NY State Senate Bill 2017-S4559

Senate Bill S4559

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to state reimbursement to counties for amounts paid on behalf of non-resident students in attendance at the fashion institute of technology

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee

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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 31, 2018	print number 4559a
Jan 31, 2018	amend and recommit to higher education
Jan 03, 2018	referred to higher education returned to senate died in assembly
Jun 13, 2017	referred to higher education delivered to assembly passed senate
Jun 05, 2017	ordered to third reading cal.1474 committee discharged and committed to rules
Feb 17, 2017	referred to higher education

Votes

- Jun 13, 2017 - Floor Vote
  S4559
  
  63
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 13, 2017
      
      aye (63)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Alcantara
      
      Amedore
      
      Avella
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Croci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Hamilton
      
      Hannon
      
      Helming
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jacobs
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Latimer
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Marchione
      
      Montgomery
      
      Murphy
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Persaud
      
      Phillips
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
  Jun 5, 2017 - Rules Committee Vote
  S4559
  
  22
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  2
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 5, 2017
      
      aye (22)
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Dilan
      
      Flanagan
      
      Griffo
      
      Hannon
      
      Kennedy
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Montgomery
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Robach
      
      Savino
      
      Seward
      
      Squadron
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      aye wr (2)
      
      Gianaris
      
      Krueger
      
      excused (1)
      
      Parker

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

co-Sponsors

2017-S4559 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A301
Current Committee:: Senate Higher Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §6305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: S1561, A934
2015-2016: S279, A798

2017-S4559 - Summary

Relates to state reimbursement to counties for amounts paid on behalf of non-resident students in attendance at the fashion institute of technology.

2017-S4559 - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S4559

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the education law, in relation to state reimbursement
to counties for amounts paid on behalf of non-resident students in
attendance at the fashion institute of technology

 PURPOSE :

The purpose of this bill is to alleviate the financial burden on New
York State counties from having to pay charge back fees to FIT for
upper division programs.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1. Provides that subject to the availability of appropriation,
the State shall pay the charge back fees for baccalaureate and masters
degree programs to FIT, and in turn, counties will no longer have the
authority to pass such costs on to any city, town or village in that
county. In the event that the State does not pay, the counties that
issue the certificate of residences shall make such payments and the
current law shall be controlling.

Section 2. Sets for the effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

The Fashion Institute of Technology is a uniquely situated community
college. FIT relies on funding from three sources, local sponsor's
share, state support and student tuition, much like any other
community college. However, FIT grants baccalaureate and masters
degrees which makes them unique.

Charge back fees are collected as part of an off-set to the local
sponsor's share and are paid by counties whose residents choose to
attend an out of county community college. Counties may then pass
those costs on to cities, towns and villages in such counties.

In these trying economic times, counties are finding it difficult, if
not impossible, to pay the upper level charge back fees and the burden
is falling on the localities. This bill is necessary to alleviate some
of the counties' burden and eliminate their need to charge back the
localities but to still fund FIT at appropriate and fair levels.  FIT
provides a very specialized education in a variety of sought after
programs. The Institute has impressive graduation and successful job
placement rates and should be financially supported.

Therefore, this bill would achieve the goal of fully funding FIT by
having the state pick up the charge back costs for the upper division
degrees while easing the counties' financial hardships. It is
important to note, that this bill does not provide an unfair advantage
to FIT over other community colleges because it keeps in place the
counties obligation to pay the lower level charge back fees which are
paid to all other community colleges for two year degrees.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2015-16 S.279A/A.798A;
2013-14 S.1561C/A.934A;
2012 S.7152.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

To be determined.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
Immediately.

2017-S4559 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4559
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. LAVALLE -- 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 state reimbursement to
   counties for amounts  paid  on  behalf  of  non-resident  students  in
   attendance at the fashion institute of technology

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Subdivision 10 of section 6305 of the  education  law,  as
 added by chapter 170 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
   10.  On or before March thirty-first, nineteen hundred ninety-five and
 every year thereafter, the state shall reimburse each county  which  has
 issued  a  certificate  of  residence  for  any  non-resident student in
 attendance at the fashion institute of technology  during  the  nineteen
 hundred ninety-three--ninety-four academic year and every year thereaft-
 er in an amount equal to fifty percent of the actual amount paid by such
 county  on behalf of such students and on or before June first, nineteen
 hundred ninety-five and every year thereafter, the state shall reimburse
 each county for the remaining fifty percent of the actual amount paid by
 each such county on behalf of such students.   NOTWITHSTANDING  SUBDIVI-
 SION  FIVE  OF  THIS  SECTION,  AND SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF STATE
 APPROPRIATIONS FOR STATE FISCAL YEARS TWO THOUSAND  EIGHTEEN--TWO  THOU-
 SAND  NINETEEN  AND  THEREAFTER,  GENERAL  COUNTY CHARGES PAYABLE TO THE
 FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY FOR NON-RESIDENT  STUDENTS  ENROLLED  IN
 UPPER  DIVISION  CLASSES  SHALL NOT BE CHARGED BACK TO ANY CITY, TOWN OR
 VILLAGE WITHIN THE COUNTY. PROVIDED, THAT  THE  COUNTIES  HAVE  RECEIVED
 FUNDS EQUAL TO SUCH COSTS FROM THE STATE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01764-01-7

co-Sponsors

2017-S4559A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A301
Current Committee:: Senate Higher Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §6305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: S1561, A934
2015-2016: S279, A798

2017-S4559A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to state reimbursement to counties for amounts paid on behalf of non-resident students in attendance at the fashion institute of technology.

