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Senator Toby Ann Stavisky, Chair of the New York State Higher Education Committee, Condemns Newly Announced Modifications to Temporary Exemptions for Nonimmigrant Students Taking Online Classes Due to COVID-19

Toby Ann Stavisky

July 07, 2020

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Senator Borrello Urges Release of Reopening Guidelines for Colleges and Universities

George M. Borrello

June 18, 2020

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Senator Toby Ann Stavisky, Chair of the Higher Education Committee, urges the CUNY Board of Trustees to freeze their tuition increase and abolish the mental health counseling fee for students

Toby Ann Stavisky

April 28, 2020

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Senate Higher Education Committee Chairwoman Senator Toby Ann Stavisky addresses students at NYPIRG’s Higher Ed Lobby Day in Albany

Toby Ann Stavisky

February 27, 2020

S5799

Higher Education

Requires certain for-profit institutions to make annual reports to the commissioner of education and requires the commissioner to make such reports publicly available.

Introduced
In Committee
On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
Delivered to Governor
Signed/Vetoed by Governor

January 08, 2020

In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee

Directs the commissioner of education to establish a database of information on for-profit institutions of higher education and a system for grading such institutions for the benefit of veterans seeking post secondary education, and requires for-profit institutions of higher education to prominently display on its website the letter grade most recently assigned.

Introduced
In Committee
On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
Delivered to Governor
Signed/Vetoed by Governor

January 08, 2020

In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee

S5800

Higher Education

Requires for-profit higher education institutions to spend no less than fifty percent of such institution's annual revenues on expenditures in the areas of student instruction, academic support and advising, or career services.

Introduced
In Committee
On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
Delivered to Governor
Signed/Vetoed by Governor

January 08, 2020

In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee

S5798

Higher Education

Directs the commissioner of education to establish a database of information on for-profit institutions of higher education and a system for grading such institutions, and requires for-profit institutions of higher education to prominently display on its website the letter grade most recently assigned.