NY State Senate Bill 2009-S2024

Senate Bill S2024

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for the establishment of life long learning centers within the state university to provide courses to persons 40 or older seeking to explore life options

download bill text pdf

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

Please enter your contact information

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

A valid email address is required.

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

View Actions

	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 06, 2010	referred to higher education
Feb 11, 2009	referred to higher education

co-Sponsors

2009-S2024 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A3612
Current Committee:: Senate Higher Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add §355-d, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S2176, A5709
2013-2014: S5470, A5795
2015-2016: S1767, A2819
2017-2018: S3278
2019-2020: S4372
2021-2022: S4669
2023-2024: S5692
2025-2026: S4135

2009-S2024 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the establishment of life long learning centers within the state university of New York to provide courses in community colleges and colleges and universities in the state university system for persons 40 years old or older who are seeking to explore life options, remain civically engaged, continue their education and acquire skills for or begin to plan for a second career.

2009-S2024 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S2024

 TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the education law, in relation to establishing life
long learning centers in the state university of New York


 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL :
Creates life long learning centers at state universities, under the
jurisdiction of the board of trustees to encourage the offering of mid
life adult programs that assist eligible students in acquiring the
skills and abilities necessary to plan for and carry out new careers.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Amends the education law by adding a new section 355-d which
establishes life long learning centers to help older people prepare
for second careers or to better their skills, to retool career
counseling and workforce re-entry services that can attract older
adults to campus, to facilitate partnerships with universities and off
campus interested parties including local businesses and employers and
to work with individuals residing in rural and urban areas that are
traditionally underserved.

 JUSTIFICATION :
The demographic projections are showing clearly that older workers
will continue to make up a rapidly growing percentage of the work

force. This growth represents the fact that the population as a whole
is getting older due to several factors, including the aging of the
Baby Boom generation, lower birth rates for generations immediately
following the baby boom longer life expectancies and younger
generations leaving the state to work elsewhere. This legislation
creates life long learning centers are campuses designated by the
board of trustees for the purpose of preparing older adults for second
careers or to better their skills, retooling career counseling and
workforce re-entry services that can attract older adults to campus,
facilitating partnerships with universities and off campus interested
parties including local businesses and employers and to work with
individuals residing in rural and urban areas that are traditionally
underserved. This legislation will help SUNY campuses by bringing in
more revenue and by increasing the age mix on campuses and will help
older adults with second career choices skills development.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :
S.3062 - 2007:  Referred to Higher Education
S.3062 - 2008:  Referred to Higher Education, Reported and Committed
to Finance

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :
To be determined.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
Immediately.

2009-S2024 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2024

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 11, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- 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 establishing life long
  learning centers in the state university of New York

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 355-d
to read as follows:
  S 355-D. LIFE LONG LEARNING CENTERS. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN
THE STATE UNIVERSITY, SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF ITS BOARD OF  TRUS-
TEES,  LIFE  LONG  LEARNING CENTERS TO BE OPERATED AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES
AND THE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY TO  SERVE  MID
LIFE  ADULTS FORTY YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER WHO ARE SEEKING TO EXPLORE LIFE
OPTIONS, REMAIN CIVICALLY ENGAGED, CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION AND  ACQUIRE
SKILLS  FOR OR BEGIN TO PLAN FOR A SECOND CAREER, INCLUDING ENTREPRENEU-
RIAL INSTRUCTION.
  2. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE  STATE  UNIVERSITY  SHALL  SELECT  THE
LOCATION OF SUCH CENTERS ON CAMPUSES OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WITH A
COMMITMENT  TO REINVENT THEIR CREDIT AND NON-CREDIT LEARNING PROGRAMS TO
TARGET THE EMERGING NEEDS AND DEMANDS AND INTERESTS OF ADULTS AGE  FORTY
AND OLDER WHO ARE INTERESTED IN EXPLORING LIFE OPTIONS, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
AND CONTINUED LEARNING.
  3.  THE  PURPOSE  OF  LIFE  LONG  LEARNING CENTERS IS TO ENCOURAGE THE
OFFERING OF MID LIFE ADULT PROGRAMS THAT  ASSIST  ELIGIBLE  STUDENTS  IN
ACQUIRING  THE  SKILLS AND ABILITIES NECESSARY TO PLAN FOR AND CARRY OUT
NEW CAREERS FOR THEIR NEXT STAGE OF LIFE, AND HELP UNIVERSITIES MEET THE
DEMANDS OF THIS GROUP. THE FOLLOWING SHALL BE THE PRIORITY ACTIVITIES OF
SUCH CENTERS:
  A.  RETOOLING CAREER COUNSELING AND WORK FORCE RE-ENTRY  SERVICE  THAT
ARE  OFFERED  ON  CAMPUS  TO  ATTRACT OLDER ADULTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN
PUBLIC SERVICE CAREERS;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07105-01-9

