Assembly Bill A2720

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes establishment of a CUNY internet-based college

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A2720 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A2591
2015-2016: A1659

2017-A2720 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes establishment of a CUNY internet-based college.

2017-A2720 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2720
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. LENTOL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK,
   CRESPO, SKARTADOS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher
   Education
 
 AN ACT in relation to providing for an internet-based college within the
   city university of New York system; and to authorize the  trustees  of
   the  city  university  of  New  York  to establish CUNY internet-based
   community college
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  (a)  The  board of trustees of the city university of New
 York is hereby authorized and directed to immediately take  all  actions
 to  create  and establish within the city university system, and subject
 to the jurisdiction of such board of trustees, an internet-based  commu-
 nity college available solely online.
   (b)  The  board  of  trustees of the city university of New York shall
 select the location of the administration for such  college  within  the
 city  of  New  York  and  provide  for such college to be an accessible,
 affordable, competitive community college of the city university.
   (c) The purpose of this  internet-based  college  shall  be  to  offer
 certificate  and  degree  programs in an exclusively online format at an
 affordable price.
   (d) The board of trustees of the city university  of  New  York  shall
 conduct  all  duties  required under article 8 of the education law upon
 the establishment of the city  university  of  New  York  internet-based
 community  college,  establish  a  master  plan, establish standards and
 promulgate any necessary rules and regulations for the establishment  of
 such college.
   ยง 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03411-01-7

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