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Assembly Bill A4335

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes a candidacy period for institutions seeking the authority to grant degrees

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2009-A4335 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง218, Ed L

2009-A4335 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a candidacy period for institutions seeking the authority to grant degree of at least three years during which period board of regents and state education department will evaluate applications for such authority.

2009-A4335 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4335

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 3, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEMINERIO  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a  candi-
  dacy period for institutions seeking the authority to grant degrees

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 218 of the education law, as added
by chapter 1160 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows:
  2. No institution shall be given power to confer associate degrees  in
this  state  unless  it  shall possess financial resources which, in the
judgment of the regents, are adequate to insure satisfactory conduct  of
its degree programs and achievement of its stated educational goals.  NO
LICENSED PRIVATE SCHOOL OR INSTITUTION SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO CONFER ANY
DEGREES  UNTIL  IT  HAS  BEEN  EVALUATED  BY THE DEPARTMENT AND BOARD OF
REGENTS FOLLOWING A CANDIDACY PERIOD OF AT LEAST THREE YEARS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08118-01-9

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