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Senate Bill S7574

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to community college costs associated with non-resident students

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2015-S7574 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง6305, Ed L

2015-S7574 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that no community college shall be authorized to charge a county in the state for any portion of the local sponsor's share of operating costs attributable to a non-resident student if such non-resident student is enrolled in a bachelor's degree program or higher at such community college.

2015-S7574 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7574 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7574

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 10, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. LAVALLE -- 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  community  college
  costs associated with non-resident students

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

  Section 1. Section 6305 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
  2-A.  NOTWITHSTANDING  SUBDIVISIONS  TWO AND THREE OF THIS SECTION, NO
COMMUNITY COLLEGE SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO CHARGE A COUNTY  IN  THE  STATE
FOR  ANY PORTION OF THE LOCAL SPONSOR'S SHARE OF OPERATING COSTS ATTRIB-
UTABLE TO  A  NON-RESIDENT  STUDENT  IF  SUCH  NON-RESIDENT  STUDENT  IS
ENROLLED  IN  A  BACHELOR'S  DEGREE  PROGRAM OR HIGHER AT SUCH COMMUNITY
COLLEGE.
  S 2. Subdivision 5 of section 6305 of the education law, as amended by
chapter 681 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows:
  5. Amounts payable to such colleges  by  a  county  pursuant  to  this
section  shall be a general county charge[; provided, however, that with
respect to the amounts allocable to each community college a county  may
charge  back such amounts in whole or in part to the cities and towns in
the county in proportion to the number of students who, on the basis  of
certificates  of  residence  issued  by such county, were attending each
such college as non-residents of the local sponsors thereof  during  the
terms  for  which the county has been charged, and who were residents of
each such city or town at the beginning of such terms].
  S 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2016.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15312-01-6

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