NY State Senate Bill 2017-S5182A

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 08, 2018	print number 5182a
Feb 08, 2018	amend and recommit to higher education
Jan 03, 2018	referred to higher education returned to senate died in assembly
Jun 21, 2017	referred to higher education delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.2164 committee discharged and committed to rules
Mar 10, 2017	referred to higher education

Votes

- Jun 21, 2017 - Floor Vote
  S5182A
  
  62
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 21, 2017
      
      aye (62)
      
      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
      
      Savino
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      absent (1)
      
      Sanders Jr.
  Jun 21, 2017 - Rules Committee Vote
  S5182A
  
  23
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  2
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 21, 2017
      
      aye (23)
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Dilan
      
      Flanagan
      
      Griffo
      
      Hannon
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Montgomery
      
      Parker
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Robach
      
      Savino
      
      Seward
      
      Squadron
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      aye wr (2)
      
      Gianaris
      
      LaValle

Bill Amendments

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2017-S5182 - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Higher Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add §210-d, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: S3071

2017-S5182 - Summary

Relates to streamlining higher education program approvals; requires a registration of curricula.

2017-S5182 - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S5182

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the education law, in relation to streamlining higher
education program approvals

 PURPOSE :

To expedite the process of developing new curricula in not-for-profit
and public colleges and universities

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

This bill creates a new Education Law section 210-d titled
registration of curricula. The section provides that any new curricula
proposed by a not-for-profit or public college or university that does
not require a change in its master plan and that is led to a
professional licensure that is approved by SUNY trustees, CUNY
trustees, or the trustees or governing body of any other
not-for-profit college or university which has maintained a physical
presence in New York State for the previous ten years, is accredited
and has continued accreditation by middle Atlantic States Commission
on Higher Education or the Education Department for the preceding ten
years shall be deemed registered within thirty days of notification of
approval. The section requires notice to the commissioner if a school

is placed on probation or loses accreditation, and in such event, the
current process for approval of new curricula would be required.

 EXISTING LAW :

New bill.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Language similar to this bill was proposed in 2015, but ultimately not
enacted after the Education Department instituted new measures that it
was hoped would speed up the process of approving new curricula. Over
time, the process has again slowed down. In order for colleges and
universities in New York to compete nationally and internationally, it
is critical that they can introduce new and innovative curricula in a
timely manner. An application that lingers for years before approval
is oftentimes already growing out of date and in need of modification
even before it has finally been approved.  Efficient and timely
approval of new courses and curricula is critical to supporting our
not-for-profit and public colleges and universities.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

New bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None. There may be some reduction in costs to the Department of
Education as the manpower related to this duplicative process is
reduced.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act will take effect immediately and shall be deemed to have been
in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2017.

2017-S5182 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5182
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. RANZENHOFER, CROCI, DeFRANCISCO, HAMILTON, LARKIN,
   LITTLE, SAVINO -- 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 streamlining higher
   education program approvals

   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 210-d
 to read as follows:
   § 210-D. REGISTRATION OF CURRICULA. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE,  OR
 REGULATION  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  ANY  NEW  CURRICULUM OR PROGRAM OF STUDY
 OFFERED BY ANY NOT-FOR-PROFIT COLLEGE OR  UNIVERSITY  CHARTERED  BY  THE
 REGENTS  OR INCORPORATED BY SPECIAL ACT OF THE LEGISLATURE THAT DOES NOT
 REQUIRE A MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED  THIRTY-
 SEVEN OF THIS PART, OR CHARTER AMENDMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED
 SIXTEEN  OF  THIS  PART,  OR  LEAD TO PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE AND THAT IS
 APPROVED BY THE STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE CITY  UNIVERSITY
 BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES, OR THE TRUSTEES OR GOVERNING BODY OF ANY OTHER NOT-
 FOR-PROFIT COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY CHARTERED BY THE REGENTS WHICH (1)  HAS
 MAINTAINED  A  PHYSICAL  PRESENCE  IN NEW YORK STATE FOR THE IMMEDIATELY
 PRECEDING TEN YEARS AND HAS  BEEN  OPERATED  CONTINUOUSLY  BY  THE  SAME
 GOVERNING  CORPORATE  ENTITY  DURING  THE SAME IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING TEN
 YEAR PERIOD AND (2) IS ACCREDITED AND HAS CONTINUED IN ACCREDITATION  BY
 THE  MIDDLE  STATES  COMMISSION  ON  HIGHER  EDUCATION  ("MSCHE") OR THE
 DEPARTMENT FOR THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING  TEN  YEARS,  SHALL  BE  DEEMED
 REGISTERED  WITH  THE  DEPARTMENT  WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF NOTIFICATION OF
 APPROVAL. IF THE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY IS PLACED ON PROBATION OR HAS ITS
 ACCREDITATION TERMINATED BY MSCHE,  SUCH  COLLEGE  OR  UNIVERSITY  SHALL
 NOTIFY  THE  REGENTS  IN  WRITING  NO LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER BEING
 FORMALLY INFORMED OF ITS PROBATION OR LOSS OF ACCREDITATION BY MSCHE. IF
 A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY HAS ITS ACCREDITATION  PLACED  ON  PROBATION  OR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD10174-01-7

