Relates to mandatory reporting of certain convictions, professional misconduct and/or employment termination
Summary
Requires mandatory reporting of certain convictions, professional misconduct and/or employment termination; defines terms; further requires all licensees to report to the education department any conviction of a crime in any jurisdiction within thirty days after the entry of a judgment of conviction; authorizes the commissioner or deputy commissioner for the professions to issue a summary suspension order under certain circumstances; authorizes the district attorney to give written notice to the department of education upon the conviction of a felony or misdemeanor of any person holding a license pursuant to title eight of the education law; makes related provisions.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Assembly Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 19, 2021
Last action Feb 8, 2022
Floor votes · Assembly Mar 22, 2021
How they voted
135–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 137
Mar 22, 2021
D
Democratic98
98% Yea
R
Republican39
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Feb 8, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
upper
Feb 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
upper
Mar 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Mar 2, 2021
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
lower
Feb 19, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Deborah Glick
DDemocratic
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