NY State Senate Bill 2009-S2159

Senate Bill S2159

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that the trustees of SUNY may authorize the establishment of a new category of tuition for non-resident students enrolled in distance learning courses

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2009-S2159 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Higher Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §355, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:: S3443

2009-S2159 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the trustees of the state university of New York may authorize the establishment of a new category of tuition for non-resident students enrolled in distance learning courses.

2009-S2159 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S2159

 TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a new
category of tuition for non-resident students of the state university
enrolled in distance learning courses

 PURPOSE :
This bill will allow the SUNY Board of Trustees to establish a
separate category of tuition for non-resident students who are
enrolled in state university distance learning courses.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
The bill amends subparagraph 4 of paragraph h of subdivision 2 of
section 355 of the education law to allow the SUNY board of Trustees
to establish a separate category of tuition for non-resident students
enrolled in distance learning courses. The bill provides that such
resident tuition must be more than the tuition rates charged for
resident students and less than tuition charged for non-resident
students enrolled in distance learning courses.

 JUSTIFICATION :
With the increased demands for access to higher education, one means
of providing such access has been through the use of distance learning
courses. These courses have little if any geographical boundaries,
'allowing colleges to offer courses to people anywhere in the country

or the world. These programs have attracted the interest of people
who, under other conditions, would never have access to such
information or course work. These courses are an efficient and
effective way of reaching these students at minimal marginal cost to
the school. However, our state campuses are in competition with many
other state and private institutions for students to enroll in their
respective programs. Under current law, our state schools must charge
the same non-resident tuition rate to distance learning students as it
does for all other non-resident students. This puts them at a
competitive disadvantage with other distance learning courses and
programs offered by other colleges and universities. By allowing the
trustees to establish a separate tuition category for non-resident
distance learning courses our state schools will be able to offer
their courses at a competitive rate.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :
2007-2008, S.4076; 2005-2006, S.4101

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :
No cost to the state.

 LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :
None.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2009-S2159 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2159

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 12, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. LAVALLE, LARKIN, MORAHAN, PARKER -- 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 a new
  category of tuition for non-resident students of the state  university
  enrolled in distance learning courses

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

  Section 1. Subparagraph 4 of paragraph h of subdivision 2  of  section
355 of the education law, as amended by chapter 309 of the laws of 1996,
is amended to read as follows:
  (4)  The trustees shall not impose a differential tuition charge based
upon need or income. All students enrolled in programs leading  to  like
degrees  at state-operated institutions of the state university shall be
charged a uniform rate of tuition except for differential tuition  rates
based  on  state  residency.  Provided,  however,  that the trustees may
authorize the presidents of the colleges of technology and the  colleges
of agriculture and technology to set differing rates of tuition for each
of  the colleges for students enrolled in degree-granting programs lead-
ing to an associate degree and non-degree granting programs so  long  as
such  tuition  rate does not exceed the tuition rate charged to students
who are enrolled in like degree programs or degree-granting  undergradu-
ate  programs  leading to a baccalaureate degree at other state-operated
institutions of the state university of New  York.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY
OTHER  PROVISION  OF  THIS  SUBPARAGRAPH, THE TRUSTEES MAY AUTHORIZE THE
SETTING OF A SEPARATE CATEGORY OF TUITION RATE, THAT  SHALL  BE  GREATER
THAN  THE  TUITION  RATE FOR RESIDENT STUDENTS AND LESS THAN THE TUITION
RATE FOR NON-RESIDENT STUDENTS, ONLY FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED  IN  DISTANCE
LEARNING  COURSES WHO ARE NOT RESIDENTS OF THE STATE. The trustees shall
not adopt changes affecting tuition charges prior to  the  enactment  of
the annual budget.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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

                                                           LBD07945-01-9

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Kenneth P. LaValle