Assembly Bill A5679

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to telecommunication and correspondence courses

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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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2011-A5679 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง355 & 6221, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A8029
2013-2014: A6400
2015-2016: A6633
2017-2018: A4771
2019-2020: A4671

2011-A5679 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to telecommunication and correspondence courses.

2011-A5679 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5679

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 25, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred 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.
                                                           LBD09114-01-1

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