ARCHITECTURE
Petition
for: Waiver of New York State requirements pertaining to
acceptability of licensing examinations for licensure by
endorsement.
Summary
Statement: The petitioner listed below is a
graduate of a professionally accredited architecture program who has applied for
licensure in New
York. He
has achieved, at a minimum, a Bachelor of Architecture degree. The petitioner has substantial
documented licensed experience in other states.
Prior to 1983, certain states did not require the Equivalency Examination
(EE) or the Qualifying Test (QT) if a candidate had a degree from an accredited
architecture program, and granted licensure upon passage of the Professional
Examination (PE). Prior to 1975,
most states recognized the Examination Syllabus (ES). The petitioner passed either the
national Professional Examination (PE) given prior to 1983, or portions of the
national Examination Syllabus (ES) given prior to 1975. Prior to 1983, New York State required passage of the Equivalency
Examination (EE), or passage of the Qualifying Test (QT) in addition to passage
of the national Professional Examination.
The petitioner satisfied the examination requirement in his initial state
of licensure by passing an acceptable licensing examination and attained
licensure in that state.
Section 7304(4) of Education Law and Section 69.3 of the Commissioner’s
Regulations require for endorsement that “… an architect licensed in another
state or jurisdiction as the result of successful completion of only the
professional examination in use before 1983 may be granted licensure upon
presentation of evidence of two years of work experience of a grade and
character satisfactory to the State Board for Architecture and passage of a
practical examination satisfactory to the State Board for Architecture
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The Department has no documentation of professional disciplinary actions
against the petitioner.
The petitioner satisfied the examination requirement in his initial state
of licensure and has extensive professional practice starting prior to
1983. Since the above information
illustrates evidence of competence within the profession, and in lieu of the
practical examination, the Executive Secretary of the State Board for
Architecture recommends that the examination requirement be considered satisfied
and the applicant’s licensure in another state be accepted for endorsement in
New York State.
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NAME
OF PETITIONER |
LICENSURE |
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06-09-03
Lawrence A.
Chan
Brookline, MA
02445 |
(1) Maryland, 1980; Massachusetts, 1988; District
of Columbia, 1988; Ohio,
1997; and Pennsylvania,
2000. |
Recommendation: The Committee on the Professions, in
concurrence with the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Architecture,
recommends that the applicant’s licensing examination requirement be considered
satisfied for licensure.
THREE-YEAR LIMITED LICENSE IN
PHARMACY
Petition
for:
Three-year limited license to practice pharmacy under Section 6805(6) of the
Education Law.
Statement of
Problem:
The applicant listed
below has met the education, examination and experience requirements for
licensure as a pharmacist in New
York State.
The only requirement for full licensure that cannot be satisfied at this time is
United States citizenship or
immigration status as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the
United
States.
The applicant also has a pending application for full pharmacy licensure,
which cannot be granted until he satisfies the citizenship or permanent
residency requirement.
Applicable
Guidelines:
Section 6805(6) of
Education Law relates to the requirement of United States citizenship or
permanent resident status for licensure as a pharmacist in New York State and
allows the Board of Regents to grant a one-time, three-year waiver (plus an
extension of not more than one year) for an alien pharmacist to practice in New
York State if all other licensure requirements are
satisfied.
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NAME OF
PETITIONER |
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06-25-21
Niamh
Higgins
Buffalo, NY
14222 |
ACTION: The Department shall
issue a limited license for a maximum of three years to practice pharmacy in
New York
State to the applicant,
conditional upon approval by the Department of all documentation needed to
verify satisfaction of all pharmacy licensure requirements other than
citizenship. The limited license may be renewed, if appropriate, for one
year.
DENTISTRY
06-03-50
Eeman
Basem Dajani
Mansfield,
Massachusetts 02048
(University
of Jordan, Faculty of Dentistry, Amman, Jordan, Bachelor of Dental Surgery,
1998)
Petition
for: Acceptance
of education.