 S. 5182                             2
 
 TERMINATED  BY  THE  MSCHE  OR  THE  EDUCATION DEPARTMENT THE COLLEGE OR
 UNIVERSITY SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE COMMISSIONER'S  PROGRAM  APPROVAL  IT
 HAD  BEEN  REMOVED  FROM PROBATION OR REGAINED ACCREDITATION BY MSCHE OR
 THE  EDUCATION  DEPARTMENT, AND SHALL REMAIN SUBJECT TO SUCH COMMISSION-
 ER'S PROGRAM APPROVAL UNTIL IT HAS CONTINUED IN ACCREDITATION AND  WITH-
 OUT  PROBATION  FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN SIX YEARS. IF A COLLEGE OR
 UNIVERSITY SUBJECT TO THIS SECTION INTENDS  TO  OFFER  OR  INSTITUTE  AN
 ADDITIONAL  DEGREE  OR PROGRAM WHICH CONSTITUTES A "SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE,"
 AS DEFINED AND DETERMINED BY MSCHE, THEN THE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY SHALL
 PROVIDE THE COMMISSIONER WITH COPIES OF ANY REPORTS OR  OTHER  DOCUMENTS
 FILED  WITH  MSCHE  AS PART OF MSCHE'S SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE REVIEW PROCESS
 AND SHALL  INFORM  THE  COMMISSIONER  WHEN  THE  SUBSTANTIVE  CHANGE  IS
 APPROVED.  ANY  SUCH  COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY THAT DOES NOT SATISFY ALL OF
 THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL  COMPLY  WITH  THE  PROCEDURES  AND
 CRITERIA  ESTABLISHED  BY  THE  REGENTS  AND  COMMISSIONER  FOR ACADEMIC
 PROGRAM APPROVAL. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEEMED TO  LIMIT  THE
 DEPARTMENT'S  EXISTING  AUTHORITY  TO  ACT  ON COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE
 INSTITUTION, INCLUDING THE AUTHORITY TO DE-REGISTER THE PROGRAM.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  be  deemed  to
 have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2017.

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2017-S5182A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Higher Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add §210-d, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: S3071

2017-S5182A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to streamlining higher education program approvals; requires a registration of curricula.

2017-S5182A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S5182A

SPONSOR: RANZENHOFER
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the education law, in relation to
streamlining higher education program approvals

 
PURPOSE:

To expedite the process of developing new curricula in not-for-profit
and public colleges and universities

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

This bill creates a new Education Law section 210-d titled registration
of curricula. The section provides that any new curricula proposed by a
not-for-profit or public college or university that does not require a
change in its master plan and that is led to a professional licensure
that is approved by SUNY trustees, CUNY trustees, or the trustees or
governing body of any other not-for-profit college or university which
has maintained a physical presence in New York State for the previous
ten years, is accredited and has continued accreditation by middle

Atlantic States Commission on Higher Education or the Education Depart-
ment for the preceding ten years shall be deemed registered within thir-
ty days of notification of approval. The section requires notice to the
commissioner if a school is placed on probation or loses accreditation,
and in such event, the current process for approval of new curricula
would be required.

 
EXISTING LAW:

New bill.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Language similar to this bill was proposed in 2015, but ultimately not
enacted after the Education Department instituted new measures that it
was hoped would speed up the process of approving new curricula. Over
time, the process has again slowed down. In order for colleges and
universities in New York to compete nationally and internationally, it
is critical that they can introduce new and innovative curricula in a
timely manner. An application that lingers for years before approval is
oftentimes already growing out of date and in need of modification even
before it has finally been approved.  Efficient and timely approval of
new courses and curricula is critical to supporting our not-for-profit
and public colleges and universities.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2017 - S.5182 - PASSED SENATE

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None. There may be some reduction in costs to the Department of Educa-
tion as the manpower related to this duplicative process is reduced.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act will take effect immediately.

