Senate Bill S878

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to certain tuition waivers for police officer students of the state university of New York and the city university of New York

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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-S878 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2408
Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§355 & 6206, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S6385
2013-2014: S1788
2015-2016: S771, A7328
2017-2018: S1091, A6082
2021-2022: A6030

2019-S878 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes police officer students of the state university of New York and the city university of New York seeking a bachelor's degree to attend 2 courses a semester or quarter, tuition free.

2019-S878 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S878 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    878
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RIVERA -- 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 certain tuition  waiv-
   ers  for  police  officer students of the state university of New York
   and the city university of New York; and providing for the  repeal  of
   certain provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   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)  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  PROVISIONS OF ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW,
 RULE OR REGULATION, SUCH REGULATIONS SHALL PERMIT  POLICE  OFFICERS,  AS
 SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED NINE-Q OF THE GENERAL MUNIC-
 IPAL LAW, WHO ARE ENROLLED IN PROGRAMS LEADING TO BACCALAUREATE OR HIGH-
 ER  DEGREES  AT  STATE-OPERATED  INSTITUTIONS OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY TO
 ATTEND UP TO TWO  COURSES  PER  SEMESTER  OR  QUARTER  WITHOUT  TUITION,
 PROVIDED  THAT  SUCH  TUITION-WAIVED  ATTENDANCE  DOES  NOT  DENY COURSE
 ATTENDANCE AT A STATE-OPERATED  INSTITUTION  BY  AN  INDIVIDUAL  WHO  IS
 OTHERWISE  QUALIFIED  UNDER THE REGULATIONS PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO THIS
 SECTION.
   § 2. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 7 of section 6206 of  the  education
 law,  as added by chapter 548 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other  general,  special  or
 local  law,  rule  or regulation, the board of trustees shall promulgate
 regulations to permit [members of the New York  city  police  department
 employed in the rank of police officer] POLICE OFFICERS, AS SUCH TERM IS
 DEFINED  IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED NINE-Q OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, who
 are enrolled in programs leading to baccalaureate or higher degrees at a
 senior college of the city university to attend [one course] UP  TO  TWO
 COURSES  PER  SEMESTER  OR  QUARTER  without tuition, provided that such
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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