Assembly Bill A8119A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to creating the proprietary college tuition reimbursement account

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions

Bill Amendments

2019-A8119 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5562
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §212-d, Ed L; add §97-j, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A2459
2023-2024: A5411

2019-A8119 - Summary

Relates to degree-granting proprietary colleges; creates the proprietary college tuition reimbursement account for the refund of tuition paid by eligible students asserting certain violations; establishes an assessment to be paid by proprietary schools to fund the account.

2019-A8119 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8119
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 3, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend  the  education  law,  in  relation  to  degree-granting
   proprietary  colleges; and to amend the state finance law, in relation
   to creating the proprietary college tuition reimbursement account

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This  act shall be known and may be cited as the "degree-
 granting proprietary college supervision and student protection act".
   § 2. The education law is amended by adding a  new  section  212-d  to
 read as follows:
   §  212-D.  PROPRIETARY  COLLEGE TUITION REIMBURSEMENT ACCOUNT. 1.  FEE
 ASSESSMENT.  (A) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ANNUALLY ASSESS  AND  HAVE  EACH
 PROPRIETARY  DEGREE-GRANTING  COLLEGE  PAY A FEE BASED ON THAT COLLEGE'S
 GROSS ANNUAL INCOME INTO A  PROPRIETARY  COLLEGE  TUITION  REIMBURSEMENT
 ACCOUNT. THE GROSS ANNUAL INCOME SHALL BE DETERMINED BY ANNUAL FINANCIAL
 STATEMENTS THAT ARE SUBMITTED TO THE COMMISSIONER.
   (B)  THE  GROSS  ANNUAL  INCOME FEE SHALL BE ASSESSED ACCORDING TO THE
 FOLLOWING SCHEDULE:
                          GROSS ANNUAL INCOME FEE
   GROSS ANNUAL INCOME BETWEEN 0-$199,999 - ASSESSED FEE = $1,000.00
   GROSS  ANNUAL  INCOME  BETWEEN  $200,000-$499,999  -  ASSESSED  FEE  =
 $1,500.00
   GROSS  ANNUAL  INCOME  BETWEEN  $500,000-$999,999  -  ASSESSED  FEE  =
 $2,500.00
   GROSS ANNUAL INCOME BETWEEN $1,000,000-$4,999,999  -  ASSESSED  FEE  =
 $5,000.00
   GROSS  ANNUAL  INCOME  BETWEEN  $5,000,000-$9,999,999 - ASSESSED FEE =
 $10,000.00
   GROSS ANNUAL INCOME BETWEEN $10,000,000 OR  ABOVE  -  ASSESSED  FEE  =
 $20,000.00

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2019-A8119A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5562
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §212-d, Ed L; add §97-j, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A2459
2023-2024: A5411

2019-A8119A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to degree-granting proprietary colleges; creates the proprietary college tuition reimbursement account for the refund of tuition paid by eligible students asserting certain violations; establishes an assessment to be paid by proprietary schools to fund the account.

2019-A8119A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8119--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 3, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Higher Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend  the  education  law,  in  relation  to  degree-granting
   proprietary  colleges; and to amend the state finance law, in relation
   to creating the proprietary college tuition reimbursement account
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This  act shall be known and may be cited as the "degree-
 granting proprietary college supervision and student protection act".
   § 2. The education law is amended by adding a  new  section  212-d  to
 read as follows:
   §  212-D.  PROPRIETARY  COLLEGE TUITION REIMBURSEMENT ACCOUNT. 1.  FEE
 ASSESSMENT.  (A) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ANNUALLY ASSESS  AND  HAVE  EACH
 PROPRIETARY  DEGREE-GRANTING  COLLEGE  PAY A FEE BASED ON THAT COLLEGE'S
 GROSS ANNUAL INCOME INTO A  PROPRIETARY  COLLEGE  TUITION  REIMBURSEMENT
 ACCOUNT. THE GROSS ANNUAL INCOME SHALL BE DETERMINED BY ANNUAL FINANCIAL
 STATEMENTS THAT ARE SUBMITTED TO THE COMMISSIONER.
   (B)  THE  GROSS  ANNUAL  INCOME FEE SHALL BE ASSESSED ACCORDING TO THE
 FOLLOWING SCHEDULE:
                          GROSS ANNUAL INCOME FEE
   GROSS ANNUAL INCOME BETWEEN 0-$199,999 - ASSESSED FEE = $1,000.00
   GROSS  ANNUAL  INCOME  BETWEEN  $200,000-$499,999  -  ASSESSED  FEE  =
 $1,500.00
   GROSS  ANNUAL  INCOME  BETWEEN  $500,000-$999,999  -  ASSESSED  FEE  =
 $2,500.00
   GROSS ANNUAL INCOME BETWEEN $1,000,000-$4,999,999  -  ASSESSED  FEE  =
 $5,000.00
   GROSS  ANNUAL  INCOME  BETWEEN  $5,000,000-$9,999,999 - ASSESSED FEE =
 $10,000.00
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11523-05-9
              

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.