Assembly Bill A5898

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Directs the establishment of grant programs on SUNY and CUNY campuses for on-line and distant learning programs

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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-A5898 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§355 & 6206, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A7093

2009-A5898 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the establishment of grant programs on SUNY and CUNY campuses for on-line and distant learning programs; provides that grants shall not exceed $10,000 total at each campus.

2009-A5898 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5898

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 23, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. MILLER, THIELE, TEDISCO, McKEVITT, SCOZZAFAVA,
  QUINN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  ALFANO,  BACALLES,  BARCLAY,
  CONTE,  CROUCH, DUPREY, ERRIGO, FINCH, KOLB, P. LOPEZ, MOLINARO, OAKS,
  O'MARA, RAIA, REILICH, SALADINO, SAYWARD, SPANO, TOWNSEND,  WALKER  --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education

AN  ACT  to  amend  the education law, in relation to establishing grant
  programs for on-line and distant learning classes

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

  Section 1. Section 355 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 20 to read as follows:
  20.  THE  STATE UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES SHALL ESTABLISH A GRANT PROGRAM AT
EACH OF THE SIXTY-FOUR CAMPUSES FOR ON-LINE AND DISTANT LEARNING  CLASS-
ES.  SUCH  GRANTS SHALL BE USED TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT NEW PROGRAMS OR
TO EXPAND CURRENT ON-LINE AND DISTANT LEARNING CLASSES. THE  USES  SHALL
INCLUDE,  BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, COURSE CONVERSATION, HARDWARE AND SOFT-
WARE AND NETWORKING WITH CAMPUSES THAT  HAVE  SIMILAR  PROGRAMS.    SUCH
GRANTS MAY NOT EXCEED TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR EACH CAMPUS.
  S  2.  Section  6206  of  the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 17 to read as follows:
  17. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL ESTABLISH A GRANT PROGRAM AT  EACH  OF
THE  NINETEEN  CAMPUSES,  INCLUDING  COMMUNITY COLLEGES, FOR ON-LINE AND
DISTANT LEARNING CLASSES.   SUCH GRANTS SHALL BE  USED  TO  DEVELOP  AND
IMPLEMENT NEW PROGRAMS OR TO EXPAND CURRENT ON-LINE AND DISTANT LEARNING
CLASSES. THE USES SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, COURSE CONVERSA-
TION, HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE AND NETWORKING WITH CAMPUSES THAT HAVE SIMI-
LAR  PROGRAMS.  SUCH GRANTS MAY NOT EXCEED TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR EACH
CAMPUS.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09450-01-9

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