NY Educ L § 6501 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 8 - The Professions Article 130* - General Provisions Sub Art. 1 - Introductory Summary. 6501 - Admission to a Profession (Licensing).

§  6501.  Admission  to  a  profession  (licensing).  1.  Admission to   practice of a profession in this state  is  accomplished  by  a  license   being  issued  to  a qualified applicant by the education department. To   qualify  for  a  license  an  applicant  shall  meet  the   requirements   prescribed  in  the article for the particular profession and shall meet   the requirements prescribed in section 3-503 of the general  obligations   law.2.  a.  Notwithstanding  any  provision  of  law  to the contrary, any   applicant seeking to qualify for a license pursuant to this title who is   the spouse of an active duty member of the armed forces  of  the  United   States, national guard or reserves as defined in 10 U.S.C. sections 1209   and  1211,  and such spouse is transferred by the military to this state   shall be afforded an expedited review of  his  or  her  application  for   licensure.  Such  application  shall  be  on  a  form  prescribed by the   department and shall include an attestation  by  the  applicant  of  the   military  status  of  his  or  her  spouse and any other such supporting   documentation that the department  may  require.  Upon  review  of  such   application,  the  department  shall issue a license to the applicant if   the applicant holds a license in good standing in another state  and  in   the  opinion  of  the department, the requirements for licensure of such   other  state  are  substantially  equivalent  to  the  requirements  for   licensure in this state.b.  In addition to the expedited review granted in paragraph a of this   subdivision, an applicant who provides satisfactory  documentation  that   he  or  she  holds  a  license  in good standing from another state, may   request the issuance of a temporary practice permit, which,  if  granted   will  permit  the  applicant to work under the supervision of a New York   state licensee in accordance with regulations of the  commissioner.  The   department  may  grant  such  temporary  practice permit when it appears   based on the application and supporting documentation received that  the   applicant will meet the requirements for licensure in this state because   he  or  she  holds  a  license  in good standing from another state with   significantly comparable licensure requirements to those of this  state,   except  the  department  has  not  been  able  to  secure  direct source   verification of the applicant's underlying credentials (e.g., receipt of   original transcript, experience  verification).  Such  permit  shall  be   valid  for  six  months  or  until  ten days after notification that the   applicant does not meet the qualifications for licensure. An  additional   six  months  may  be granted upon a determination by the department that   the applicant is expected to qualify for the full license  upon  receipt   of  the  remaining direct source verification documents requested by the   department in such time period and  that  the  delay  in  providing  the   necessary  documentation  for  full  licensure  was  due  to extenuating   circumstances which the military spouse could not avoid.c. A temporary practice  permit  issued  under  paragraph  b  of  this   subdivision  shall  be  subject  to the full disciplinary and regulatory   authority of the board of regents and the department, pursuant  to  this   title, as if such authorization were a professional license issued under   this article.d.  The  department shall reduce the initial licensure application fee   by one-half for any application submitted by  a  military  spouse  under   this subdivision.