
                                                                   LBD07454-02-3
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