2017-S4559A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S4559A

SPONSOR: LAVALLE
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the education law, in relation to
state reimbursement to counties for amounts paid on behalf of non-resi-
dent students in attendance at the fashion institute of technology

 
PURPOSE:

The purpose of this bill is to alleviate the financial burden on New
York State counties from having to pay charge back fees to FIT for upper
division programs.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Provides that subject to the availability of appropriation,
the State shall pay the charge back fees for baccalaureate and master's
degree programs to FIT, and in turn, counties will no longer have the
authority to pass such costs on to any city, town or village in that
county. In the event that the State does not pay, the counties that
issue the certificate of residences shall make such payments and the

current law shall be controlling.

Section 2. Sets for the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The Fashion Institute of Technology is a uniquely situated community
college. FIT relies on funding from three sources, local sponsor's
share, state support and student tuition, much like any other community
college. However, FIT grants baccalaureate and master degrees which
makes them unique.

Charge back fees are collected as part of an off-set to the local spon-
sor's share and are paid by counties whose residents choose to attend an
out of county community college. Counties may then pass those costs on
to cities, towns and villages in such counties.

In these trying economic times, counties are finding it difficult, if
not impossible to pay the upper level charge-back fees and the burden is
falling on the localities. This bill is necessary to alleviate some of
the counties' burden and eliminate their need to charge back the locali-
ties but to still fund FIT at appropriate and fair levels.  FIT provides
a very specialized education in a variety of sought after programs. The
Institute has impressive graduation and successful job placement rates
and should be financially supported.

Therefore, this bill would achieve the goal of fully funding FIT by
having the state pick up the charge back costs for the upper division
degrees while easing the counties' financial hardships. It is important
to note, that this bill does not provide an unfair advantage to FIT over
other community colleges because it keeps in place the counties obli-
gation to pay the lower level charge-back fees that are paid to all
other community colleges for two-year degrees.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2015-16 S.279A/A.798A;
2013-14 S.1561C/A.934A;
2012 S.7152.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

2017-S4559A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4559--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. LAVALLE, CARLUCCI, CROCI, MURPHY -- 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  commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to state reimbursement to
   counties  for  amounts  paid  on  behalf  of  non-resident students in
   attendance at the fashion institute of technology
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.    Subdivision 10 of section 6305 of the education law, as
 added by chapter 170 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
   10. On or before March thirty-first, nineteen hundred ninety-five  and
 every  year  thereafter, the state shall reimburse each county which has
 issued a certificate  of  residence  for  any  non-resident  student  in
 attendance  at  the  fashion institute of technology during the nineteen
 hundred ninety-three--ninety-four academic year and every year thereaft-
 er in an amount equal to fifty percent of the actual amount paid by such
 county on behalf of such students and on or before June first,  nineteen
 hundred ninety-five and every year thereafter, the state shall reimburse
 each county for the remaining fifty percent of the actual amount paid by
 each  such  county on behalf of such students.  NOTWITHSTANDING SUBDIVI-
 SION FIVE OF THIS SECTION, AND SUBJECT  TO  THE  AVAILABILITY  OF  STATE
 APPROPRIATIONS  FOR  STATE FISCAL YEARS TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN--TWO THOU-
 SAND TWENTY AND THEREAFTER, GENERAL COUNTY CHARGES PAYABLE TO THE  FASH-
 ION  INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY FOR NON-RESIDENT STUDENTS ENROLLED IN UPPER
 DIVISION CLASSES SHALL NOT BE CHARGED BACK TO ANY CITY, TOWN OR  VILLAGE
 WITHIN THE COUNTY. PROVIDED, THAT THE COUNTIES HAVE RECEIVED FUNDS EQUAL
 TO SUCH COSTS FROM THE STATE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD01764-02-8

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Sponsored By

Kenneth P. LaValle

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee

Bill Amendments

co-Sponsors

David Carlucci

Thomas D. Croci

Terrence Murphy

2017-S4559 - Details

2017-S4559 - Summary

2017-S4559 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4559 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

David Carlucci

Thomas D. Croci

Terrence Murphy

2017-S4559A (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S4559A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S4559A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4559A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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