Assembly Bill A3951

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Permits persons 60 years of age to take state university courses for credit without tuition

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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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2009-A3951 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1388
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง355, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A4360, S3485
2013-2014: A2323, S2854
2015-2016: A1587
2017-2018: A1672
2019-2020: A6380
2021-2022: A943
2023-2024: A27
2025-2026: A58

2009-A3951 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the trustees of the state university to permit persons sixty years of age or over to take courses on a space available basis given therein for credit without tuition, as well as auditing such courses; such eligible persons may take up to nine hours of courses for credit without tuition.

2009-A3951 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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    S. 1388                                                  A. 3951

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2009
                               ___________

IN  SENATE  --  Introduced by Sens. FARLEY, MAZIARZ, AUBERTINE, BONACIC,
  BRESLIN, DIAZ, FLANAGAN, FOLEY,  FUSCHILLO,  GOLDEN,  GRIFFO,  HANNON,
  O. JOHNSON, LARKIN, LAVALLE, LITTLE, MORAHAN, ONORATO, PARKER, SALAND,
  SAMPSON, SERRANO, SEWARD, STACHOWSKI, THOMPSON, VOLKER, WINNER -- read
  twice  and  ordered  printed,  and when printed to be committed to the
  Committee on Higher Education

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. McENENY, CANESTRARI, ORTIZ, SCHIM-
  MINGER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, AUBRY, BARRA,  CHRIS-
  TENSEN,  CLARK,  COLTON,  COOK,  CYMBROWITZ,  DESTITO, DIAZ, DINOWITZ,
  EDDINGTON, GANTT, GIANARIS, GREENE, HOOPER, MAGEE, MAGNARELLI,  MAYER-
  SOHN,  PHEFFER,  P. RIVERA, TOWNS, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing the  state
  university  trustees  to  make  courses  available for certain persons
  sixty years of age or over

  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]  TAKE  courses  given  therein  without
tuition,  EITHER  FOR  CREDIT, OR WITHOUT 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 regulations promulgated pursuant to
this section. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, PERSONS SIXTY YEARS  OF  AGE
OR  OVER  WHO  ARE  RESIDENTS OF THE STATE SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO TAKE NOT

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00808-01-9

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