Assembly Bill A4353

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes colleges to offer additional programs or degrees if they have met certain criteria

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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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2015-A4353 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9066
2017-2018: A6064

2015-A4353 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes colleges to offer additional programs or degrees if they have met certain criteria.

2015-A4353 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4353

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 30, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. SCHIMMINGER, PEOPLES-STOKES, CORWIN, COOK, KEARNS
  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GIGLIO, MAGEE, PERRY, RIVERA, WALTER
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education

AN  ACT  authorizing  colleges  and  universities  to  offer  additional
  programs and degrees

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

  Section  1.  Notwithstanding  the provisions of any general or special
law to the contrary, a nonprofit degree-granting college, as defined  by
section  2  of  the  education  law may offer or institute an additional
program or degree if that college (1) has maintained a physical presence
and operated continuously in the state for the immediately preceding  10
years  and  (2)  is accredited without sanction by Middle States Associ-
ation of Colleges and Schools or the New York state  board  of  regents.
Any  such  college  that  does not satisfy all of the provisions of this
section shall comply with the procedures and criteria established by the
board of regents.
  S 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2016.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08092-01-5

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