NY State Senate Bill 2015-S1331

Senate Bill S1331

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Enables certain members of the New York guard to be eligible to receive benefits under the recruitment incentive and retention program

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2015-S1331 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Higher Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §669-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S400
2011-2012: S1161
2013-2014: S1150
2017-2018: S2800
2019-2020: S776
2021-2022: S1458

2015-S1331 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enables certain members of the New York guard to be eligible to receive benefits under the recruitment incentive and retention program.

2015-S1331 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S1331

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the education law, in relation to
tuition benefits for members of the New York state organized militia

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

Enables certain members of the New York National Guard to be eligible
to receive benefits under the Recruitment Incentive and Retention
Program.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Amends paragraph c of subdivision 2 and subdivision 3 of Section 669-b
of the Education Law. This legislation would allow for independent
study programs approved by the Regents of the State of New York at
Excelsior College to be included as tuition benefits under the
Recruitment Incentive and Retention Program.

JUSTIFICATION:

Currently Section 669-b of the Education Law predicates that benefits
payable under the Recruitment Incentive and Retention Program are for
"tuition" costs incurred. This precludes participation in the program
by independent study programs at Excelsior College.

Traditional higher education institutions operate by offering
"instruction" and charging "tuition" for their services. Independent
study programs, however, such as Excelsior college, review the college
level work completed by a given student and advise the student what
additional course work is required in order to earn the desired
college degree. Student payments for these various services are
accessed as "fees" rather than "tuition".

This legislation would allow members of the New York National Guard
who enroll in Excelsior college the benefits of the Recruitment
Incentive and Retention Program.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2013-2014: S.1150 Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee
2011-2012: A.896/S.1161 Remained in the Committees of Higher Education
2009-2010: A.1034/S.400 Remained in the Committees of Higher Education
2007-2008: A.6443/S.3632 Remained in the Committees of Higher
Education
2005-2006: A.1394/S.709 Remained in the Committees of Higher Education
2003-2004:  A.2734/S.1242 Remained in the Committees of Higher
Education
2001-2002: A.9038A/S.5458A Remained in the Committees of Higher
Education

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

EFFECTIVE DATE:


Immediately.

2015-S1331 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1331

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 12, 2015
                               ___________

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 tuition  benefits  for
  members of the New York state organized militia

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

  Section 1. Paragraph c of subdivision 2 of section 669-b of the educa-
tion law, as added by chapter 268 of the laws of  1996,  is  amended  to
read as follows:
  c.  The  term  "tuition"  shall  mean  the total semester, quarter, or
classroom hour cost  of  instruction  to  the  student  as  periodically
published  in  the  catalogue of the institution, specifically excluding
mandatory fees, book charges, and room and board,  EXCEPT  THAT  TUITION
FOR INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAMS OFFERED BY EXCELSIOR COLLEGE AND APPROVED
BY  THE  REGENTS  OF  THE  UNIVERSITY  OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL BE
CONSTRUED AS INCLUDING CHARGES FOR ENROLLMENT, EXAMINATIONS, AND ADVISE-
MENT AND ENROLLMENT SERVICES.
  S 2. Subdivision 3 of section 669-b of the education law, as added  by
chapter 268 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows:
  3.  Notwithstanding  the  provisions of any other general, special, or
local law, rule, or regulation, any active member who  has  successfully
completed  advanced  individual  training  or  commissioning  and  other
requirements of the division of military and naval affairs  for  tuition
benefit eligibility shall be entitled to the tuition benefit provided by
this section upon his or her enrollment in a degree producing curriculum
in  any  institution,  OR,  IN  THE CASE OF AN INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAM
APPROVED BY THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF  THE  STATE  OF  NEW  YORK,
ENROLLMENT  IN  EXCELSIOR  COLLEGE FOR THE PURPOSE OF EARNING CREDIT FOR
INDEPENDENT STUDY TOWARD A DEGREE OFFERED BY THE INSTITUTION.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately, provided,  however,  that
the  amendments  to  section 669-b of the education law made by sections
one and two of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section  and
shall be deemed to be repealed therewith.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05429-01-5

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