Assembly Bill A2773

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires regulations to permit tuition waivers for two courses for firefighter students in baccalaureate/higher degree CUNY programs

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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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2017-A2773 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1637
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6206, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9370, S6437
2013-2014: A6599, S3958
2015-2016: A4230, S1473

2017-A2773 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires regulations to permit tuition waivers for two courses for firefighter students in baccalaureate/higher degree CUNY programs.

2017-A2773 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2773
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Higher Education
 
 AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to certain tuition waiv-
   ers for firefighters and fire officer students of the city  university
   of  New  York;  and  providing  for the repeal of such provisions upon
   expiration thereof

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.    Subdivision  7  of section 6206 of the education law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
   (D) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY OTHER  GENERAL,  SPECIAL  OR
 LOCAL  LAW,  RULE  OR REGULATION, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL PROMULGATE
 REGULATIONS TO PERMIT FIREFIGHTERS AND FIRE OFFICERS EMPLOYED BY THE NEW
 YORK CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT, WHO  ARE  ENROLLED  IN  PROGRAMS  LEADING  TO
 BACCALAUREATE  OR HIGHER DEGREES AT A SENIOR COLLEGE OF THE CITY UNIVER-
 SITY TO ATTEND TWO COURSES WITHOUT TUITION, PROVIDED THAT  SUCH  COURSES
 ARE  RELATED  TO  THEIR EMPLOYMENT AS FIREFIGHTERS AND FIRE 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
 QUALIFIED UNDER THIS SECTION.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
 deemed repealed July 1, 2020.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06802-01-7

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