Bill Text: NY A07729 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that any person engaging in clinical or academic practice under the supervision of a licensed speech-language pathologist for such period of time as may be necessary to complete an experience requirement for a professional license as a speech-language pathologist shall be eligible for a limited license.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-08-21 - signed chap.202 [A07729 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A07729-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7729
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                      May 11, 2017
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        Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Higher Education
        AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to a limited license for
          a speech-language pathologist
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 8206-a
     2  to read as follows:
     3    §  8206-a.  Limited  license.  1. The department shall issue a limited
     4  license to an applicant for a license as a  speech-language  pathologist
     5  who meets all requirements set forth in this section.
     6    2.  Any  person  engaging  in  clinical or academic practice under the
     7  supervision of a licensed speech-language pathologist for such period of
     8  time as may be necessary to complete an  experience  requirement  for  a
     9  professional  license as a speech-language pathologist shall be eligible
    10  for a limited license.
    11    3. A limited licensee shall be authorized to practice  speech-language
    12  pathology  only  under  the  supervision  of  a licensed speech-language
    13  pathologist.
    14    4. A limited license shall be valid for one year. It  may  be  renewed
    15  for  additional  one year periods until such time as may be necessary to
    16  complete an experience requirement  for  a  professional  license  as  a
    17  speech-language pathologist.
    18    5. The fee for a limited license shall be seventy dollars.
    19    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    20  it shall have become a law.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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