Statement
of Problem: Dr.
Dajani did not complete the two academic years of study required in an
accredited dental school program culminating in certification that the applicant
has achieved the level of knowledge and clinical proficiency expected of a
graduate of that school. Such study
is required for applicants completing a program of dental education in an
unregistered or unaccredited dental school.
Dr. Dajani will complete the two-year advanced program in general
dentistry at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in August 2006. This
program is acknowledged by the State Board for Dentistry as the substantial
equivalent of the two-year program required in regulation.
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APPLICABLE
REQUIREMENTS: |
QUALIFICATIONS: |
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Part 61 of the
Regulations of the Commissioner of Education requires:
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(1) Not less than
60 semester hours of preprofessional education including courses in
general chemistry, organic chemistry, biology or zoology, and
physics. |
(1) Two years of
preprofessional education at the University of Jordan, Faculty of Dentistry, Amman,
Jordan, 1993-1994. |
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(2) Four
academic years of dental education culminating in a degree in an
acceptable dental school. |
(2) Four years
of acceptable dental education culminating in the degree of Bachelor of
Dental Surgery, University of Jordan, Faculty of Dentistry, Amman, Jordan,
June 1998. |
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(3) Two academic
years of study in an accredited dental school program culminating in
certification that the applicant has achieved the level of knowledge and
clinical proficiency expected of a graduate of that
school. |
(3) Two-year
advanced program in general dentistry at Tufts University School of Dental
Medicine, to be completed in August 2006. |
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(4) Satisfactory
scores on Parts I and II of the National Dental Board Examinations.
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(5) Satisfactory
performance on the clinical examination administered by the Northeast
Regional Board of Dental Examiners. |
(5)
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(6)
United States citizen
or alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the
United
States. |
(6)
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(7) Evidence of the
required course in the identification and reporting of child abuse and
maltreatment. |
(7) Certificate of
completion. |
RECOMMENDATION:
The Committee on the Professions, in concurrence with the Executive Secretary of
the State Board for Dentistry, recommends that the applicant's successful
completion of the advanced program in general dentistry at Tufts University
School of Dental Medicine be accepted as the substantial equivalent of the
required two academic years of dental study in a registered or accredited dental
school program.
DENTISTRY
06-04-50
Ahmed
Mansour
New
York,
New York 10021
(Cairo
University, Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Cairo, Egypt, Bachelor in
Dental Medicine and Surgery, 1994)
Petition
for: Acceptance
of education.
Statement
of Problem: Dr.
Mansoor did not complete the two academic years of study required in an
accredited dental school program culminating in certification that the applicant
has achieved the level of knowledge and clinical proficiency expected of a
graduate of that school. Such study
is required for applicants completing a program of dental education in an
unregistered or unaccredited dental school.
Dr. Mansoor will complete the two-year advanced program in general
dentistry at the Eastman Dental Center
of the University
of Rochester on June 30,
2006. This program is acknowledged by the State Board for Dentistry as the
substantial equivalent of the two-year program required in
regulation.
Additionally, Dr. Mansoor has completed only 30 of the 60 semester hours
of preprofessional education required for licensure. However, Dr. Mansoor has completed the
prosthodontic program at the Eastman
Dental Center of the University of Rochester. Section 24.3(a)(2) of
Commissioners Regulations allows the Committee on the Professions to accept
postsecondary study satisfactory to the department and performed after
completion of professional study requirements in lieu of a maximum of 30
semester hours of required preprofessional study. The Executive Secretary of the
State Board for Dentistry recommends acceptance of a year of Dr. Masood’s
prosthodontic program from July 1997 to June 1998 at the Eastman Dental Center to fulfill the preprofessional
education requirement.
