Senate Bill S7859

Signed By Governor
2009-2010 Legislative Session

Renames the Seek Program as the Percy Ellis Sutton SEEK Program

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A9512 - Signed by Governor


  • 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-S7859 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9512
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง667-a, Ed L

2009-S7859 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Renames the Seek Program as the Percy Ellis Sutton SEEK Program.

2009-S7859 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S7859 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7859

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 18, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  VOLKER -- 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  renaming  the  Seek
  Program as the Percy Ellis Sutton SEEK Program

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

  Section 1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of  law  to  the
contrary,  the  Search  for  Education, Elevation and Knowledge Program,
instituted by Percy Ellis Sutton in the City University of New  York  in
1966,  is  hereby  renamed  the Percy Ellis Sutton Search for Education,
Elevation and Knowledge Program.
  S 2. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of  subdivision  2  of  section
667-a  of  the  education  law,  as amended by chapter 83 of the laws of
1995, is amended to read as follows:
  (i) The student shall not be enrolled in the higher education opportu-
nity program, educational opportunity program, the  PERCY  ELLIS  SUTTON
search  for  education,  elevation  and knowledge program or the college
discovery program.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the first of July  next  succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14715-02-9


              

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