Senate Bill S6042

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires schools that offer continuing education adult classes to maintain student records for a minimum of ten years

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-S6042 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8866
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4604, add §115, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S1418
2015-2016: S1575

2011-S6042 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires schools that offer continuing education adult classes to maintain student records for a minimum of ten years and to notify students of such classes that such records and transcripts will be maintained for such period.

2011-S6042 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S6042 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6042

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 4, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MONTGOMERY  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring schools that
  offer continuing education adult classes to maintain  student  records
  for a minimum of ten years

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 4604  of  the  education  law,  as
added by chapter 90 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as follows:
  3. The commissioner is authorized and directed to promulgate rules and
regulations THAT REQUIRE SUCH CONTINUING EDUCATION ADULT SCHOOLS to:
  A.  MAINTAIN  STUDENT  RECORDS  AND  TRANSCRIPTS  FOR A MINIMUM OF TEN
YEARS;
  B. NOTIFY THE STUDENTS OF SUCH SCHOOL  THAT  SUCH  RECORDS  AND  TRAN-
SCRIPTS SHALL BE MAINTAINED FOR A MINIMUM OF TEN YEARS; AND
  C.  provide  for  the notification of participants in adult continuing
education schools of the emergency procedures  to  be  followed  in  the
event of fire.
  S  2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 115 to read
as follows:
  S 115. CONTINUING EDUCATION ADULT SCHOOL RECORDS. 1. THE  COMMISSIONER
SHALL  PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS REQUIRING ANY SCHOOL THAT OFFERS
CONTINUING EDUCATION ADULT CLASSES TO:
  A. MAINTAIN STUDENT RECORDS AND  TRANSCRIPTS  FOR  A  MINIMUM  OF  TEN
YEARS, AND
  B.  INFORM  STUDENTS  THAT  SUCH RECORDS AND TRANSCRIPTS WILL BE MAIN-
TAINED FOR A MINIMUM OF TEN YEARS.
  2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
  A. THE TERM "CONTINUING EDUCATION ADULT CLASSES" SHALL  MEAN  CLASSES,
FOR  WHICH  A FEE IS CHARGED, THAT ADHERE TO THE GUIDELINES SET FORTH IN
SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION FORTY-SIX HUNDRED FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13677-01-1

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