Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|
---|---|
Jan 29, 2010 |
referred to higher education |
Senate Bill S6708
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
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
Actions
2009-S6708 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9396
- Current Committee:
- Senate Higher Education
- Law Section:
- Education
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
-
S3295
2009-S6708 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6708 TITLE OF BILL : An act in relation to providing for an internet-based college within the city university of New York system; and to authorize the trustees of the city university of New York to establish CUNY internet-based community college PURPOSE : Authorizes the establishment of a CUNY internet-based college. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Amend the Education Law; The Board of Trustees of the City University of New York is authorized and directed to take all actions to create and establish within the City University System and subject to the jurisdiction of the Board of Trustees an internet-based community college available solely on line. JUSTIFICATION : This legislation is an important opportunity to work with CUNY and the appropriate labor unions to develop New York's colleges of the future. It is wise to take into account, what may well become one of the ways higher education will be managed and dispensed in the future. Improving, developing and offering virtual schools and classrooms, is
2009-S6708 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6708 I N S E N A T E January 29, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. DeFRANCISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT in relation to providing for an internet-based college within the city university of New York system; and to authorize the trustees of the city university of New York to establish CUNY internet-based community college THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. (a) The board of trustees of the city university of New York is hereby authorized and directed to immediately take all actions to create and establish within the city university system, and subject to the jurisdiction of such board of trustees, an internet-based commu- nity college available solely online. (b) The board of trustees of the city university of New York shall select the location of the administration for such college within the city of New York and provide for such college to be an accessible, affordable, competitive community college of the city university. (c) The purpose of this internet-based college shall be to offer certificate and degree programs in an exclusively online format at an affordable price. (d) The board of trustees of the city university of New York shall conduct all duties required under article 8 of the education law upon the establishment of the city university of New York internet-based community college, establish a master plan, establish standards and promulgate any necessary rules and regulations for the establishment of such college. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15051-01-9
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.