NY S05556

Legislative Description

Relates to requiring the fingerprinting of prospective employees of approved private special education schools; phases in a requirement that all fingerprints submitted by prospective employees and applicants for certification be electronically submitted; authorizes boards of cooperative educational services to conduct fingerprinting for non-component districts, special education schools, and applicants for certification; strengthens identification verification practices at fingerprinting sites for the purpose of conducting criminal history record checks and enhances existing statutory mechanisms to expedite the removal of persons who commit fingerprint fraud; makes permanent certain provisions.

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