Relates to SUNY admission requirements for graduate-level teacher and educational leader programs
Summary
Relates to SUNY admission requirements for graduate-level teacher and educational leader programs; removes the requirement for a minimum score on the graduate record examination or similar examination.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Assembly Passage
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Nov 2021
Introduced May 11, 2021
Signed Nov 15, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 9, 2021 · Assembly Jun 2, 2021
How they voted
58–4
Passed
Total votes 62
Jun 9, 2021
D
Democratic42
100% Yea
R
Republican20
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Nov 15, 2021
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.620
lower
Jun 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jun 2, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
Jun 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 19, 2021
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
May 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 7491A
lower
May 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION
lower
May 11, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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