Assembly Bill A1757

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Enacts the higher education community service act to promote volunteer service by higher education students

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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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2013-A1757 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S630
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §319, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1697, S4847
2011-2012: A3850, S3352
2015-2016: A4837, S3188
2017-2018: A4607, S3992
2019-2020: A3703, S1867
2021-2022: A9385, S4138

2013-A1757 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the higher education community service act to promote volunteer service by higher education students; creates a council for higher education community service to regulate and recognize persons and programs associated therewith; requires a report to the governor, temporary president of the senate and speaker of the assembly.

2013-A1757 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1757

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT,  RIVERA,  SCHIMMINGER, ORTIZ --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CLARK, CURRAN, CYMBROWITZ, GALEF, HOOP-
  ER, JACOBS, MAGEE, MILLMAN,  PERRY,  ROBINSON,  SCARBOROUGH,  SWEENEY,
  WEISENBERG, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on High-
  er Education

AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the "higher
  education community service act"

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

  Section  1.    Legislative  findings. The legislature hereby finds and
declares that the American tradition of volunteer community  service  is
essential  to  the  common good and is vital to the success  of not-for-
profit agencies, institutions and  organizations  dealing  with  a  vast
array of critical social problems. It recognizes growing support for the
idea that postsecondary students should receive recognition for substan-
tial  commitment  to  volunteer  service,  and  should  be given greater
encouragement to participate in volunteer community service  activities.
Volunteers and volunteer programs should be praised for their efforts in
helping  and  serving  others,  which  result  in changes in the way the
community views young people and in the  way  young  people  view  their
responsibilities to the community.
  The  legislature  further declares its desire to promote further inte-
gration of community service at  institutions  of  higher  education  by
encouraging  student-initiated  and student-designated community service
projects.
  S 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 319 to  read
as follows:
  S  319.  HIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT. 1. SHORT TITLE.  THIS
SECTION SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS THE "HIGHER EDUCATION  COMMU-
NITY SERVICE ACT".

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

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