Senate Bill S8994

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to certificates of residence required of community college enrollees

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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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2021-S8994 - Details

Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6305, Ed L

2021-S8994 - Summary

Provides for the electronic submission of certificates of residence by community college enrollees; prohibits a community college chief fiscal officer from requiring a person desiring to enroll in a community college as a non-resident student to disclose or furnish his or her social security number.

2021-S8994 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8994 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8994
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 3, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. STAVISKY -- 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 certificates of  resi-
   dence required of community college enrollees
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivisions 3 and 4 of section 6305 of the education  law,
 as amended by section 2 of part V of chapter 57 of the laws of 2013, are
 amended to read as follows:
   3. The chief fiscal officer of each county, as defined in section 2.00
 of  the  local  finance  law,  shall, upon application and submission to
 [him] SUCH CHIEF FISCAL OFFICER of satisfactory evidence, issue  to  any
 person  desiring  to  enroll  in  a  community college as a non-resident
 student, a certificate of residence form,  IN  WHICH  THE  CHIEF  FISCAL
 OFFICER  SHALL  NOT  MANDATE  SOCIAL  SECURITY NUMBERS AS A CONDITION OF
 APPLICATION, showing that said person is a resident of said county.   ON
 AND  AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE, THE CHIEF FISCAL OFFI-
 CER OF EACH COUNTY SHALL ACCEPT APPLICATION AND SUBMISSION OF  SATISFAC-
 TORY  EVIDENCE  IN PERSON AND ELECTRONICALLY FROM ANY PERSON DESIRING TO
 ENROLL IN A COMMUNITY COLLEGE AS A NON-RESIDENT STUDENT.  If  the  chief
 fiscal  officer  of  a county refuses to issue such a certificate on the
 ground that the person applying therefor is not a resident of such coun-
 ty, the person applying may  appeal  to  the  chancellor  of  the  state
 university.  The chancellor of the state university, OR SUCH OFFICERS OR
 EMPLOYEES THEREOF AS SHALL BE DESIGNATED BY THE CHANCELLOR IN  A  MANNER
 AUTHORIZED  BY THE TRUSTEES OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY, shall make a deter-
 mination after a hearing, upon ten days' notice  to  such  chief  fiscal
 officer of the county, and such determination shall be final and binding
 on  the  county. SUCH APPEAL SHALL BE MADE IN WRITING, ELECTRONICALLY OR
 BY MAIL. Such person shall, upon [his]  registration  for  each  college
 year,  file with the college such a certificate of residence form issued
 not earlier than two months prior thereto, and such certificate of resi-
 dence form shall be valid for a period of one  year  from  the  date  of
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15638-01-2
              

2021-S8994A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6305, Ed L

2021-S8994A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the electronic submission of certificates of residence by community college enrollees; prohibits a community college chief fiscal officer from requiring a person desiring to enroll in a community college as a non-resident student to disclose or furnish his or her social security number.

2021-S8994A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8994A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8994--A
     Cal. No. 1251
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 3, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Higher  Education  --
   reported  favorably  from  said committee, ordered to first and second
   report, ordered to a third reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted,
   retaining its place in the order of third reading

 AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to certificates of resi-
   dence required of community college enrollees
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  3  of  section 6305 of the education law, as
 amended by section 2 of part V of chapter 57 of the  laws  of  2013,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   3. The chief fiscal officer of each county, as defined in section 2.00
 of  the  local  finance  law,  shall, upon application and submission to
 [him] SUCH CHIEF FISCAL OFFICER of satisfactory  evidence  IN-PERSON  OR
 ELECTRONICALLY,  issue  to  any person desiring to enroll in a community
 college as a non-resident student, a certificate of residence form show-
 ing that said person is a resident of said county.  NO SUCH CHIEF FISCAL
 OFFICER SHALL REQUIRE A PERSON DESIRING TO ENROLL IN A COMMUNITY COLLEGE
 AS A NON-RESIDENT STUDENT TO DISCLOSE OR FURNISH HIS OR HER SOCIAL SECU-
 RITY NUMBER. If the chief fiscal officer of a county  refuses  to  issue
 such  a  certificate  on the ground that the person applying therefor is
 not a resident of such county, the person applying may appeal, IN  WRIT-
 ING, ELECTRONICALLY OR BY MAIL, to the chancellor of the state universi-
 ty.  The chancellor of the state university, OR SUCH OFFICERS OR EMPLOY-
 EES THEREOF AS SHALL  BE  DESIGNATED  BY  THE  CHANCELLOR  IN  A  MANNER
 AUTHORIZED  BY THE STATE UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES, shall make a determination
 after a hearing, upon ten days' notice to such chief fiscal  officer  of
 the  county,  and  such  determination shall be final and binding on the
 county.  Such person shall, upon [his]  registration  for  each  college
 year,  file with the college such a certificate of residence form issued
 not earlier than two months prior thereto, and such certificate of resi-
 dence form shall be valid for a period of one  year  from  the  date  of
 issuance.  THE  STATE UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO PROMUL-
 GATE REGULATIONS TO EFFECTUATE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.
              

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