New York S 5604: Allows for reasonable accommodations for the examination portion of licensure requirements to become a social worker for individuals for whom English is not their primary language

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S05604 Summary:

BILL NOS05604 

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SAME ASSAME AS A05878

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SPONSORFERNANDEZ

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §7704, Ed L

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Allows for reasonable accommodations for the examination portion of licensure requirements to become a social worker for individuals for whom English is not their primary language and a test in their primary language is not available.

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02/25/2025REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 5604

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 25, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- 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 allowing for reason-
 able accommodations for the examination portion of licensure require-
 ments to become a social worker for individuals for whom English is
 not their primary language

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 1 of section 7704 of the
 2 education law, as added by chapter 420 of the laws of 2002, is amended
 3 to read as follows:
 4 (d) Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in
 5 accordance with the commissioner's regulations. Any organization permit-
 6 ted by the department to offer the licensing examination shall allow
 7 reasonable accommodations for applicants for whom English is not their
 8 primary language and a test in their primary language is not available;
 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08531-01-5

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