Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 21, 2016 |
print number 837a |
Mar 21, 2016 |
amend and recommit to higher education |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to higher education |
Jan 07, 2015 |
referred to higher education |
Senate Bill S837A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2015-S837 - Details
2015-S837 - Summary
Grants volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians academic credit at state operated institutions of the state university of New York and the senior colleges of the city university of New York to the extent of six credits per year, and 60 credits in the aggregate; provides that no fee, tuition or other charge shall be assessed against a volunteer firefighter or emergency medical technician who qualifies for such credit; directs the board of trustees of the state university and the city university of New York to adopt necessary procedures.
2015-S837 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S837 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to granting academic credit at state operated institutions of the state university of New York and the senior colleges of the city university of New York to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians PURPOSE: This legislation would give college course credit to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians for performing volunteer activities and completing training and development courses taken in connection with their volunteer services. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: A new section, 669-f, is added to the education law. JUSTIFICATION: This bill would promote volunteerism among the youth and give those volunteers an incentive to continue their education. Specifically, the bill grants SUNY and CUNY students 6 course credits per year towards their undergraduate elective course requirements for performing volunteer firefighter services and completing related
2015-S837 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 837 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ROBACH -- 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 granting academic credit at state operated institutions of the state university of New York and the senior colleges of the city university of New York to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 669-f to read as follows: S 669-F. COURSE CREDIT FOR VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "VOLUN- TEER FIREFIGHTER" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION THREE OF THE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS' BENEFIT LAW. 2. EVERY VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN WHO IS ALSO ENROLLED ON A FULL-TIME BASIS AS AN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT IN GOOD STANDING, AT AN INSTITUTION WITHIN THE STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, SHALL UPON APPLICATION BE GRANTED SIX ACADEMIC CREDITS PER YEAR AND SIXTY CREDITS IN THE AGGREGATE TOWARDS HIS OR HER DEGREE. NO FEE, TUITION OR OTHER CHARGE SHALL BE ASSESSED AGAINST A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER OR EMER- GENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN WHO QUALIFIES FOR SUCH CREDIT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. 3. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE CITY UNIVER- SITY OF NEW YORK SHALL ADOPT SUCH PROCEDURES AS ARE NECESSARY TO FULLY IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. S 2. 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. LBD03871-01-5
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2015-S837A (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S837A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Grants volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians academic credit at state operated institutions of the state university of New York and the senior colleges of the city university of New York to the extent of six credits per year, and 60 credits in the aggregate; provides that no fee, tuition or other charge shall be assessed against a volunteer firefighter or emergency medical technician who qualifies for such credit; directs the board of trustees of the state university and the city university of New York to adopt necessary procedures.
2015-S837A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S837A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to granting academic credit at state operated institutions of the state university of New York and the senior colleges of the city university of New York to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians PURPOSE : This legislation would give college course credit to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians for performing volunteer activities and completing training and development courses taken in connection with their volunteer services. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : A new section, 669-h, is added to the education law. JUSTIFICATION : This bill would promote volunteerism among the youth and give those volunteers an incentive to continue their education. Specifically, the bill grants SUNY and CUNY students 6 course credits per year towards their undergraduate elective course requirements for performing volunteer firefighter services and completing related training.
2015-S837A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 837--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. ROBACH, FUNKE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education -- recommitted to the Committee on Higher Education in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to granting academic credit at state operated institutions of the state university of New York and the senior colleges of the city university of New York to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 669-h to read as follows: S 669-H. COURSE CREDIT FOR VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "VOLUN- TEER FIREFIGHTER" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION THREE OF THE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS' BENEFIT LAW. 2. EVERY VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN WHO IS ALSO ENROLLED ON A FULL-TIME BASIS AS AN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT IN GOOD STANDING, AT AN INSTITUTION WITHIN THE STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, SHALL UPON APPLICATION BE GRANTED SIX ACADEMIC CREDITS PER YEAR AND SIXTY CREDITS IN THE AGGREGATE TOWARDS HIS OR HER DEGREE. NO FEE, TUITION OR OTHER CHARGE SHALL BE ASSESSED AGAINST A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER OR EMER- GENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN WHO QUALIFIES FOR SUCH CREDIT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. 3. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE CITY UNIVER- SITY OF NEW YORK SHALL ADOPT SUCH PROCEDURES AS ARE NECESSARY TO FULLY IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. S 2. 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.
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