S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8262
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
June 9, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. SCHIMEL -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to providing that a
community college may only charge the county of a non-resident student
for the local sponsor's costs for not more than two academic years
while such student is in attendance
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 6305 of the education law, as
amended by chapter 646 of the laws of 1975, is amended to read as
follows:
2. Any community college may, with the approval of the state universi-
ty trustees, charge non-resident students sufficient tuition and fees to
cover an allocable portion of the local sponsor's share of the operating
costs of such community college in addition to regular tuition and fees.
Such community college may elect to charge to and collect from each
county within the state which has issued a certificate or certificates
of residence pursuant to subdivision three of this section on the basis
of which such non-resident students are attending such community
college, an allocable portion of the local sponsor's share of the oper-
ating costs of such community college attributable to such non-resident
students, computed on a per student basis, together with a further sum
of not to exceed three hundred dollars each year to be determined and
approved by the state university trustees for each such non-resident
student on account of the local sponsor's share of the capital costs
incurred to provide facilities in which such non-resident students can
be accommodated; or, where such non-resident students come from communi-
ties which have elected to participate in and pay an appropriate share
of the expenses involved in the local sponsor's community college
program, such allocable portion of operating expenses and such further
sum not to exceed three hundred dollars per student for capital costs on
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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account of their residents attending such community college shall be
determined and approved by the state university trustees, and be charged
to and collected from such communities. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NO
COMMUNITY COLLEGE MAY CHARGE OR COLLECT FROM ANY COUNTY, ISSUING A
CERTIFICATE OF RESIDENCE TO ANY NON-RESIDENT STUDENT, THE ALLOCABLE
PORTION OF THE LOCAL SPONSOR'S SHARE OF OPERATING COSTS AND CAPITAL COST
FOR SUCH STUDENT FOR MORE THAN THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH OBTAINING AN
ASSOCIATE DEGREE OR CERTIFICATE.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.