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Assembly Bill A7328A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to certain tuition waivers for police officer students of the state university of New York and the city university of New York

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2015-A7328 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S771
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§355 & 6206, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S6385
2013-2014: S1788
2017-2018: A6082, S1091
2019-2020: A2408, S878
2021-2022: A6030

2015-A7328 - Summary

Relates to certain tuition waivers for police officer students of the state university of New York and the city university of New York.

2015-A7328 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7328

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 6, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. PICHARDO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Higher Education

AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to certain tuition waiv-
  ers for police officer students of the state university  of  New  York
  and  the  city university of New York; and providing for the repeal of
  certain provisions upon expiration thereof

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph h of subdivision 2 of section 355 of the educa-
tion law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 1-a to read as follows:
  (1-A) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY OTHER GENERAL, SPECIAL  OR
LOCAL  LAW,  RULE  OR  REGULATION,  SUCH REGULATIONS SHALL PERMIT POLICE
OFFICERS, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED NINE-Q  OF  THE
GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, WHO ARE ENROLLED IN PROGRAMS LEADING TO BACCALAU-
REATE  OR  HIGHER  DEGREES  AT  STATE-OPERATED INSTITUTIONS OF THE STATE
UNIVERSITY TO ATTEND UP TO TWO COURSES PER SEMESTER OR  QUARTER  WITHOUT
TUITION,  PROVIDED  THAT  SUCH  TUITION-WAIVED  ATTENDANCE DOES NOT DENY
COURSE ATTENDANCE AT A STATE-OPERATED INSTITUTION BY AN  INDIVIDUAL  WHO
IS  OTHERWISE  QUALIFIED  UNDER  THE REGULATIONS PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO
THIS SECTION.
  S 2. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 7 of section 6206 of  the  education
law,  as added by chapter 548 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as
follows:
  (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other  general,  special  or
local  law,  rule  or regulation, the board of trustees shall promulgate
regulations to permit [members of the New York  city  police  department
employed in the rank of police officer] POLICE OFFICERS, AS SUCH TERM IS
DEFINED  IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED NINE-Q OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, who
are enrolled in programs leading to baccalaureate or higher degrees at a
senior college of the city university to attend [one course] UP  TO  TWO
COURSES  PER  SEMESTER  OR  QUARTER  without tuition, provided that such

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05822-01-5

2015-A7328A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S771
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§355 & 6206, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S6385
2013-2014: S1788
2017-2018: A6082, S1091
2019-2020: A2408, S878
2021-2022: A6030

2015-A7328A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to certain tuition waivers for police officer students of the state university of New York and the city university of New York.

2015-A7328A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7328--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 6, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. PICHARDO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee  on  Higher  Education  --  recommitted to the Committee on Higher
  Education in accordance with Assembly Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to certain tuition waiv-
  ers for police officer students of the state university  of  New  York
  and  the  city university of New York; and providing for the repeal of
  certain provisions upon expiration thereof

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph h of subdivision 2 of section 355 of the educa-
tion law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 1-a to read as follows:
  (1-A) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY OTHER GENERAL, SPECIAL  OR
LOCAL  LAW,  RULE  OR  REGULATION,  SUCH REGULATIONS SHALL PERMIT POLICE
OFFICERS, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED NINE-Q  OF  THE
GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, WHO ARE ENROLLED IN PROGRAMS LEADING TO BACCALAU-
REATE  OR  HIGHER  DEGREES  AT  STATE-OPERATED INSTITUTIONS OF THE STATE
UNIVERSITY TO ATTEND UP TO TWO COURSES PER SEMESTER OR  QUARTER  WITHOUT
TUITION,  PROVIDED  THAT  SUCH  TUITION-WAIVED  ATTENDANCE DOES NOT DENY
COURSE ATTENDANCE AT A STATE-OPERATED INSTITUTION BY AN  INDIVIDUAL  WHO
IS  OTHERWISE  QUALIFIED  UNDER  THE REGULATIONS PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO
THIS SECTION.
  S 2. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 7 of section 6206 of  the  education
law,  as added by chapter 548 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as
follows:
  (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other  general,  special  or
local  law,  rule  or regulation, the board of trustees shall promulgate
regulations to permit [members of the New York  city  police  department
employed in the rank of police officer] POLICE OFFICERS, AS SUCH TERM IS
DEFINED  IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED NINE-Q OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, who

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05822-03-6

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