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Jan 08, 2020 |
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May 20, 2019 |
referred to higher education |
Assembly Bill A7757
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
EPSTEIN
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
2019-A7757 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-A7757 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Directs the commissioner of education to establish a database of information on for-profit institutions of higher education and a system for grading such institutions for the benefit of veterans seeking post secondary education, and requires for-profit institutions of higher education to prominently display on its website the letter grade most recently assigned.
2019-A7757 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7757 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 20, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. EPSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law and the executive law, in relation to directing the commissioner of education to develop certain information regarding for-profit institutions of higher education for the benefit of veterans THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 60 to read as follows: 60. A. THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A DATABASE OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION RELATING TO VETERANS, FOR EVERY FOR-PROFIT INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION: (I) TOTAL FOR-PROFIT INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAM COST; (II) VETERAN GRADUATION RATE; (III) VETERAN GRADUATE PLACEMENT RATE; (IV) TOTAL PLACEMENT RATE FOR VETERANS WHO RECEIVE A DEGREE; (V) COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS PROVIDED TO STUDENTS TO DO VOLUNTEER WORK FOR EITHER A CORPORATION, ASSOCIATION, ORGANIZATION OR TRUST DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501 (C) (3) OF THE UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OR A GOVERNMENT AGENCY; (VI) SUPPORT SERVICES AVAILABLE TO VETERANS INCLUDING CAREER AND GUID- ANCE COUNSELING AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; (VII) MEDIAN TIME IN WHICH A VETERAN STUDENT COMPLETES A FOR-PROFIT INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAM; (VIII) MEDIAN CUMULATIVE STUDENT DEBT AMOUNT FOR VETERAN STUDENTS; (IX) AVERAGE AMOUNT BORROWED BY VETERAN STUDENTS FROM ALL SOURCES; (X) COHORT DEFAULT RATE; (XI) POST SCHOOL EARNINGS FOR VETERANS; AND (XII) OUTSTANDING STUDENT DEBT OF FOR-PROFIT INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION VETERAN GRADUATES TEN YEARS OUT. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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