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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Apr 24, 2009 |
referred to higher education |
Senate Bill S4510
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 11th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-S4510 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S4510 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4510 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to telecommunications and correspondence courses PURPOSE : This legislation would create the funding qualifications for institutions that offer or enroll more than 50% of the institution's courses by telecommunications or correspondence. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 of section 355 of the Education Law, is amended by adding a new subdivision 20 to create qualifications for state aid apportionments for institutions of higher education that offer or enroll more than 50% of the institutions total number of courses by telecommunications or correspondence; except that the commissioner, at the request of such institution, may waive the applicability of this subdivision to such institutions for good cause. Section 6221 of the Education Law, is amended by adding a new subdivision F to create qualifications for state aid apportionments for institutions of higher education that offer or enroll more than 50% of the institutions total number of courses by telecommunications or correspondence; except that the commissioner, at the request of such institution, may waive the applicability of this subdivision to such institutions for good cause. JUSTIFICATION : Telecommunications and correspondence courses serve
2009-S4510 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4510 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 24, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. STAVISKY -- 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 telecommunications and correspondence courses THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 355 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 20 to read as follows: 20. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR STATE AID APPORTIONMENTS PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, AN INSTITUTION SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED TO MEET THE DEFINITION OF INSTITUTIONS PROVIDING HIGHER EDUCATION AS PROVIDED IN THIS ARTICLE IF SUCH INSTITUTION OFFERS OR ENROLLS MORE THAN FIFTY PERCENT OF SUCH INSTITUTION'S TOTAL NUMBER OF ALL COURSES BY TELECOMMU- NICATIONS OR CORRESPONDENCE, EXCEPT THAT THE COMMISSIONER, AT THE REQUEST OF SUCH INSTITUTION, MAY WAIVE THE APPLICABILITY OF THIS SUBDI- VISION TO SUCH INSTITUTION FOR GOOD CAUSE, AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMIS- SIONER. S 2. Section 6221 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision F to read as follows: F. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR STATE AID APPORTIONMENTS PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, AN INSTITUTION SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED TO MEET THE DEFINITION OF INSTITUTIONS PROVIDING HIGHER EDUCATION AS PROVIDED IN THIS ARTICLE IF SUCH INSTITUTION OFFERS OR ENROLLS MORE THAN FIFTY PERCENT OF SUCH INSTITUTION'S TOTAL NUMBER OF ALL COURSES BY TELECOMMU- NICATIONS OR CORRESPONDENCE, EXCEPT THAT THE COMMISSIONER, AT THE REQUEST OF SUCH INSTITUTION, MAY WAIVE THE APPLICABILITY OF THIS SUBDI- VISION TO SUCH INSTITUTION FOR GOOD CAUSE, AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMIS- SIONER. S 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11044-01-9
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