New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner
Subchapter C - Teacher
Part 80 - Requirements for Teachers' Certificates and Teaching Practice
Subpart 80-2 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATES IN THE CLASSROOM TEACHING SERVICE APPLIED AND QUALIFIED FOR ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 1, 2004, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPERVISORY SERVICE APPLIED FOR ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1, 2006, AND THE PUPIL PERSONNEL SERVICE (EXCEPT FOR CERTIFICATES FOR SCHOOL COUNSELING APPLIED AND QUALIFIED FOR ON OR AFTER FEBRUARY 2, 2023)
Section 80-2.3 - Certificates valid for pupil personnel service (school attendance teacher, school counselor, school dental hygiene teacher, school nurse-teacher, school psychologist and school social worker)
Universal Citation: 8 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs § 80-2.3
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 12, March 26, 2025
Preparation: to obtain a certificate in a pupil personnel service, a candidate shall meet the requirements set forth in this section.
(a) School attendance teacher.
(1) Provisional certificate.
(i) The candidate shall hold a baccalaureate
degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education or from an
institution approved by the department and shall have completed in addition/or
including six semester hours of professional education appropriate to the
function of the school attendance teacher.
(ii) Time validity. The provisional
certificate shall be valid for five years from date of issuance.
(2) Permanent certificate. The
candidate shall have completed, in addition to the requirements for the
provisional certificate, two years of school experience in the field of pupil
personnel services and a master's degree in the field of pupil personnel
service.
(b) School counselor.
(1)
Provisional certificate.
(i) The candidate
shall hold a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution of
higher education or from an institution approved by the department, and in
addition shall have completed 30 semester hours of approved graduate study in
the field of school counseling, including supervised practice in
guidance.
(ii) Time validity. The
provisional certificate shall be valid for five years from date of
issuance.
(2) Permanent
certificate. The candidate shall have completed, in addition to the
requirements for the provisional certificate, two years of school experience in
the field of pupil personnel services and 30 semester hours of graduate study
in the field of school counseling. Within the total program of preparation, the
candidate shall have been awarded a master's degree.
(c) School dental hygiene teacher.
(1) Provisional certificate.
(i) The candidate shall have completed, in
addition to an associate degree at an institution approved for the preparation
of dental hygienists, 30 semester hours of collegiate study toward meeting the
requirements for a baccalaureate degree, including six semester hours of
professional education appropriate to the function of the school dental hygiene
teacher.
(ii) The candidate shall
hold a valid New York State registration as a dental hygienist.
(iii) Time validity. This certificate will be
valid for five years from date of issuance.
(2) Permanent certificate. The candidate
shall have completed, in addition to the requirements for the provisional
certificate, two years of school experience in the field of pupil personnel
services and a four-year program of preparation culminating in a baccalaureate
degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education or from an
institution approved by the department. Within the total program of
preparation, the candidate shall have completed 18 semester hours of
professional education appropriate to the function of the school dental
hygienist.
(d) School nurse-teacher.
(1)
Provisional certificate.
(i) The candidate
shall hold a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution of
higher education or from an institution approved by the department, including
six semester hours of study in professional education appropriate to the
function of the school nurse-teacher.
(ii) The candidate shall hold a valid New
York State registration as a professional nurse.
(iii) Time validity. The certificate shall be
valid for five years from date of issuance.
(2) Permanent certificate. The candidate
shall have completed, in addition to the requirements for the provisional
certificate, two years of school experience in the field of pupil personnel
services and a master's degree in the field of pupil personnel
service.
(e) School psychologist.
(1)
Provisional certificate.
(i) The provisional
certificate shall be valid for five years from the date of issuance.
(ii) The candidate shall hold a baccalaureate
degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education or from an
institution approved by the department, and shall have completed in addition 60
semester hours of graduate study, including a college-supervised internship in
the field of school psychology.
(iii) Exception for licensed psychologists
with demonstrated bilingual skills.
(a) In
lieu of meeting the education requirements prescribed in subparagraph (ii) of
this paragraph, a candidate may meet the following requirements for a
provisional certificate as a school psychologist:
(1) the candidate must request in writing an
exception to stated preparation under this subparagraph;
(2) the candidate must submit an application
for a provisional certificate to the department;
(3) the candidate must be registered and hold
a New York State license as a psychologist, pursuant to title VIII of the
Education Law;
(4) the candidate
must document a commitment for employment as a school psychologist by a school
district or other entity required by law to employ certified school
psychologists in which the employer agrees to provide the candidate with
mentoring by a certified school psychologist in the first year of employment
under the provisional certificate; and
(5) the candidate must meet all requirements
for an interim bilingual education extension, as prescribed in section
80-2.9(a)(5) of
this Subpart, except the requirement that the candidate hold a provisional or
permanent certificate as a school psychologist.
(b) A candidate who meets the requirements of
clause (a) of this subparagraph shall be issued both a
provisional certificate in school psychology and an interim bilingual education
extension. The provisional certificate shall have the duration prescribed in
subparagraph (i) of this paragraph. In accordance with the requirements of
section 80-2.9(a)(5) of
this Subpart, the interim bilingual education extension shall be valid for
three years from its effective date and shall not be renewable.
(c) No provisional certificate in school
psychology with an effective date that begins after September 1, 2010 shall be
issued under the requirements of this subparagraph, and no interim bilingual
education extension with an effective date that begins after September 1, 2010
shall be issued under the requirements of this subparagraph.
(2) Permanent
certificate. The candidate shall have completed, in addition to the
requirements for the provisional certificate, two years of school experience in
the field of pupil personnel services. Within the total program of preparation,
the candidate shall have been awarded a master's degree.
(f) School social worker.
(1) Provisional certificate.
(i) The candidate shall hold a baccalaureate
degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education or from an
institution approved by the department, and in addition shall have completed 30
semester hours of graduate study, including a supervised internship, in the
field of social work.
(ii) Time
validity. The provisional certificate shall be valid for five years from date
of issuance.
(2)
Permanent certificate. The candidate shall have completed two years of school
experience in the field of pupil personnel services, hold the degree of master
of social work or an equivalent degree as determined by the department, and be
licensed and registered by the department as a licensed master social worker or
a licensed clinical social worker.
(3) Scope of practice. The provisional or
permanent certificate in school social work shall authorize the holder of the
certificate to practice licensed master social work, as defined in sections
7701
(1) and
7702 of the
Education Law, in public schools of New York State or any other school for
which the law requires certification as a school social worker pursuant to Part
80 of this Title. For such individual to practice licensed clinical social
work, as defined in section
7701
(2) of the Education Law, in the public
schools or any other location in New York State, the individual must be
licensed and registered by the department as a licensed clinical social worker
when performing such services, unless such individual is exempt from licensure
in licensed clinical social work pursuant to section 7706 or other provision of
article 154 of the Education Law.
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