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Assembly Bill A7890

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to authorizing the issuance of college degrees in religion by certain religious organizations

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2009-A7890 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง224, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A6415, A7337
2013-2014: A6745

2009-A7890 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to authorizing the issuance of college degrees in religion by certain religious organizations and provides that such degrees may be issued without registration or approval by the board of regents or the commissioner of education, provided that the titles of such degrees shall not duplicate the titles of any earned degree under the rules of the regents.

2009-A7890 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7890

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 28, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. TOWNS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BALL,
  McDONOUGH, O'DONNELL -- read once and referred  to  the  Committee  on
  Higher Education

AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing the issu-
  ance of college degrees in religion by certain religious organizations

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

  Section 1. Section 224 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 5 to read as follows:
  5.  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION AND ANY OTHER LAW,
RULE, OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY,  A  CHURCH,  SYNAGOGUE,  TEMPLE  OR
OTHER  RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION OR SECT SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE BACH-
ELOR'S, MASTER'S AND DOCTORAL DEGREES IN RELIGION  WITHOUT  REGISTRATION
OR APPROVAL BY THE REGENTS, THE COMMISSIONER OR THE DEPARTMENT, PROVIDED
THAT  THE  SPECIFIC TITLES OF SUCH DEGREES SHALL NOT DUPLICATE THE TITLE
OF ANY EARNED DEGREE AUTHORIZED UNDER THE  RULES  OF  THE  REGENTS.  THE
PROGRAM  LEADING  TO  SUCH DEGREES SHALL NOT BE DEEMED APPROVED PROGRAMS
FOR PURPOSES OF ARTICLE THIRTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER  AND  SHALL  BE  EXEMPT
FROM LICENSURE UNDER ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED ONE OF THIS CHAPTER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10988-01-9

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