NY Educ L § 210-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 1 - General Provisions Article 5 - University of the State of New York Part 1 - General Organization 210-B - Graduate-Level Teacher and Educational Leadership Program Deregistration and Suspension.

§  210-b.  Graduate-level  teacher  and educational leadership program   deregistration  and  suspension.  1.  The  department  shall  suspend  a   graduate  program's  authority  to  admit  new  students  if  for  three   consecutive academic years, fewer than fifty percent of its students who   have satisfactorily completed the program  pass  each  examination  that   they  have  taken  that  is  required for certification and shall notify   currently  admitted  and  enrolled  students  of  such  suspension.  The   graduate  program  shall  be  permitted  to  continue operations for the   length of time it would take  all  currently  admitted  and/or  enrolled   students,  if  they  were  to  attend  classes  on a full-time basis, to   complete the requirements for their degrees. If, at any time during such   period,  the  commissioner  determines  that  student   and/or   program   performance  has  significantly improved, the commissioner may reinstate   the program's ability to admit new students. If  the  commissioner  does   not  affirmatively  reinstate  the  program's  authority  to  admit  new   students during such time period, the program shall be deregistered. For   purposes of this subdivision, students who have satisfactorily completed   the graduate program shall mean students who have met  each  educational   requirement  of  the program, excluding any requirement that the student   pass each required New York State teacher certification examination  for   a  teaching  certificate and/or school building leader examination for a   school building leader certificate in order  to  complete  the  program.   Students satisfactorily meeting each educational requirement may include   students  who  earn  a  degree or students who complete each educational   requirement without earning a degree. When making such a  determination,   the  department  shall  consider  the  performance on each certification   examination of the cohort of students completing an examination not more   than five years before the end of the academic year in which the program   is completed or not later than the September thirtieth following the end   of such academic year, where academic year  is  defined  as  July  first   through  June  thirtieth,  and  shall consider only the highest score of   individuals  taking  a  test  more  than  once.  When  making   such   a   determination  the department may adjust its methodology for determining   examination passage rates for one or more certification examinations  to   account for sample size and accuracy.2.  The institution may submit an appeal of a suspension of a graduate   program's ability to admit students or deregistration pursuant  to  this   section  in  a manner and timeframe as prescribed by the commissioner in   regulations. However, a program  that  has  had  its  ability  to  admit   students  suspended  shall  not  admit  new  students while awaiting the   commissioner's  decision  on  any  appeal.   An   institution   with   a   deregistered  program  shall  not admit any new students in such program   while awaiting  the  commissioner's  decision  on  its  application  for   registration.3.  The  department  may  also,  as  prescribed by the commissioner in   regulations, conduct expedited suspension and registration  reviews  for   graduate programs, pursuant to regulations of the commissioner.