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Assembly Bill A9701

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to requirements for eligibility of colleges under the New York state higher education loan program

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2011-A9701 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง690, Ed L

2011-A9701 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requirements for eligibility of colleges under the New York state higher education loan program; requires a physical location in the state but not the main headquarters of the institution.

2011-A9701 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9701

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 27, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Higher Education

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law, in relation to requirements for
  eligibility of colleges under the New York state higher education loan
  program

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 690 of the education law, as added
by  section 1 of part J of chapter 57 of the laws of 2009, is amended to
read as follows:
  3. "Eligible college" shall mean a post-secondary institution, located
within New York state, eligible for funds under Title IV of  the  Higher
Education  Act  of nineteen hundred sixty-five, as amended, or successor
statute offering a two-year, four-year, graduate or professional  degree
granting  or  certificate  program.    SUCH INSTITUTION SHALL MAINTAIN A
PHYSICAL LOCATION IN THE STATE FOR INSTRUCTIONAL PURPOSES;  HOWEVER  THE
HEADQUARTERS OF SUCH INSTITUTION NEED NOT BE LOCATED IN 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.
                                                           LBD14414-01-2

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