Bill Text: NY A08321 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the education law, in relation to allowing those submitting applications to the department of education under title eight of the education law to submit an affirmation in lieu of an oath.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-06-14 - substituted by s5343 [A08321 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A08321-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         8321
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     June 13, 2011
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GLICK  -- (at request of the State Education
         Department) -- read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Higher
         Education
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education law, in relation to authorizing those
         submitting applications to the education department pursuant to  title
         eight of the education law to submit an affirmation in lieu of oath
         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 6501-b
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S 6501-B.  AFFIRMATION  OF  APPLICATIONS.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER
    4  PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ANY APPLICATION REQUIRED BY THIS TITLE
    5  TO BE FILED WITH THE DEPARTMENT MAY, IN LIEU OF BEING CERTIFIED OR SWORN
    6  UNDER OATH, BE SUBSCRIBED BY THE APPLICANT AND AFFIRMED BY THE APPLICANT
    7  AS TRUE UNDER PENALTIES OF PERJURY.
    8    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD11443-01-1