Bill Text: NY S05936 | 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 (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-06-19 - SUBSTITUTED BY A7729 [S05936 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5936
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                       May 8, 2017
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  FUNKE  -- 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 limited  licenses  for
          speech-language pathologists
          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. To qualify for a limited  license  as  a
     4  speech-language pathologist, an applicant shall be engaged in a clinical
     5  or academic practice under the supervision of a licensed speech-language
     6  pathologist  for such period of time as may be necessary to complete the
     7  experience requirement for a professional license as  a  speech-language
     8  pathologist.
     9    2.  A limited licensee shall be authorized to practice speech-language
    10  pathology only under  the  supervision  of  a  licensed  speech-language
    11  pathologist.
    12    3.  A  limited  license shall be valid for one year and may be renewed
    13  for additional one year  periods  until  such  time  as  the  experience
    14  requirement  for a professional license as a speech-language pathologist
    15  is completed.
    16    4. The fee for a limited license shall be seventy dollars to  be  paid
    17  to the department.
    18    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    19  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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