| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| May 27, 2025 |
recommit, enacting clause stricken |
| Mar 10, 2025 |
advanced to third reading |
| Mar 05, 2025 |
2nd report cal. |
| Mar 04, 2025 |
1st report cal.453 |
| Jan 17, 2025 |
referred to higher education |
Senate Bill S2387
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Current Bill Status - Stricken
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
2025-S2387 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A58
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§355 & 6206, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2009-2010:
A3951
2011-2012: A4360
2013-2014: A2323
2015-2016: S3807, A1587
2017-2018: S1110, A1672
2019-2020: S692, A6380
2021-2022: S3686, A943
2023-2024: S2049, A27
2025-S2387 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2387
SPONSOR: FELDER
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing persons
over age sixty-five to enroll in a limited number of SUNY or CUNY credit
hours without tuition
PURPOSE:
This bill will permit persons over the age of sixty-five to take courses
for credit, on a space-available basis, without charge, at State Univer-
sity of New York and City University of New York campuses.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Amends Section 355 of the Education Law to allow persons over sixty-five
years of age to receive up to a maximum of nine credit hours per semes-
ter for courses taken at the State University of New York at no charge,
on a space available basis.
2025-S2387 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
2387
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 17, 2025
___________
Introduced by Sen. FELDER -- 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 authorizing persons
over age sixty-five to enroll in a limited number of SUNY or CUNY
credit hours without tuition
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph h of subdivision 2 of section
355 of the education law, as separately amended by chapters 552 and 616
of the laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows:
(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other general, special or
local law, rule or regulation, such regulations may permit persons sixty
years of age or over to audit courses given therein without tuition,
examination, grading or credit therefor upon a space available basis, as
determined by the president of each such institution, provided that such
audit attendance does not deny course attendance at a state-operated
institution by an individual who is otherwise qualified under the regu-
lations promulgated pursuant to this section. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
SECTION, PERSONS SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OVER WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF
THE STATE SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO TAKE NOT MORE THAN NINE CREDIT HOURS OF
COURSES FOR CREDIT PER SEMESTER WITHOUT TUITION.
§ 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 7 of section 6206 of the education
law, as added by chapter 344 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as
follows:
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other general, special or
local law, rule or regulation, the board of trustees may permit persons
sixty years of age or over to audit courses given therein without
tuition, examination, grading or credit therefor upon a space available
basis, as determined by the president of each such institution, provided
that such audit attendance does not deny course attendance at the city
university of New York by an individual who is otherwise qualified under
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00436-01-5
Comments
Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.
Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.
Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.
I am curious why the age of 65 was chosen rather than the age of 60 which is the age where an older adult may audit a college class. I just learned of the Audit program and plan to take advantage of it this fall. I may have considered taking the class for credit if that was an option. I am 62.