2017-S5182A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5182--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. RANZENHOFER, CROCI, DeFRANCISCO, GALLIVAN, HAMILTON,
   HANNON,  LARKIN, LITTLE, SAVINO -- 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 streamlining higher
   education program approvals
 
   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 210-d
 to read as follows:
   § 210-D. REGISTRATION OF CURRICULA. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE,  OR
 REGULATION  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  ANY  NEW  CURRICULUM OR PROGRAM OF STUDY
 OFFERED BY ANY NOT-FOR-PROFIT COLLEGE OR  UNIVERSITY  CHARTERED  BY  THE
 REGENTS  OR INCORPORATED BY SPECIAL ACT OF THE LEGISLATURE THAT DOES NOT
 REQUIRE A MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED  THIRTY-
 SEVEN OF THIS PART, OR CHARTER AMENDMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED
 SIXTEEN  OF  THIS  PART,  OR  LEAD TO PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE AND THAT IS
 APPROVED BY THE STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE CITY  UNIVERSITY
 BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES, OR THE TRUSTEES OR GOVERNING BODY OF ANY OTHER NOT-
 FOR-PROFIT COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY CHARTERED BY THE REGENTS WHICH (1)  HAS
 MAINTAINED  A  PHYSICAL  PRESENCE  IN NEW YORK STATE FOR THE IMMEDIATELY
 PRECEDING TEN YEARS AND HAS  BEEN  OPERATED  CONTINUOUSLY  BY  THE  SAME
 GOVERNING  CORPORATE  ENTITY  DURING  THE SAME IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING TEN
 YEAR PERIOD AND (2) IS ACCREDITED AND HAS CONTINUED IN ACCREDITATION  BY
 THE  MIDDLE  STATES  COMMISSION  ON  HIGHER  EDUCATION  ("MSCHE") OR THE
 DEPARTMENT FOR THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING  TEN  YEARS,  SHALL  BE  DEEMED
 REGISTERED  WITH  THE  DEPARTMENT  WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF NOTIFICATION OF
 APPROVAL. IF THE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY IS PLACED ON PROBATION OR HAS ITS
 ACCREDITATION TERMINATED BY MSCHE,  SUCH  COLLEGE  OR  UNIVERSITY  SHALL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD10174-02-8

 S. 5182--A                          2
 
 NOTIFY  THE  REGENTS  IN  WRITING  NO LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER BEING
 FORMALLY INFORMED OF ITS PROBATION OR LOSS OF ACCREDITATION BY MSCHE. IF
 A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY HAS ITS ACCREDITATION  PLACED  ON  PROBATION  OR
 TERMINATED  BY  THE  MSCHE  OR  THE  EDUCATION DEPARTMENT THE COLLEGE OR
 UNIVERSITY SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE COMMISSIONER'S  PROGRAM  APPROVAL  IT
 HAD  BEEN  REMOVED  FROM PROBATION OR REGAINED ACCREDITATION BY MSCHE OR
 THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, AND SHALL REMAIN SUBJECT TO  SUCH  COMMISSION-
 ER'S  PROGRAM APPROVAL UNTIL IT HAS CONTINUED IN ACCREDITATION AND WITH-
 OUT PROBATION FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN SIX YEARS. IF A  COLLEGE  OR
 UNIVERSITY  SUBJECT  TO  THIS  SECTION  INTENDS TO OFFER OR INSTITUTE AN
 ADDITIONAL DEGREE OR PROGRAM WHICH CONSTITUTES A  "SUBSTANTIVE  CHANGE,"
 AS DEFINED AND DETERMINED BY MSCHE, THEN THE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY SHALL
 PROVIDE  THE  COMMISSIONER WITH COPIES OF ANY REPORTS OR OTHER DOCUMENTS
 FILED WITH MSCHE AS PART OF MSCHE'S SUBSTANTIVE  CHANGE  REVIEW  PROCESS
 AND  SHALL  INFORM  THE  COMMISSIONER  WHEN  THE  SUBSTANTIVE  CHANGE IS
 APPROVED. ANY SUCH COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY THAT DOES NOT  SATISFY  ALL  OF
 THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION  SHALL COMPLY WITH THE PROCEDURES AND
 CRITERIA ESTABLISHED  BY  THE  REGENTS  AND  COMMISSIONER  FOR  ACADEMIC
 PROGRAM  APPROVAL.  NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEEMED TO LIMIT THE
 DEPARTMENT'S EXISTING AUTHORITY TO  ACT  ON  COMPLAINTS  CONCERNING  THE
 INSTITUTION, INCLUDING THE AUTHORITY TO DE-REGISTER THE PROGRAM.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Senate Bill S5182A

Sponsored By

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

Jun 21, 2017 - Floor Vote

Floor Vote: Jun 21, 2017

Jun 21, 2017 - Rules Committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: Jun 21, 2017

Bill Amendments

co-Sponsors

2017-S5182 - Details

2017-S5182 - Summary

2017-S5182 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5182 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

2017-S5182A (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S5182A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S5182A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5182A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

Bill Amendments

co-Sponsors

2017-S5182 - Details

2017-S5182 - Summary

2017-S5182 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5182 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

2017-S5182A (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S5182A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S5182A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5182A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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