File #: Res 0260-2002    Version: * Name: Citizenship requirements for permanent teacher certification.
Type: Resolution Status: Filed
Committee: Committee on Education
On agenda: 5/8/2002
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: Resolution calling upon the New York State Legislature to adopt A.09943 to amend the education law, in relation to citizenship requirements for permanent teacher certification.
Sponsors: Kendall Stewart, Gifford Miller, Allan W. Jennings, Jr., Yvette D. Clarke, James Sanders, Jr., Erik Martin Dilan, Lewis A. Fidler, Helen Sears, Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr., Maria Baez, Charles Barron, Gale A. Brewer, Leroy G. Comrie, Jr., Bill De Blasio, Simcha Felder, Melinda R. Katz, John C. Liu, Miguel Martinez, Michael E. McMahon, Hiram Monserrate, Christine C. Quinn, Domenic M. Recchia, Jr., Philip Reed, Larry B. Seabrook, Albert Vann, David I. Weprin, Robert Jackson, Dennis P. Gallagher, Andrew J. Lanza
Council Member Sponsors: 29
Attachments: 1. Committee Report
Res. No. 260 Title Resolution calling upon the New York State Legislature to adopt A.09943 to amend the education law, in relation to citizenship requirements for permanent teacher certification. Body By Council Member Stewart, the Speaker (Council Member Miller), Council Members Jennings, Clarke, Sanders, Dilan, Fidler, Sears, Addabbo, Baez, Barron, Brewer, Comrie, DeBlasio, Felder, Katz, Liu, Martinez, McMahon, Monserrate, Quinn, Recchia, Reed, Seabrook, Vann, Weprin, Jackson, Gallagher and Lanza Whereas, Providing children with a quality education is one of the most valuable investments we can make, as their knowledge and achievements will provide the foundation for the future of our communities and our nation; and Whereas, Currently, in New York City alone, it is estimated that approximately 16,000 teachers are uncertified; and Whereas, Under current law, legal resident immigrants who are trained and qualified as teachers are ineligible for permanent teaching certification; and Whereas, Assembly bill A.09943 would permit qualified non-citizen immigrants who are permanent residents of the United States to become permanently certified teachers if they meet all the requirements for permanent certification other than citizenship; and Whereas, Specifically, this measure will directly respond to the growing shortage of certified teachers statewide by allowing qualified legal resident immigrants to become permanently certified as teachers, thereby increasing the pool of certified teachers available to educate our children; and Whereas, By permitting legal resident immigrants to become certified, we will not only help to ensure that our children are provided with the best possible education, but we will also facilitate the improvement of our school ratings and our school system overall; now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Council of the City of New York calls upon the New York State Legislature to adopt A.09943 to amend the education law, in relation to citizenship requirements for permanent teacher certification. TMQ LS # 364