S. 2024                             2

  B. FACILITATE PARTNERSHIPS ON AND OFF CAMPUS WITH INTERESTED PARTIES;
  C.  EXPANDING CONNECTIONS WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES AND EMPLOYERS TO IDEN-
TIFY WORK FORCE SHORTAGES THAT COULD BE FILLED BY RE-TRAINED OLDER WORK-
ERS;
  D. COLLABORATE AND OFFER TRAININGS  FOR  NOT-FOR-PROFIT  ORGANIZATIONS
AND EMPLOYERS TO WORK WITH OLDER ADULTS AND VOLUNTEERS; AND
  E. WORKING WITH INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN RURAL AND URBAN AREAS THAT ARE
TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED.
  4.  THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY SHALL, WITHIN APPRO-
PRIATIONS MADE THEREFOR, AWARD GRANTS TO ESTABLISH  LIFE  LONG  LEARNING
CENTERS.  GRANT  APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCA-
TION SHALL OUTLINE PLANS OF INSTRUCTION  AND  CURRICULUM-RELATED  ACTIV-
ITIES  AND  SERVICES TO ADVANCE THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING MID LIFE ADULTS
INTERESTED IN EXPLORING LIFE OPTIONS,  CIVIC  ENGAGEMENT  AND  CONTINUED
LEARNING.  SUCH PLANS MAY PROVIDE FOR CONTRACTING BY THE ELIGIBLE APPLI-
CANT WITH SPECIFIED NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY BASED EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZA-
TIONS FOR THE PROVISION OF INSTRUCTION, ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES OUTLINED
IN THE PLAN. SUCH PLANS SHALL INCLUDE QUANTIFIABLE  MEASURES  TO  ASSESS
THE  EFFECTIVENESS OF THE INSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES IN PROMOT-
ING THE PURPOSES OF THE PROGRAM. SUCH MEASURES SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE
LIMITED TO:
  A. THE RATE OF SUCCESS OF LINKING ELIGIBLE STUDENTS WITH WORK  EXPERI-
ENCES THAT SERVE COMMUNITY NEEDS;
  B.  SUCCESS  AT ADAPTING COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WORK FORCE RE-ENTRY
SERVICES, CAREER COUNSELING AND  SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  OPPORTUNITIES  THAT
ENABLE  OLDER  ADULTS TO HAVE MEANINGFUL CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND WORK FORCE
OPPORTUNITIES;
  C. RATE OF ESTABLISHMENTS OF EXTERNAL LINKS WITH COMMUNITY,  BUSINESS,
GOVERNMENT  AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS THAT MAY ENCOURAGE ENTRE-
PRENEURIAL APPROACHES AND PARTNERSHIPS THAT MAY HELP FURTHER  THE  GOALS
OF THIS PROGRAM; AND
  D.  ABILITY OF THE PROGRAM PLAN TO ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF INITI-
ATIVES DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF OLDER INDIVIDUALS  RESID-
ING IN RURAL AND URBAN COMMUNITIES THAT ARE TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED.
  THE  BOARD  OF TRUSTEES SHALL MAKE GRANT AWARDS BASED UPON A REVIEW OF
SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS MAKING  SELECTIONS  FROM  SUBMITTED  APPLICATIONS
THAT  WOULD  BEST  MEET  THE  GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THIS SECTION. SUCH
APPROVED PLANS MAY BE AMENDED WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY.
  5. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT
ANNUALLY TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT  OF  THE  SENATE,  THE
SPEAKER  OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE DIRECTOR OF THE STATE OFFICE FOR THE AGING
AND THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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.

Senate Bill S2024

Share this bill

Sponsored By

Martin J. Golden