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APPLICABLE
REQUIREMENTS: |
QUALIFICATIONS: |
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Part 61 of the
Regulations of the Commissioner of Education requires:
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(1) Not less than
60 semester hours of preprofessional education including courses in
general chemistry, organic chemistry, biology or zoology, and
physics. |
(1) One year of
preprofessional education at Cairo University, Faculty of Sciences,
Cairo, Egypt, 1989-1990. One year of the prosthodontic program at the
University of Rochester, Eastman Dental Center, Rochester, New York,
1997-1998. |
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(2) Four
academic years of dental education culminating in a degree in an
acceptable dental school. |
(2) Four years
of acceptable dental education culminating in the degree of Bachelor of
Dental Medicine and Surgery, Cairo, Egypt,
1994. |
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(3) Two academic
years of study in an accredited dental school program culminating in
certification that the applicant has achieved the level of knowledge and
clinical proficiency expected of a graduate of that
school. |
(3) Two-year
advanced program in general dentistry at the University of Rochester, Eastman Dental Center, Rochester, New
York, to be completed on June 30, 2006.
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(4) Satisfactory
scores on Parts I and II of the National Dental Board Examinations.
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(5) Satisfactory
performance on the clinical examination administered by the Northeast
Regional Board of Dental Examiners. |
(5)
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(6)
United States citizen
or alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the
United
States. |
(6)
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(7) Evidence of the
required course in the identification and reporting of child abuse and
maltreatment. |
(7) Certificate of
completion. |
RECOMMENDATION:
The Committee on the Professions, in concurrence with the Executive Secretary of
the State Board for Dentistry, recommends that the applicant's preprofessional education requirement be
considered fulfilled and that the applicant’s successful completion of the
advanced program in general dentistry at the University of Rochester be accepted
as the substantial equivalent of the required two academic years of dental study
in a registered or accredited dental school program.
THREE YEAR LIMITED
LICENSE IN DENTISTRY
Petition
for:
Three-year limited license to practice Dentistry under Section 6604(6) of the
Education Law.
Statement of
Problem:
The applicant listed below has satisfied the education and examination
requirements for licensure as a dentist in New York State. The only requirement for full
licensure that cannot be satisfied at this time is United States citizenship or immigration status
as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United
States.
The applicant has an opportunity to practice dentistry in an area which
has been designated a Federal Dental Health Professions Shortage Area and
requests a three-year waiver of the citizenship requirement under Section
6604(6) of the Education Law. Each applicant must sign an affidavit stating the
exact location of the shortage area where she will practice before the
three-year limited license will be issued.
Applicable
Guidelines: Section 6604(6) of
Education Law relates to the requirement of United States citizenship or
permanent resident status for licensure as a dentist in New York State and
allows the Board of Regents to grant a one-time, three-year waiver of this
requirement for an alien dentist to practice in New York State if all other
licensure requirements are satisfied and to grant an additional extension not to
exceed six years to enable the alien to secure citizenship or permanent resident
status, provided such status is being actively pursued.
NAME
OF PETITIONER |
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06-01-59
Janatha
Withanachchi
Bayside, NY
11360 |
ACTION: The Department shall
issue a three-year limited license to the applicant to practice dentistry in New
York State in a Federal Dental Health Professions Shortage Area upon approval by
the Department of all documentation needed to verify satisfaction of all
dentistry licensure requirements other than citizenship and an acceptable
Affidavit of Agreement on the applicant’s location of employment. The limited license may be renewed upon
the lawful submission of an application for an extension of not more than six
years, at the discretion of the Department.
PODIATRY
06-01-65
Elaine
Anne O’Donnell
Dunmore,
PA
18512
Petition
for: Acceptance
of licensed practice in Pennsylvania in lieu of passing grades on the
National Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners (NBPME) Part III licensing
examination.
Statement
of Problem: Ms.
O’Donnell
applied for licensure in Podiatry in September 2005. Her education at Temple
University School of Podiatric Medicine and her residency at Loch Raven
V.A. Medical Center in Baltimore,
Maryland, satisfy all the educational and
experience requirements for licensure in New York State. She is an American Board of Podiatric
Surgeons certified member.
