N.Y. Education Law § 6511: Penalties for professional misconduct

§ 6511. Penalties for professional misconduct. The penalties which may

be imposed by the board of regents on a present or former licensee found

guilty of professional misconduct (under the definitions and proceedings

prescribed in sections sixty-five hundred nine and sixty-five hundred

ten of this article) are: (1) censure and reprimand, (2) suspension of

license, (a) wholly, for a fixed period of time; (b) partially, until

the licensee successfully completes a course of retraining in the area

to which the suspension applies; (c) wholly, until the licensee

successfully completes a course of therapy or treatment prescribed by

the regents; (3) revocation of license, (4) annulment of license or

registration, (5) limitation on registration or issuance of any further

license, (6) a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars, upon each

specification of charges of which the respondent is determined to be

guilty, (7) a requirement that a licensee pursue a course of education

or training, and (8) a requirement that a licensee perform up to one

hundred hours of public service, in a manner and at a time and place as

directed by the board. The board of regents may stay such penalties in

whole or in part, may place the licensee on probation and may restore a

license which has been revoked, provided, in the case of licensees

subject to section two hundred thirty of the public health law, notice

that the board is considering such restoration is given to the office of

professional medical conduct at least thirty days before the date on

which such restoration shall be considered. Upon the recommendation of

the office of professional medical conduct, the board of regents may

deny such restoration. Any fine imposed pursuant to this section or

pursuant to subdivision two of section sixty-five hundred ten of this

article may be sued for and recovered in the name of the people of the

state of New York in an action brought by the attorney general. In such

action the findings and determination of the board of regents or of the

violations committee shall be admissible evidence and shall be

conclusive proof of the violation and the penalty assessed.