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AB1403 Summary:

BILL NOA01403
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORSimon (MS)
 
COSPNSRBichotte, Blake, Gottfried, D'Urso, Reyes, Ortiz, Arroyo
 
MLTSPNSRCook, Crespo, Hyndman
 
Amd §460, Judy L
 
Relates to establishing status as a New York state citizen or possession of a federal immigration card shall constitute no cause for refusing any person examination admission to practice law.
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AB1403 Actions:

BILL NOA01403
 
01/15/2019referred to judiciary
01/08/2020referred to judiciary
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AB1403 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A1403
 
SPONSOR: Simon (MS)
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the judiciary law, in relation to establishing status as a New York state citizen or possession of a federal immigration card shall constitute no cause for refusing any person examination or admis- sion to practice law   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: to amend the judiciary law, in relation to establishing status as a New York State citizen or possession of a federal immigration card shall constitute no cause for refusing any person examination or admission to practice law.   SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1. Section 460 of the judiciary law, as amended by chapter 226 of the laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows: § 460. Examination and admission of attorneys. An applicant for admis- sion to practice as an attorney or counsellor in this state, must be examined and licensed to practice as prescribed by this chapter and in the rules of the court of appeals. Race, creed, color, national origin, alienage, status as a New York State citizen or federal immigration card holder, or sex shall constitute no cause for refusing any person exam- ination or admission to practice.   JUSTIFICATION: Equal access to higher education and job opportunities is of critical importance to all New Yorkers. Empowering immigrants who have fulfilled the educational requirements, and have attained certification by the committee on character and fitness, should not be denied the right to practice law solely on the basis of his or her immigration status.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: None   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None   EFFECTIVE DATE: this act shall take effect immediately.
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AB1403 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          1403
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 15, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SIMON, BICHOTTE, BLAKE, GOTTFRIED, D'URSO --
          Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, CRESPO, HYNDMAN -- read once  and
          referred to the Committee on Judiciary
 
        AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to establishing status as
          a  New  York state citizen or possession of a federal immigration card
          shall constitute no cause  for  refusing  any  person  examination  or
          admission to practice law
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Section 460 of the judiciary law, as amended by chapter 226
     2  of the laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows:
     3    § 460. Examination and admission of attorneys. An applicant for admis-
     4  sion to practice as an attorney or counsellor in  this  state,  must  be
     5  examined  and  licensed to practice as prescribed in this chapter and in
     6  the rules of the court of appeals.  Race, creed, color, national origin,
     7  alienage, status as a New York state citizen or federal immigration card
     8  holder, or sex shall constitute no cause for refusing any  person  exam-
     9  ination or admission to practice.
    10    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01686-01-9
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