S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6642
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 11, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. McDONOUGH, RAIA, THIELE, BARCLAY, CONTE, McKEVITT
-- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. HAWLEY, QUINN -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the World
Trade Center tribute act which shall create the SUNY student volunteer
service program and the CUNY student volunteer service program
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
the "World Trade Center tribute act".
S 2. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby declares that the
creation of the state university of New York student volunteer service
program and the city university of New York student volunteer service
program is a fitting tribute to the thousands of citizens across the
state who volunteered their time and resources in response to the World
Trade Center tragedy. From rescue workers at "Ground Zero" to individ-
uals who worked at soup kitchens, from blood donors to average working
men and women across the state who sent cash contributions for victims'
families, from school children who wrote poems for survivors to business
owners who donated equipment, the events of September eleventh, two
thousand one brought out the true spirit of New Yorkers, a spirit of
volunteerism and community concern.
The legislature finds that the creation of the state university of New
York student volunteer service program and the city university of New
York student volunteer service program would raise the awareness of the
need for community volunteers and promote community activism on the part
of college students. Once students are exposed to the operation of
volunteer organizations and the valuable services provided by these
groups, students will hopefully continue to perform volunteer service on
their own initiative as they finish their collegiate studies and enter
the workforce. The state university of New York student volunteer
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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service program and the city university of New York student volunteer
service program would offer tangible benefits to community organizations
that regularly are in need of volunteer assistance.
S 3. Section 355 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 20 to read as follows:
20. CREATION OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK STUDENT VOLUNTEER
SERVICE PROGRAM. A. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL ESTABLISH AND DISTRIB-
UTE, ON OR BEFORE MARCH FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, GUIDELINES FOR THE
CREATION OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK STUDENT VOLUNTEER SERVICE
PROGRAM TO BE OFFERED TO THE INDIVIDUAL STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
COLLEGES. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL DISTRIBUTE SUCH GUIDELINES FOR
REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION TO THE PRESIDENT OF EACH COLLEGE IN THE STATE
UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK SYSTEM. SUCH GUIDELINES SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE
LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS:
(1) COLLEGES ARE ENCOURAGED, BUT NOT REQUIRED, TO IMPLEMENT THE
PROGRAM AS AN INDEPENDENT STUDY COURSE.
(2) COLLEGES MAY OFFER THREE CREDIT HOURS, AS AN ELECTIVE COURSE, TO
ANY MATRICULATED STUDENT WHO PERFORMS WITH AN APPROVED ORGANIZATION A
MINIMUM OF NINETY HOURS OF VOLUNTEER WORK DURING ANY SEMESTER.
(3) A STUDENT SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THREE CREDIT HOURS FOR
VOLUNTEER SERVICE ONLY ONCE DURING HIS OR HER COLLEGIATE CAREER.
(4) A STUDENT WHO PARTICIPATES IN THE PROGRAM MAY NOT RECEIVE FROM THE
COLLEGE OR THE ORGANIZATION HE OR SHE IS VOLUNTEERING WITH, A STIPEND OR
OTHER PAY FOR HIS OR HER VOLUNTEER SERVICE WORK.
(5) EACH COLLEGE THAT PARTICIPATES IN THE PROGRAM SHALL REQUIRE THE
PAYMENT OF TUITION IN THE SAME MANNER IN WHICH TUITION IS COLLECTED FROM
STUDENTS BY SUCH COLLEGE FOR OTHER INDEPENDENT STUDY COURSES.
(6) EACH COLLEGE THAT PARTICIPATES IN THE PROGRAM SHALL APPOINT A
FACULTY MEMBER OR OTHER COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL AS CAMPUS COOR-
DINATOR OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK STUDENT VOLUNTEER SERVICE
PROGRAM. THE COORDINATOR SHALL SERVE AS THE LIAISON BETWEEN THE COLLEGE
AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT
STUDENTS MEET PROGRAM STANDARDS AND FULFILL ALL REQUIREMENTS.
(7) EACH COLLEGE THAT PARTICIPATES IN THE PROGRAM SHALL DETERMINE
WHICH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS ARE ELIGIBLE TO REQUEST STUDENT VOLUNTEERS,
BASED ON GENERAL CRITERIA OFFERED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
(8) EACH COLLEGE WISHING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM SHALL SUBMIT A
DETAILED PLAN OF ACTION TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW AND
APPROVAL.
B. UPON REQUEST OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, EACH COLLEGE THAT PARTIC-
IPATES IN THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK STUDENT VOLUNTEER SERVICE
PROGRAM SHALL PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS FROM SUCH
COLLEGE ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM, AND THE ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING VOLUN-
TEER ASSISTANCE.
