Assembly Actions -
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Sep 23, 2014 |
signed chap.361 |
Sep 11, 2014 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 11, 2014 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1283 substituted for s1146 |
Jun 11, 2014 |
substituted by a6618 ordered to third reading cal.1283 committee discharged and committed to rules |
May 20, 2014 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to higher education |
May 30, 2013 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 09, 2013 |
referred to higher education |
Senate Bill S1146
Signed By Governor2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 46th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A6618 - Signed by Governor
- 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
Votes
2013-S1146 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S1146 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1146 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to eligibility for state aid for certain independent institutions of higher learning PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill provides that a former two-year institution may elect to continue to receive associate level degree awards if it foregoes receiving any awards for degrees conferred at the bachelor's level. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Amends the Education Law, Section 6401 to provide that an institution which was formerly a two year institution and was granted authority to confer bachelor degrees (if that authority was granted after the first day of April 2009, but before the first day of May 2009) may continue to receive awards for earned associate degrees. However if the institution elects to receive awards for associate degrees it will not be eligible for earned bachelor's degrees. JUSTIFICATION: Under current law, only two-year institutions may receive associate awards for degrees conferred at that level. Once such an institution has been authorized to confer the bachelor's degree, it may no longer receive associate awards, no matter how small the number of
2013-S1146 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1146 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to eligibility for state aid for certain independent institutions of higher learning THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 6401 of the education law, as amended by chapter 136 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows: 3. Degree awards. The amount of such annual apportionment to each institution meeting the requirements of subdivision two of this section shall be computed by multiplying by not to exceed six hundred dollars the number of earned associate degrees, by not to exceed one thousand five hundred dollars the number of earned bachelor's degrees, by not to exceed nine hundred fifty dollars the number of earned master's degrees, and by not to exceed four thousand five hundred fifty dollars the number of earned doctorate degrees, conferred by such institution during the twelve-month period next preceding the annual period for which such apportionment is made, provided that there shall be excluded from any such computation the number of degrees earned by students with respect to whom state aid other than that established by this section or section sixty-four hundred one-a of this article is granted directly to the institution, and provided further that, except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, the amount apportioned for an associate degree shall be awarded only to two year institutions qualifying under subdivision two of this section. The regents shall promulgate rules defining and classifying professional degrees for the purposes of this section. Institutions qualifying for state aid pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (b) of subdivision two of this section shall, for purposes of this subdivision, be deemed to be the institutions which confer degrees. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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