Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Nov 20, 2015 |
signed chap.437 |
Nov 10, 2015 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 25, 2015 |
returned to assembly passed senate substituted for s220a |
Jun 25, 2015 |
substituted by a5962a ordered to third reading cal.1905 |
Jun 11, 2015 |
committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jun 04, 2015 |
print number 220a |
Jun 04, 2015 |
amend (t) and recommit to higher education |
Jan 07, 2015 |
referred to higher education |
Senate Bill S220A
Signed By Governor2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A5962 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
2015-S220 - Details
2015-S220 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S220 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a new category of tuition for non-resident students of the state university enrolled in distance learning courses PURPOSE : This bill will allow the SUNY Board of Trustees to establish a separate category of tuition for non-resident students who are enrolled in state university distance learning courses. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : The bill amends subparagraph 4 of paragraph h of subdivision 2 of section 355 of the education law to allow the SUNY board of Trustees to establish a separate category of tuition for nonresident students enrolled in distance learning courses. The bill provides that such resident tuition must be more than the tuition rates charged for resident students and less than tuition charged for non-resident students enrolled in distance learning courses. JUSTIFICATION : With the increased demands for access to higher education, one means of providing such access has been through the use of distance learning courses. These courses have little if any geographical boundaries, allowing colleges to offer courses to people anywhere in the country or the world. These programs have attracted the interest of people who, under other conditions, would never have access to such information or course work. These courses are an efficient and effective way of reaching these students at minimal
2015-S220 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 220 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a new category of tuition for non-resident students of the state university enrolled in distance learning courses THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The opening paragraph of subparagraph 4 of paragraph h of subdivision 2 of section 355 of the education law, as amended by chapter 260 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows: The trustees shall not impose a differential tuition charge based upon need or income. Except as hereinafter provided, all students enrolled in programs leading to like degrees at state-operated institutions of the state university shall be charged a uniform rate of tuition except for differential tuition rates based on state residency. Provided, however, that the trustees may authorize the presidents of the colleges of tech- nology and the colleges of agriculture and technology to set differing rates of tuition for each of the colleges for students enrolled in degree-granting programs leading to an associate degree and non-degree granting programs so long as such tuition rate does not exceed the tuition rate charged to students who are enrolled in like degree programs or degree-granting undergraduate programs leading to a bacca- laureate degree at other state-operated institutions of the state university of New York. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, THE TRUSTEES MAY AUTHORIZE THE SETTING OF A SEPARATE CATE- GORY OF TUITION RATE, THAT SHALL BE GREATER THAN THE TUITION RATE FOR RESIDENT STUDENTS AND LESS THAN THE TUITION RATE FOR NON-RESIDENT STUDENTS, ONLY FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED IN DISTANCE LEARNING COURSES WHO ARE NOT RESIDENTS OF THE STATE. Except as otherwise authorized in this subparagraph, the trustees shall not adopt changes affecting tuition EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
2015-S220A (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S220A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S220A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a new category of tuition for non-resident students of the state university or the city university enrolled in distance learning courses PURPOSE: This bill will allow the SUNY Board of Trustees or the CUNY Board of Trustees to establish a separate category of tuition for non-resident students who are enrolled in state university distance learning courses. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: The bill amends subparagraph 4 of paragraph h of subdivision 2 of section 355 of the education law to allow the SUNY Board of Trustees or the CUNY Board of Trustees to establish a separate category of tuition for non-resident students enrolled in distance learning courses. The bill provides that such resident tuition must be more than the tuition rates charged for resident students and less than tuition charged for non-resident students enrolled in distance learning courses.
2015-S220A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 220--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. LAVALLE, PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a new category of tuition for non-resident students of the state university or the city university enrolled in distance learning courses THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The opening paragraph of subparagraph 4 of paragraph h of subdivision 2 of section 355 of the education law, as amended by chapter 260 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows: The trustees shall not impose a differential tuition charge based upon need or income. Except as hereinafter provided, all students enrolled in programs leading to like degrees at state-operated institutions of the state university shall be charged a uniform rate of tuition except for differential tuition rates based on state residency. Provided, however, that the trustees may authorize the presidents of the colleges of tech- nology and the colleges of agriculture and technology to set differing rates of tuition for each of the colleges for students enrolled in degree-granting programs leading to an associate degree and non-degree granting programs so long as such tuition rate does not exceed the tuition rate charged to students who are enrolled in like degree programs or degree-granting undergraduate programs leading to a bacca- laureate degree at other state-operated institutions of the state university of New York. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, THE TRUSTEES MAY AUTHORIZE THE SETTING OF A SEPARATE CATE- GORY OF TUITION RATE, THAT SHALL BE GREATER THAN THE TUITION RATE FOR RESIDENT STUDENTS AND LESS THAN THE TUITION RATE FOR NON-RESIDENT STUDENTS, ONLY FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED IN DISTANCE LEARNING COURSES WHO EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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