Assembly Actions -
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Jun 16, 2016 |
referred to higher education delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 23, 2016 |
advanced to third reading |
May 18, 2016 |
2nd report cal. |
May 17, 2016 |
1st report cal.918 |
May 04, 2016 |
reported and committed to finance |
Mar 04, 2016 |
referred to higher education |
Senate Bill S6908
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
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2015-S6908 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S6908 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6908 Revised 03/07/16 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to certain tuition waivers for police officer students of the city university of New York and the state university of New York; and providing for the repeal of certain provisions upon the expiration thereof PURPOSE : To allow police officers employed by the New York City Police Department to attend two courses without tuition at a senior college of the City University System or at a State University of New York. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 of the bill amends paragraph (c) to subdivision 7 of Education Law section 6206 to require the trustees of the City University of New York ("CUNY") to promulgate regulations that would afford police officers employed by the New York City Police Department ("NYPD") who are enrolled in a program leading to a baccalaureate or higher degree to attend two courses without tuition, provided that such attendance does not deny course attendance by another person who is otherwise qualified under section 6206.
2015-S6908 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6908 I N S E N A T E March 4, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GOLDEN -- 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 certain tuition waiv- ers for police officer students of the city university of New York and the state university of New York; and providing for the repeal of certain provisions upon the expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. 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, who are enrolled in programs leading to baccalaureate or higher degrees at a senior college of the city university to attend [one course] TWO COURSES without tuition, provided that such [course is] COURSES ARE related to their employment as police officers and that such tuition-waived attendance does not deny course attendance at a senior college of the city university by an indi- vidual who is otherwise qualified under this section. S 2. Section 355 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 20 to read as follows: 20. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY OTHER GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW, RULE OR REGULATION, THE STATE UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS TO PERMIT MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYED IN THE RANK OF POLICE OFFICER, WHO ARE ENROLLED IN PROGRAMS LEADING TO BACCALAUREATE OR HIGHER DEGREES AT A STATE-OPERATED INSTITUTION IN A STATE UNIVERSITY, TO ATTEND TWO COURSES WITHOUT TUITION, PROVIDED THAT SUCH COURSES ARE RELATED TO THEIR EMPLOYMENT AS POLICE OFFICERS AND THAT SUCH TUITION-WAIVED ATTENDANCE DOES NOT DENY COURSE ATTENDANCE AT A STATE-OPERATED INSTITUTION BY AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS OTHERWISE QUALIFIED. S 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be deemed repealed on the same date and in the same manner as chapter 548 of the laws of 2004, as amended, is repealed.
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