Commissioner’s
Regulations require that an applicant for licensure in podiatry pass an
examination in the basic and clinical sciences and an entry-level clinical
skills examination, which Ms. O’Donnell has done by achieving grades acceptable
to the department on Part I and Part II of the examination of the NBPME. The NBPME Part III is also required for
entry into practice.
At the time Ms. O’Donnell
was licensed in Pennsylvania, there was no requirement in that
state for applicants to pass a practical examination or successfully complete a
similar test. Based on her
licensure and good standing in Pennsylvania and over 20 years of experience,
the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Podiatry supports her request to
waive the NBPME Part III licensing examination.
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APPLICABLE
REQUIREMENTS: |
QUALIFICATIONS: |
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Section
7004 of Education Law and Part 65 of the Commissioner’s Regulations
require: |
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(1) Completion of a registered or
equivalent podiatric medicine program with a Doctorate of Podiatric
Medicine or equivalent degree. |
(1) Doctor of Podiatric Medicine,
Temple
University School of Podiatric Medicine, June
1984. |
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(2) Acceptable scores on a
satisfactory licensing examination. |
(2) (a) NBPME Part I –
1982.
(b)
NBPME
Part II – 1984.
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(3) Evidence of good moral
character. |
(3) Licensed and in good standing in
Pennsylvania with no disciplinary
actions. |
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(4) Evidence of the required course in
the identification and reporting of child abuse and
maltreatment. |
(4) Evidence of the required course in
the identification and reporting of child abuse and
maltreatment. |
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(5) Evidence of completion of at least
one year of supervised postgraduate hospital training in
podiatry. |
(5) Loch Raven V.A. Medical Center in Baltimore,
Maryland, 1984-85. |
RECOMMENDATION: The Committee on the
Professions, in concurrence with the Executive Secretary of the State Board for
Podiatry, recommends that the NBPME Part III examination requirement be waived
and that the applicant’s license be endorsed.
THREE-YEAR LIMITED
LICENSE IN VETERINARY MEDICINE
Petition
for: Three-year limited license to practice
veterinary medicine under Section 6704(6) of the Education
Law.
Statement of
Problem:
The applicants listed below have met the education and examination requirements
for licensure as veterinarians in New York State. The only requirement for full
licensure that cannot be satisfied at this time is United States citizenship or immigration status
as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United
States.
Each applicant also has a pending application for full veterinary medical
licensure, which cannot be granted until he/she satisfies the citizenship or
permanent residency requirement.
Applicable Guidelines:
Section
6704(6) of Education Law relates to the requirement of United States citizenship
or permanent resident status for licensure as a veterinarian in New York State
and allows the Board of Regents to grant a one-time, three-year waiver (plus an
extension of not more than one year) for an alien veterinarian to practice in
New York State if all other licensure requirements are
satisfied.
NAME
OF PETITIONER |
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06-08-74
Mark Richard
House
Massapequa, NY
11758 |
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06-09-74
Jesun
Kim
Tampa, FL 33615 |
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06-10-74
Odette Rosemarie
O
Massapequa, NY 11758 |
ACTION: The Department shall
issue a limited license for a maximum of three years to practice veterinary
medicine in New
York State
to each applicant, conditional upon approval by the Department of all
documentation needed to verify satisfaction of all veterinary medicine licensure
requirements other than citizenship. The limited license may be renewed upon the
lawful submission of an application for an extension of not more than one year,
at the discretion of the Department.
MEDICINE
06-40-60
Ronen
Arnon
Tenafly,
New Jersey 07670
(Tel-Aviv
University, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv, Israel, Doctor of Medicine,
1985)
Petition
for: Endorsement
of an Israeli medical license.
