S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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S. 1388 A. 3951
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
January 29, 2009
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IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sens. FARLEY, MAZIARZ, AUBERTINE, BONACIC,
BRESLIN, DIAZ, FLANAGAN, FOLEY, FUSCHILLO, GOLDEN, GRIFFO, HANNON,
O. JOHNSON, LARKIN, LAVALLE, LITTLE, MORAHAN, ONORATO, PARKER, SALAND,
SAMPSON, SERRANO, SEWARD, STACHOWSKI, THOMPSON, VOLKER, WINNER -- read
twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the
Committee on Higher Education
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. McENENY, CANESTRARI, ORTIZ, SCHIM-
MINGER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, AUBRY, BARRA, CHRIS-
TENSEN, CLARK, COLTON, COOK, CYMBROWITZ, DESTITO, DIAZ, DINOWITZ,
EDDINGTON, GANTT, GIANARIS, GREENE, HOOPER, MAGEE, MAGNARELLI, MAYER-
SOHN, PHEFFER, P. RIVERA, TOWNS, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing the state
university trustees to make courses available for certain persons
sixty years of age or over
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph h of subdivision 2 of section
355 of the education law, as separately amended by chapters 552 and 616
of the laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows:
(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other general, special or
local law, rule or regulation, such regulations may permit persons sixty
years of age or over to [audit] TAKE courses given therein without
tuition, EITHER FOR CREDIT, OR WITHOUT examination, grading or credit
therefor upon a space available basis, as determined by the president of
each such institution, provided that such [audit] attendance does not
deny course attendance at a state-operated institution by an individual
who is otherwise qualified under the regulations promulgated pursuant to
this section. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, PERSONS SIXTY YEARS OF AGE
OR OVER WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF THE STATE SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO TAKE NOT
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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