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                                 7328--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 6, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. PICHARDO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee  on  Higher  Education  --  recommitted to the Committee on Higher
  Education in accordance with Assembly Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to certain tuition waiv-
  ers for police officer students of the state university  of  New  York
  and  the  city university of New York; and providing for the repeal of
  certain provisions upon expiration thereof

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph h of subdivision 2 of section 355 of the educa-
tion law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 1-a to read as follows:
  (1-A) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY OTHER GENERAL, SPECIAL  OR
LOCAL  LAW,  RULE  OR  REGULATION,  SUCH REGULATIONS SHALL PERMIT POLICE
OFFICERS, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED NINE-Q  OF  THE
GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, WHO ARE ENROLLED IN PROGRAMS LEADING TO BACCALAU-
REATE  OR  HIGHER  DEGREES  AT  STATE-OPERATED INSTITUTIONS OF THE STATE
UNIVERSITY TO ATTEND UP TO TWO COURSES PER SEMESTER OR  QUARTER  WITHOUT
TUITION,  PROVIDED  THAT  SUCH  TUITION-WAIVED  ATTENDANCE DOES NOT DENY
COURSE ATTENDANCE AT A STATE-OPERATED INSTITUTION BY AN  INDIVIDUAL  WHO
IS  OTHERWISE  QUALIFIED  UNDER  THE REGULATIONS PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO
THIS SECTION.
  S 2. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 7 of section 6206 of  the  education
law,  as added by chapter 548 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as
follows:
  (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other  general,  special  or
local  law,  rule  or regulation, the board of trustees shall promulgate
regulations to permit [members of the New York  city  police  department
employed in the rank of police officer] POLICE OFFICERS, AS SUCH TERM IS
DEFINED  IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED NINE-Q OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, who

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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are enrolled in programs leading to baccalaureate or higher degrees at a
senior college of the city university to attend [one course] UP  TO  TWO
COURSES  PER  SEMESTER  OR  QUARTER  without tuition, provided that such
[course is related to their employment as police officers and that such]
tuition-waived  attendance  does  not deny course attendance at a senior
college of the city university by an individual who is otherwise  quali-
fied under this section.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that:
  1. section one of this act shall expire and be deemed repealed July 1,
2018; and
  2. the amendments to paragraph (c) of subdivision 7 of section 6206 of
the  education  law made by section two of this act shall not affect the
expiration and repeal of such paragraph and shall expire and  be  deemed
repealed therewith.