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May 24, 2016 | referred to higher education delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 16, 2016 | advanced to third reading |
May 11, 2016 | 2nd report cal. |
May 10, 2016 | 1st report cal.805 |
Mar 14, 2016 | reported and committed to finance |
Jan 06, 2016 | referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs returned to senate died in assembly |
May 19, 2015 | referred to higher education delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 06, 2015 | advanced to third reading |
May 05, 2015 | 2nd report cal. |
May 04, 2015 | 1st report cal.501 |
Jan 22, 2015 | referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs |
senate Bill S2263
Sponsored By
Joseph A. Griffo
(R, C) 53rd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Passed Senate
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- On Floor Calendar
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John J. Bonacic
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
John A. DeFrancisco
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Rich Funke
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
William J. Larkin, Jr.
(R, C) 0 Senate District
S2263 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A3862
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Higher Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยงยง355 & 6206, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010: S3171, A8549
2011-2012: S3642, A6713
2013-2014: S1963, A1808
2017-2018: A6423
2019-2020: A4660
S2263 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2263 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to extending certain benefits to those with military service and an honorable discharge PURPOSE: To allow those with military service and an honorable discharge to attend classes at the State University of New York (SUNY) and the City University of New York (CUNY) on a tuition-free audit basis. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill amends Sections 355 and 6206 of the Education Law to include those with military service and an honorable discharge as among those eligible to audit courses at SUNY and CUNY without tuition, examination, grading or credit. JUSTIFICATION: Those with military service and an honorable discharge should be given every opportunity to avail themselves of the wide variety of educational programs offered at the State and City Universities. Attending courses on a tuition-free, space-available basis could be
S2263 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2263 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 22, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GRIFFO, BONACIC, DeFRANCISCO, FUNKE, LARKIN, MARCHIONE, RANZENHOFER, RITCHIE, SERINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Veter- ans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to extending certain benefits to those with military service and an honorable discharge THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph h of subdivision 2 of section 355 of the education law, as separately amended by chapters 552 and 616 of the laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows: (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other general, special or local law, rule or regulation, such regulations may permit persons sixty years of age or over OR THOSE WITH MILITARY SERVICE AND AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE to audit courses given therein without tuition, examination, grading or credit therefor upon a space available basis, as determined by the president of each such institution, provided that such audit attendance does not deny course attendance at a state-operated institu- tion by an individual who is otherwise qualified under the regulations promulgated pursuant to this section. S 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 7 of section 6206 of the education law, as added by chapter 344 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows: (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other general, special or local law, rule or regulation, the board of trustees may permit persons sixty years of age or over OR THOSE WITH MILITARY SERVICE AND AN HONOR- ABLE DISCHARGE to audit courses given therein without tuition, examina- tion, grading or credit therefor upon a space available basis, as deter- mined by the president of each such institution, provided that such audit attendance does not deny course attendance at the city university EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07209-01-5
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