STATE OF NEW YORK
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9207--B
Cal. No. 583
IN ASSEMBLY
March 31, 2014
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Introduced by M. of A. GLICK, NOLAN, LIFTON, JAFFEE, PAULIN, MOSLEY,
MAGNARELLI, COLTON, OTIS, BUCHWALD, BENEDETTO, LUPARDO, JACOBS,
STIRPE, ENGLEBRIGHT, MILLMAN, GALEF, GOTTFRIED, SKARTADOS, BRAUNSTEIN,
CUSICK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, MARKEY, ROBERTS, STECK,
SWEENEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education --
reported from committee, advanced to a third reading, amended and
ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading
-- again amended on third reading, ordered reprinted, retaining its
place on the order of third reading
AN ACT in relation to candidates for certificates in the classroom
teaching service
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. 1. No candidate for an initial certificate in the classroom
2 teaching service shall be required to take the edTPA portion of the New
3 York State teacher certificate examination and no candidate shall be
4 required to achieve satisfactory levels of performance on the edTPA
5 portion of the New York State teacher certificate examinations in order
6 to receive such certificate until April 30, 2015.
7 2. For candidates that have not received an initial certificate in the
8 classroom teaching service by April 30, 2014, the state education
9 department shall require that such candidate achieve satisfactory levels
10 of performance on the elementary or secondary assessment of teaching
11 skills-written test; academic literary skills test; educating all
12 students test; and the content specialty test. Provided that the
13 requirements of this subdivision shall not apply after April 30, 2015.
14 3. Any candidate for a certificate in the classroom teaching service
15 that has achieved a satisfactory level of performance on the edTPA shall
16 be deemed to have met the requirements of the elementary or secondary
17 assessment of teaching skills-written test pursuant to subdivision two
18 of this section.
19 4. The state education department is authorized and required to take
20 all necessary actions to expeditiously establish additional test dates
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 for the elementary assessment of teaching skills-written test and
2 secondary assessment of teaching skills-written test.
3 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
4 have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2014.