Statement
of Problem: Commissioner’s
Regulations allow endorsement of the license of another jurisdiction if the
appropriate requirements, including a clinical examination acceptable to the
Department, are met. Dr. Arnon requests that his Israeli license be
endorsed. He holds a permanent
Israeli license to practice medicine and has been issued specialty certificates
in paediatrics and paediatric gastroenterology by the Israeli Ministry of
Health. The applicant’s credentials
have been reviewed by the Executive Secretary of the State Board for Medicine
who has determined that Dr. Arnon fulfills the regulatory
requirements.
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APPLICABLE
REQUIREMENTS: |
QUALIFICATIONS: |
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Section 60.5(a) of
the Commissioner’s Regulations requires: |
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(1) ECFMG
certification. |
(1) ECFMG
certification, February 1989. |
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(2) Three
years of approved postgraduate training. |
(2) Three
years of ACGME-accredited training in pediatrics from July 1995 to June
1998 at New York Presbyterian Hospital,
New York, New York. |
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(3) Appropriate
medical license or certificate. |
(3) Israeli medical
license, April 1985. |
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(4) Acceptable
scores on a clinical competency examination acceptable to the Department.
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(4) Specialty
certification in paediatrics and paediatric gastroenterology, Israeli
Ministry of Health, December 1994 and February
2001. |
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(5) Not less than
five years of satisfactory professional
experience. |
(5) More than 10
years of documented satisfactory professional experience
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(6)
United States citizen
or alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the
United
States.
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(6)
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(7) Good moral
character. |
(7) Good moral
character. |
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(8) Evidence of the
required course in the identification and reporting of child abuse and
maltreatment |
(8) Evidence of the
required course in the identification and reporting of child abuse and
maltreatment. |
RECOMMENDATION:
The Committee on the Professions, in concurrence with the Executive Secretary of
the State Board for Medicine, recommends endorsement of the applicant’s Israeli
medical license.
MEDICINE
Petition
for:
Conferral of the degree Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) pursuant to Section 6529 of
the Education Law.
Summary
Statement: The petitioners listed
below are all graduates of foreign medical schools who have been licensed in
New
York.
The applicable requirements of Section 3.57 of the Rules of the Board of
Regents require completion of a medical education program in a foreign medical
school satisfactory to the Department which does not grant the degree Doctor of
Medicine (M.D.), and in which the philosophy and curriculum were equivalent, as
determined by the Department in accordance with the policy of the Board of
Regents, to those in programs leading to the degree Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) at
medical schools in the United States satisfactory to, or registered by, the
Board of Regents and the Department.
Secondly, petitioners must have licensure to practice medicine in
New York
State in accordance with
provisions of Section 6524 or 6528 of the Education Law or their equivalent as
determined by the Board of Regents pursuant to their authority under Section
6506 of the Education Law.
NAME
OF PETITIONER |
QUALIFICATIONS |
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06-73-60C
Galina
Venikova
Brooklyn, NY 11229 |
(1)
Krasnoyarsk State Medical
Institute, Krasnoyarsk, Russia, Physician,
6/27/87.
(2)
License #238461,
issued on12/9/05. |
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06-74-60C
Vidya
Valada
Manhasset, NY 11030 |
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06-76-60C
Marc
Schlosser
Boca
Raton, FL 33496 |
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06-77-60C
Jawad
Sarwar
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 |
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06-78-60C
Koushik
Reddy
Mineola, NY 11501 |
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06-79-60C
Natarajan
Ravi
Albany, NY 12204 |
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06-80-60C
David
Pierce
North
Tonawanda, NY 14120 |
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06-81-60C
Reshma
Panjwani
Hempstead, NY 11550 |
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06-82-60C
Eric
Kenworthy
Brooklyn, NY 11231 |
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06-83-60C
Peter
Glass
Stony Brook, NY 11794 |
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06-84-60C
Alfonso
Gutugno
West
Park, NY 12493 |
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RECOMMENDATION: The Committee on the
Professions, in concurrence with the State Board for Medicine, recommends that
the petitioners be awarded the degree Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) in accordance
with provisions of Section 6529 of the Education Law.
