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                                         5343
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     May 10, 2011
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       Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- (at request of the State Education Depart-
         ment)  --  read  twice  and  ordered  printed,  and when printed to be
         committed 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