S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4225
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 2, 2011
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. BARCLAY, FINCH, KOLB, CROUCH, GIGLIO, HAWLEY --
         Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. McDONOUGH, SAYWARD, THIELE -- read once
         and referred to the Committee on Education
       AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to decertification  of  a
         teacher who has been convicted of a felony
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 3004 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
    2  new closing paragraph to read as follows:
    3    THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL PRESCRIBE REGULATIONS THAT REQUIRE THE IMMEDI-
    4  ATE DECERTIFICATION OF ANY TEACHER WHO IS CONVICTED OF  A  FELONY  UNDER
    5  THE  LAWS  OF  THIS STATE OR ANY OFFENSE UNDER THE LAWS OF ANOTHER STATE
    6  THAT, HAD IT OCCURRED IN THIS STATE, WOULD HAVE CONSTITUTED A FELONY.
    7    S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
    8  ing the date on which it shall have become  a  law;  provided  that  the
    9  regulations  necessary  to  the implementation of the provisions of this
   10  act shall be promulgated on or before such first of November.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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