§ 3001-a. Temporary teaching permit, person not a citizen. A person,\nnot a citizen, who files with the department satisfactory proof that he\nhas filed with the attorney general of the United States a first\npreference petition pursuant to section two hundred three (a) (1) of the\nimmigration and nationality act and that said petition has been approved\nby such attorney general upon certification by the department of\njustice, immigration and naturalization service, that he is unable to\nadjust his status to that of a lawful permanent resident of the United\nStates solely because of an over-subscribed quota to which he is\nchargeable may receive from the commissioner of education,\nnotwithstanding the provisions of subdivision three of section three\nthousand one of this chapter, a temporary permit validating his\nemployment in a teaching capacity in the public schools of the state.\nSuch temporary permit shall be valid for one year from the date of issue\nand may, upon proper application to the commissioner, be once renewed\nfor a further period of one year. Such application shall be in the form\nrequired by the commissioner. Such applicant shall not be employed\nuntil he shall have taken and subscribed the following oath or\naffirmation:\n "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the constitution\nof the United States of America and the constitution of the State of New\nYork, and that I will faithfully discharge, according to the best of my\nability, the duties of the position of.......................(title of\nposition and name or designation of school, college, university or\ninstitution to be here inserted), to which I am now assigned." The\naffidavit and oath required by this section shall be administered by the\nsuperintendent of schools having jurisdiction over the school district\nin which such person is to be employed or his duly authorized\nrepresentative and shall be filed with the commissioner of education.\nCopies thereof shall be filed with the superintendent of schools.\n
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