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                                    943
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MAGNARELLI -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
   ABBATE, AUBRY, COLTON, COOK, CYMBROWITZ, DINOWITZ  --  read  once  and
   referred to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the education law, in relation to authorizing persons
   over age sixty-five to enroll in a limited  number  of  SUNY  or  CUNY
   credit hours without tuition
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph h of subdivision 2  of  section
 355  of the education law, as separately amended by chapters 552 and 616
 of the laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows:
   (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other  general,  special  or
 local law, rule or regulation, such regulations may permit persons sixty
 years  of  age  or  over to audit courses given therein without tuition,
 examination, grading or credit therefor upon a space available basis, as
 determined by the president of each such institution, provided that such
 audit attendance does not deny course  attendance  at  a  state-operated
 institution  by an individual who is otherwise qualified under the regu-
 lations promulgated pursuant to  this  section.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
 SECTION,  PERSONS  SIXTY-FIVE  YEARS OF AGE OR OVER WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF
 THE STATE SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO TAKE NOT MORE THAN NINE CREDIT  HOURS  OF
 COURSES FOR CREDIT PER SEMESTER WITHOUT TUITION.
   §  2.  Paragraph (b) of subdivision 7 of section 6206 of the education
 law, as added by chapter 344 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read  as
 follows:
   (b)  Notwithstanding  the  provisions of any other general, special or
 local law, rule or regulation, the board of trustees may permit  persons
 sixty  years  of  age  or  over  to  audit courses given therein without
 tuition, examination, grading or credit therefor upon a space  available
 basis, as determined by the president of each such institution, provided
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 that  such  audit attendance does not deny course attendance at the city
 university of New York by an individual who is otherwise qualified under
 this section.  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, PERSONS SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF
 AGE OR OVER WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF THE STATE SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO TAKE NOT
 MORE  THAN  NINE CREDIT HOURS OF COURSES FOR CREDIT PER SEMESTER WITHOUT
 TUITION.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of April next  succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law.