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Assembly Bill A5014

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides a program fee option for graduate students to allow continued access to certain facilities within the state university

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2009-A5014 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §355, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A2358
2013-2014: A653

2009-A5014 - Summary

Provides a program fee option to allow graduate students who have taken at least 30 credits towards the completion of a degree to maintain access to certain facilities within the state university in order to continue a research project or to pursue other academic requirements.

2009-A5014 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5014

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 10, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PARMENT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  providing  a  program
  fee option for graduate students

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

  Section 1. Paragraph h of subdivision 2 of section 355 of  the  educa-
tion law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 10 to read as follows:
  (10) THE TRUSTEES SHALL ALSO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM FEE OPTION THAT WOULD
ALLOW  A  STUDENT  WHO  IS A MATRICULATED CANDIDATE FOR A DEGREE AND HAS
COMPLETED AT LEAST THIRTY CREDITS OF GRADUATE COURSES TO MAINTAIN ACCESS
TO CERTAIN FACILITIES WITHIN THE STATE  UNIVERSITY  SUCH  AS  LIBRARIES,
COMPUTERS AND/OR STUDENT CENTERS IN ORDER TO CONTINUE A RESEARCH PROJECT
OR  TO  PURSUE  OTHER  ACADEMIC  REQUIREMENTS  ESTABLISHED  BY THE STATE
UNIVERSITY WITHOUT BEING ENROLLED IN REGULAR CREDIT COURSES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05020-01-9

2009-A5014A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §355, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A2358
2013-2014: A653

2009-A5014A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides a program fee option to allow graduate students who have taken at least 30 credits towards the completion of a degree to maintain access to certain facilities within the state university in order to continue a research project or to pursue other academic requirements.

2009-A5014A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 5014--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 10, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PARMENT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Higher Education -- recommitted  to  the  Committee  on  Higher
  Education  in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  providing  a  program
  fee option for graduate students

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

  Section 1. Paragraph h of subdivision 2 of section 355 of  the  educa-
tion law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 10 to read as follows:
  (10) THE TRUSTEES SHALL ALSO ESTABLISH AN ACCESS FEE OPTION THAT WOULD
ALLOW A STUDENT WHO IS A CANDIDATE FOR A GRADUATE OR PROFESSIONAL DEGREE
AND  HAS  COMPLETED  AT  LEAST  THIRTY  CREDITS,  AND  IS  ON LEAVE FROM
FULL-TIME STUDY, TO MAINTAIN ACCESS TO  CERTAIN  FACILITIES  WITHIN  THE
STATE  UNIVERSITY SUCH AS LIBRARIES, COMPUTERS AND/OR STUDENT CENTERS IN
ORDER TO CONTINUE  A  RESEARCH  PROJECT  OR  TO  PURSUE  OTHER  ACADEMIC
REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE UNIVERSITY, WITHOUT BEING ENROLLED
IN  REGULAR  CREDIT  COURSES.  SUCH FEE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE COST OF ONE
CREDIT OF THE STUDENT'S PROGRAM OF GRADUATE OR DOCTORATE COURSE WORK  AS
ESTABLISHED BY THE TRUSTEES OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05020-03-0

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