Assembly Bill A638

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for four year and five year fixed tuitions at the state university of New York and the city university of New York

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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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2009-A638 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3730
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง361, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7747
2013-2014: A3048

2009-A638 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for four year fixed tuitions at the state university of New York and the city university of New York for all entering undergraduate freshmen, or five years in the case of an individual accepted into a five year degree program.

2009-A638 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   638

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced   by  M.  of  A.  HOYT,  SCHIMMINGER,  BROOK-KRASNY,  CAMARA,
  KAVANAGH,  GREENE,  PEOPLES,  KOON,   BENEDETTO,   TOWNSEND,   WALKER,
  BACALLES,  FINCH, BENJAMIN, FIELDS, PERRY, SCHROEDER, MAISEL -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND, CHRISTENSEN, CROUCH,  DIAZ,  ERRIGO,
  GOTTFRIED,  GUNTHER,  JAFFEE,  JEFFRIES, JOHN, KOLB, MAGEE, McDONOUGH,
  OAKS, PHEFFER, QUINN, REILICH,  ROBINSON,  SALADINO,  SAYWARD,  SPANO,
  TOWNS, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher
  Education

AN  ACT  to  amend  the education law, in relation to four and five year
  fixed tuitions at the state  university  of  New  York  and  the  city
  university  of  New  York;  and  providing  for  the  repeal  of  such
  provisions upon expiration thereof

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

  Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 361 to
read as follows:
  S  361.  FRESHMEN  TUITION CHARGES; FOUR OR FIVE YEAR FIXED AMOUNT. 1.
BEGINNING WITH THE ACADEMIC YEAR TWO THOUSAND TEN--TWO THOUSAND  ELEVEN,
THE  AMOUNT  OF TUITION AND ANY CAMPUS BASED OR STUDENT FEES PAID BY ANY
FULL-TIME RESIDENT STUDENT ENTERING AS AN UNDERGRADUATE FRESHMAN AT  ANY
OF  THE  FOUR  UNIVERSITY CENTERS OR THE DESIGNATED COLLEGES OF ARTS AND
SCIENCES, OR THE AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES AT ALFRED,  CANTON,
COBLESKILL,  DELHI,  FARMINGDALE,  MORRISVILLE  AND  MARITIME,  AND  THE
COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AT UTICA/ROME, OR ANY SENIOR COLLEGE OF  THE  CITY
UNIVERSITY,  SHALL  NOT  BE  INCREASED  FOR THE PERIOD CONSISTING OF THE
THREE SCHOOL YEARS SUBSEQUENT TO SUCH FRESHMAN YEAR OR FOUR YEARS IF THE
RESIDENT STUDENT IS ENROLLED IN A FIVE  YEAR  DEGREE  PROGRAM,  PROVIDED
THAT  SUCH  ATTENDANCE  IS ON A FULL-TIME BASIS FOR EACH OF SUCH FOUR OR
FIVE YEARS AT ANY SUCH UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE SET FORTH IN THIS  SUBDIVI-
SION.
  2.  UPON  COMPLETION  OF  THE  FOUR  OR FIVE SCHOOL YEARS SET FORTH IN
SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, ANY RESIDENT STUDENT WHO  CONTINUES  IN
FULL-TIME  OR  PART-TIME  ATTENDANCE FOR A FIFTH OR SIXTH SCHOOL YEAR AT
              

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