Senate Bill S7577

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to charging members of the US armed forces stationed in New York state in-state tuition for CUNY schools

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee

  • 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-S7577 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6206, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S3696
2013-2014: S2810

2009-S7577 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to charging members of the US armed forces stationed in New York state or spouses or dependents thereof in-state tuition for CUNY schools.

2009-S7577 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S7577 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7577

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 23, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  ADAMS  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  authorizing  active
  members  of the United States armed forces stationed in New York state
  to be charged tuition at a rate  no  greater  than  that  imposed  for
  students  who  are  residents of New York state for city university of
  New York schools

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

  Section  1.  Subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (a) of subdivi-
sion 7 of section 6206 of the education law, as amended by  chapter  327
of the laws of 2002, are amended and a new subparagraph (iv) is added to
read as follows:
  (ii)  attended  an  approved New York state program for general equiv-
alency diploma exam preparation, received a general equivalency  diploma
issued  within  New York state and applied for attendance at an institu-
tion or educational unit of the city university  within  five  years  of
receiving  a  general  equivalency diploma issued within New York state;
[or]
  (iii) was enrolled in an institution or educational unit of  the  city
university  in the fall semester or quarter of the two thousand one--two
thousand two academic year and was authorized  by  such  institution  or
educational  unit  to  pay  tuition  at  the  rate or charge imposed for
students who are residents of the state[.]; OR
  (IV) IS A MEMBER OR THE SPOUSE OR THE DEPENDENT OF  A  MEMBER  OF  THE
ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES ON FULL-TIME ACTIVE DUTY AND STATIONED
IN THIS STATE, WHETHER OR NOT A RESIDENT OF THE STATE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD16820-01-0

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