Assembly Bill A2968

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Creates a commission to evaluate the need for community colleges to participate in the educational opportunity program

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  • 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-A2968 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3485
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A2922, S6788
2021-2022: A5703, S1520
2023-2024: A803, S937

2017-A2968 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a commission to evaluate the need for community colleges to participate in the educational opportunity program.

2017-A2968 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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     S. 3485                                                  A. 2968
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Educa-
   tion
 
 IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER -- read once  and  referred
   to the Committee on Higher Education

 AN  ACT relating to creating the commission on affordable college educa-
   tion to study the participation of community colleges  in  the  educa-
   tional  opportunity  program;  and  providing  for  the repeal of such
   provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Legislative findings. The legislature hereby acknowledges
 the need for a college education to compete in today's market.  Further-
 more, residents throughout New York state are in need of more affordable
 higher  education  options.  Currently,  twelve  out  of the thirty SUNY
 community colleges do not participate  in  the  Educational  Opportunity
 Programs  (EOP),  which provide vital financial and academic support for
 thousands  of  academic  and  economically  disadvantaged  New   Yorkers
 throughout  the  state.  Subsequently,  community  college students from
 those twelve two-year colleges, who seek to transfer  into  a  four-year
 school  as Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) or EOP applicants
 risk potentially disqualifying themselves for such financial and academ-
 ic support programs.
   § 2. A temporary state commission, to be known as the  "commission  on
 affordable  college education", is hereby established to examine, evalu-
 ate and make recommendations concerning the need  for  the  twelve  SUNY
 community  colleges to participate in EOP. The commission shall consider
 the need for additional legislation to amend current eligibility  crite-
 ria for transfer students.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06508-01-7
              

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