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A08385 Summary:

BILL NO	A08385
SAME AS	No same as
SPONSOR	Rosa
COSPNSR
MLTSPNSR
Add S90-a, Judy L
Relates to law licensure of noncitizens.

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A08385 Actions:

BILL NO	A08385
01/09/2014	referred to judiciary
06/30/2014	enacting clause stricken

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A08385 Floor Votes:

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A08385 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          8385
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     January 9, 2014
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M. of A. ROSA -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Judiciary
 
        AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to the law  licensure  of
          noncitizens
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The judiciary law is amended by adding a new  section  90-a
     2  to read as follows:

     3    § 90-a. Licensure. 1. Upon passing the bar examination, a person shall
     4  be  eligible  to  obtain  a  law license, regardless of his or her immi-
     5  gration status, as long as he or she is authorized to work in the United
     6  States. Such eligible individuals  shall  include  those  with  deferred
     7  action citizenship status.
     8    2.  Nothing  in this section shall be construed to impede, infringe or
     9  diminish federal or state laws relating to labor and/or employment.
    10    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
        A                                                          LBD13356-02-3

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