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Senate Bill S3294
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 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
co-Sponsors
(R, C) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2011-S3294 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Higher Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง352, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
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S6707
2011-S3294 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3294 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to providing for an internet-based college within the state university of New York system; and to authorize the trustees of the state university of New York to establish a four-year SUNY internet-based college PURPOSE: Authorizes the establishment of a SUNY internet-based college. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amend subdivision 3 of section 352 of the Education Law as amended by chapter 552 of the Laws of 1985; The Board of Trustees of the State University of New York is authorized and directed to take all actions to create and establish within the State University System and subject to the jurisdiction of the Board of Trustees an internet-based college available solely on line. JUSTIFICATION: This legislation is an important opportunity to work with SUNY and the appropriate labor unions to develop New York's colleges of the future. It is wise to take into account, what may well become one of the ways higher education will be managed and dispensed in the future.
2011-S3294 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3294 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 15, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sens. DeFRANCISCO, LARKIN, RANZENHOFER -- 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 providing for an internet-based college within the state university of New York system; and to authorize the trustees of the state university of New York to establish a four-year SUNY internet-based college THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 352 of the education law, as amended by chapter 552 of the laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows: 3. The state university shall consist of the four university centers at Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo and Stony Brook, the designated colleges of arts and sciences at Brockport, Buffalo, Cortland, Fredonia, Geneseo, New Paltz, Old Westbury, Oneonta, Oswego, Plattsburgh, Potsdam and Purchase, empire state college, the agricultural and technical colleges at Alfred, Canton, Cobleskill, Delhi, Farmingdale and Morrisville, down- state medical center, upstate medical center, the college of optometry, the college of environmental science and forestry, maritime college, the college of technology at Utica/Rome, the statutory or contract colleges at Cornell university and Alfred university, THE INTERNET-BASED COLLEGE, and such additional universities, colleges and other institutions, facilities and research centers as have been or hereafter may be acquired, established, operated or contracted to be operated for the state by the state university trustees. S 2. (a) The trustees of the state university of New York are hereby authorized and directed to immediately take all actions to create and establish within the state university system, and subject to the juris- diction of such board of trustees, an internet-based college as a four- year state university of New York available solely online. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09090-01-1
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