Senate Bill S6002

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides free SUNY and CUNY tuition, books, and fees to all New York state and New York city employees

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education 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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2019-S6002 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§355 & 6206, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S5635
2023-2024: S7330

2019-S6002 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides free SUNY and CUNY tuition, books, and fees to all current New York state and New York city employees who have been such employees for at least two years, and who continue such employment throughout their academic program.

2019-S6002 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6002 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6002
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- 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  providing  free  SUNY
   and CUNY tuition to all New York state and New York city employees
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph h of subdivision 2 of section 355 of  the  educa-
 tion law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 1-a to read as follows:
   (1-A) THE TRUSTEES SHALL IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM TO PERMIT ANY STUDENT WHO
 HAS BEEN ADMITTED TO A STATE-OPERATED INSTITUTION OF THE STATE UNIVERSI-
 TY  TO  ATTEND  WITHOUT  THE PAYMENT OF TUITION, BOOKS, AND FEES IF SUCH
 STUDENT IS A CURRENT EMPLOYEE, AND HAS BEEN FOR AT LEAST TWO  YEARS,  OF
 THE  STATE  OF  NEW YORK OR THE CITY OF NEW YORK. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
 SUBPARAGRAPH SHALL ONLY APPLY TO COSTS OF ONE UNDERGRADUATE AND/OR GRAD-
 UATE DEGREE AND ANY ADDITIONAL  COSTS  ASSOCIATED  WITH  MORE  THAN  ONE
 SIMULTANEOUS  UNDERGRADUATE  OR  GRADUATE DEGREE SHALL NOT BE COVERED BY
 THIS PROGRAM.
   (I) THE TRUSTEES SHALL PROVIDE AN APPLICATION PROCESS  AND  ADMINISTER
 THE PROGRAM ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
   (A)  ANY  STUDENT  ELIGIBLE FOR RESIDENT TUITION RATES IS ELIGIBLE FOR
 THIS PROGRAM.
   (B) THE STUDENT SHALL BE REQUIRED TO BE  A  CURRENT  EMPLOYEE  OF  THE
 STATE  OR  THE  CITY  OF NEW YORK FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS PRIOR TO MAKING
 SUCH APPLICATION AND THROUGH THE  COMPLETION  OF  HIS  OR  HER  ACADEMIC
 PROGRAM.
   (C) STUDENTS SHALL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THEIR DEGREE PROGRAM WITHIN
 A  MINIMUM  PERIOD  OF  TIME TO BE SET BY THE TRUSTEES WHICH SHALL BE NO
 FEWER THAN THREE YEARS AND NO MORE THAN FIVE YEARS.
   (D) THE STUDENT SHALL BE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN A CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT
 AVERAGE (G.P.A.)  OF AT LEAST 2.5 IN ORDER TO REMAIN  ELIGIBLE  FOR  THE
 PROGRAM.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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