N.Y. Education Law § 6509-c: Additional definition of professional misconduct; failure to comply in paternity or child support proceedings; limited application

§ 6509-c. Additional definition of professional misconduct; failure

to comply in paternity or child support proceedings; limited

application. 1. The provisions of this section shall apply in all

cases of licensee or registrant failure after receiving appropriate

notice, to comply with a summons, subpoena or warrant relating to a

paternity or child support proceeding referred to the board of regents

by a court pursuant to the requirements of section two hundred

forty-four-c of the domestic relations law or pursuant to section four

hundred fifty-eight-b or five hundred forty-eight-b of the family court

act.

2. Upon receipt of an order from the court pursuant to one of the

foregoing provisions of law, the board of regents, if it finds such

person to be so licensed or registered, shall within thirty days of

receipt of such order from the court, provide notice to the licensee or

registrant that his or her license or registration shall be suspended in

sixty days unless the conditions as set forth in subdivision three of

this section are met.

3. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this article or of

any other provision of law to the contrary, the license or registration

of a person subject to the provisions of this title and/or subject to

the provisions of title two-A of article two of the public health law

shall be suspended unless the court terminates its order to commence

suspension proceedings. Such suspension shall not be lifted unless the

court issues an order to the board of regents terminating its order to

commence suspension proceedings.

4. The board of regents shall inform the court of all actions taken

hereunder as required by law.

5. This section applies to paternity or child support proceedings

commenced under, and support obligations paid pursuant to any order of

child support or child and spousal support issued under provisions of

section two hundred thirty-six or two hundred forty of the domestic

relations law, or article four, five, five-A or five-B of the family

court act.

6. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this article or of

any other provision of law to the contrary, the provisions of this

section shall apply to the exclusion of any other requirements of this

article and to the exclusion of any other requirement of law to the

contrary.