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 80-3 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATES IN THE CLASSROOM TEACHING SERVICE APPLIED AND QUALIFIED FOR ON OR AFTER FEBRUARY 1, 2004, THE EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP SERVICE APPLIED FOR ON OR AFTER SEPTEMBER 2, 2007, AND AS A SCHOOL COUNSELOR APPLIED AND QUALIFIED FOR ON OR AFTER FEBRUARY 2, 2023
Section 80-3.9 - Exception for licensed speech-language pathologists
Universal Citation: 8 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs § 80-3.9
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 12, March 26, 2025
(a) Initial certificate.
In lieu of meeting the education and examination requirements prescribed in section 80-3.3(b) of this Subpart, a candidate may meet the following requirements for an initial certificate as a teacher of speech and language disabilities (all grades):
(1) the candidate must
request in writing an exception to stated preparation under this
section;
(2) the candidate must
submit an application for initial certification to the department;
and
(3) the candidate must be
registered and hold a New York State license in speech-language pathology,
pursuant to title VIII of the Education Law.
(b) Professional certificate.
In lieu of meeting the education, experience, and examination requirements prescribed in section 80-3.4(b) of this Subpart, the candidate issued an initial certificate under the requirements of subdivision (a) of this section shall meet the following requirements for a professional certificate as a teacher of speech and language disabilities (all grades):
(1) the candidate must
continue to be registered and hold a New York State license in speech-language
pathology, pursuant to title VIII of the Education Law;
(2) the candidate must satisfactorily
complete three years of experience as a teacher of the speech- and
hearing-handicapped in a school offering instruction in any grade,
pre-kindergarten through grade 12; or three years of equivalent experience as
determined by the department, such as experience providing speech-language
pathology services to children in a preschool program, as defined in section
200.1 of this Title;
(3) the candidate must satisfactorily
complete while under the initial certificate, except for course work specified
in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, either:
(i) 40 clock hours of coursework or other
professional learning activities which are approved by a school district or
BOCES under the school district's or BOCES' professional learning plan
established in accordance with section
100.2(dd) of this
Title, and which must be in the following subjects: classroom management;
literacy education; and the development of knowledge, understanding, and skills
for working with general education teachers in terms of the impact of speech,
language, and hearing disabilities on learning in the general curriculum areas
of the State learning standards for students, which are prescribed in Part 100
of this Title; or
(ii) six semester
hours of undergraduate or graduate coursework from an institution of higher
education with programs registered pursuant to Part 52 of this Title or a
regionally accredited institution of higher education, which may be completed
prior to the candidate obtaining the initial certificate and which must be in
the following subjects: classroom management; literacy education; and the
development of knowledge, understanding, and skills for working with general
education teachers in terms of the impact of speech, language, and hearing
disabilities on learning in the general curriculum areas of the State learning
standards for students, which are prescribed in Part 100 of this Title;
or
(iii) 40 continuing competency
hours in acceptable learning activities, as defined in section
75.4 of this Title, except for
undergraduate or graduate coursework as otherwise specified in subparagraph
(ii) of this paragraph, which must be in the following subjects: classroom
management; literacy education; and the development of knowledge,
understanding, and skills for working with general education teachers in terms
of the impact of speech, language, and hearing disabilities on learning in the
general curriculum areas of the State learning standards for students, which
are prescribed in Part 100 of this Title; or
(iv) a combination of the activities
prescribed in subparagraphs (i), (ii) and/or (iii) of this paragraph that the
department determines provides equivalent educational preparation.
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