C. BEGINNING ON NOVEMBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, AND EVERY YEAR
THEREAFTER, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR,
THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE
MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE AND THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY ON
THE STATUS OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK STUDENT VOLUNTEER SERVICE
PROGRAM, SETTING FORTH THE NAMES OF THE INDIVIDUAL COLLEGES THAT PARTIC-
IPATE IN THE PROGRAM AND THE NUMBER OF STUDENT PARTICIPANTS; DESCRIBING
PROGRAMS THAT HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED SUCCESSFULLY; AND MAKING RECOMMENDA-
TIONS AS TO HOW PARTICIPATION IN THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
STUDENT VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROGRAM CAN BE INCREASED.
S 4. Section 6206 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 17 to read as follows:
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17. CREATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK STUDENT VOLUNTEER
SERVICE PROGRAM. A. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL ESTABLISH AND DISTRIB-
UTE, ON OR BEFORE MARCH FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, GUIDELINES FOR THE
CREATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK STUDENT VOLUNTEER SERVICE
PROGRAM TO BE OFFERED TO THE INDIVIDUAL CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
COLLEGES. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL DISTRIBUTE SUCH GUIDELINES FOR
REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION TO THE PRESIDENT OF EACH COLLEGE IN THE CITY
UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK SYSTEM. THE GUIDELINES SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE
LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS:
(1) COLLEGES ARE ENCOURAGED, BUT NOT REQUIRED, TO IMPLEMENT THE
PROGRAM AS AN INDEPENDENT STUDY COURSE.
(2) COLLEGES MAY OFFER THREE CREDIT HOURS, AS AN ELECTIVE COURSE, TO
ANY MATRICULATED STUDENT WHO PERFORMS WITH AN APPROVED ORGANIZATION A
MINIMUM OF NINETY HOURS OF VOLUNTEER WORK DURING ANY SEMESTER.
(3) A STUDENT SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THREE CREDIT HOURS FOR
VOLUNTEER SERVICE ONLY ONCE DURING HIS OR HER COLLEGIATE CAREER.
(4) A STUDENT WHO PARTICIPATES IN THE PROGRAM MAY NOT RECEIVE FROM THE
COLLEGE OR ORGANIZATION A STIPEND OR OTHER PAY FOR HIS OR HER VOLUNTEER
SERVICE WORK.
(5) EACH COLLEGE THAT PARTICIPATES IN THE PROGRAM SHALL REQUIRE THE
PAYMENT OF TUITION IN THE SAME MANNER IN WHICH TUITION IS COLLECTED FROM
STUDENTS BY SUCH COLLEGE FOR OTHER INDEPENDENT STUDY COURSES.
(6) EACH COLLEGE THAT PARTICIPATES IN THE PROGRAM SHALL APPOINT A
FACULTY MEMBER OR OTHER COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL AS CAMPUS COOR-
DINATOR OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK STUDENT VOLUNTEER SERVICE
PROGRAM. THE COORDINATOR SHALL SERVE AS THE LIAISON BETWEEN THE COLLEGE
AND THE LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT
STUDENTS MEET PROGRAM STANDARDS AND FULFILL ALL REQUIREMENTS.
(7) EACH COLLEGE THAT PARTICIPATES IN THE PROGRAM SHALL DETERMINE
WHICH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS ARE ELIGIBLE TO REQUEST STUDENT VOLUNTEERS,
BASED ON GENERAL CRITERIA OFFERED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
(8) EACH COLLEGE WISHING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM SHALL SUBMIT A
DETAILED PLAN OF ACTION TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW AND
APPROVAL.
B. UPON REQUEST OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, EACH COLLEGE THAT PARTIC-
IPATES IN THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK STUDENT VOLUNTEER SERVICE
PROGRAM SHALL PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS FROM SUCH
COLLEGE ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM, AND THE ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING VOLUN-
TEER ASSISTANCE.
C. BEGINNING ON NOVEMBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, AND EVERY YEAR
THEREAFTER, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR,
THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE
MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE AND MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY ON THE
STATUS OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK STUDENT VOLUNTEER SERVICE
PROGRAM, SETTING FORTH THE NAMES OF THE INDIVIDUAL COLLEGES THAT PARTIC-
IPATE IN THE PROGRAM AND THE NUMBER OF STUDENT PARTICIPANTS; DESCRIBING
PROGRAMS THAT HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED SUCCESSFULLY; AND MAKING RECOMMENDA-
TIONS AS TO HOW PARTICIPATION IN THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK STUDENT
VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROGRAM CAN BE INCREASED.
S 5. This act shall take effect immediately.