S1789-2011 - NY Senate Open Legislation - Provides a program fee option for graduate students to allow continued access to certain facilities within the state university

Provides a program fee option to allow graduate students who have taken at least 30 credits towards the completion of a degree to maintain access to certain facilities within the state university in order to continue a research project or to pursue other academic requirements.

Sponsor: STAVISKY / Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION
Law Section: Education Law / Law: Amd S355, Ed L

S1789-2011 Actions

Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
Jan 4, 2012: returned to senate
Jan 4, 2012: died in assembly
Jun 13, 2011: referred to higher education
Jun 13, 2011: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
Jun 13, 2011: PASSED SENATE
May 23, 2011: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
May 18, 2011: 2ND REPORT CAL.
May 17, 2011: 1ST REPORT CAL.745
Jan 12, 2011: REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

S1789-2011 Meetings

Higher Education: May 17, 2011

S1789-2011 Calendars

Active List: Jun 13, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 23, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 24, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 25, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 1, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 2, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 6, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 7, 2011

S1789-2011 Votes

VOTE: COMMITTEE VOTE: - Higher Education - May 17, 2011

Ayes (17): LaValle, Alesi, Flanagan, Griffo, Grisanti, Maziarz, Ritchie, Robach, Seward, Stavisky, Kennedy, Krueger, Oppenheimer, Parker, Rivera, Serrano, Carlucci
Ayes W/R (1): Zeldin

VOTE: FLOOR VOTE: - Jun 13, 2011

Ayes (61): Adams, Addabbo, Alesi, Avella, Bonacic, Breslin, Carlucci, DeFrancisco, Diaz, Dilan, Duane, Espaillat, Farley, Flanagan, Fuschillo, Gallivan, Gianaris, Golden, Griffo, Grisanti, Hannon, Hassell-Thompson, Huntley, Johnson, Kennedy, Klein, Krueger, Kruger, Lanza, Larkin, LaValle, Libous, Little, Marcellino, Martins, Maziarz, McDonald, Montgomery, Nozzolio, O'Mara, Oppenheimer, Parker, Peralta, Perkins, Ranzenhofer, Ritchie, Rivera, Robach, Saland, Sampson, Savino, Serrano, Seward, Skelos, Smith, Squadron, Stavisky, Stewart-Cousins, Valesky, Young, Zeldin
Nays (1): Ball

S1789-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S1789

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the education law, in relation to providing a program fee
option for graduate students

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This bill would provide that the trustees of the state university will
provide an access fee option for graduate and doctoral students.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Paragraph h of subdivision 2 of section 355 of the education law is
amended by adding a new subparagraph 10. This bill would specifically
state that an access fee is an option for the trustees of the state
university in the exercise of their power to regulate tuition charges.
This would allow a matriculated graduate or doctoral student who has
taken at least 30 credits of course work towards the completion of a
degree to maintain access to certain university facilities through
payment of an access fee not to exceed the cost of 1 credit of the
students program of study.

JUSTIFICATION:
A program fee option has been available at the University of
Massachusetts since 1969. Graduate students have maintained the right
to use certain university facilities which enables them to work
toward their degrees even when they are not enrolled in courses.
Students that may be returning to continue their education are now
assisted in allowing them to continue their progress toward advanced
degrees in a manner which takes into account their personal and
professional needs.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
This bill has been previously introduced.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There is no cost to the state. In the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
increased enrollment and revenue have accrued as students have
recognized the advantages of this program fee option.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

S1789-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
                                          1789
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 January 12, 2011
 
 Introduced  by Sen. STAVISKY -- 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  providing  a  program
 fee option for graduate students
 

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

 

Section 1. Paragraph h of subdivision 2 of section 355 of  the  educa
 tion law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 10 to read as follows:

 (10) THE TRUSTEES SHALL ALSO ESTABLISH AN ACCESS FEE OPTION THAT WOULD
 ALLOW A STUDENT WHO IS A CANDIDATE FOR A GRADUATE OR PROFESSIONAL DEGREE
 AND  HAS  COMPLETED  AT  LEAST  THIRTY  CREDITS,  AND  IS  ON LEAVE FROM
 FULL-TIME STUDY, TO MAINTAIN ACCESS TO  CERTAIN  FACILITIES  WITHIN  THE
 STATE  UNIVERSITY SUCH AS LIBRARIES, COMPUTERS AND/OR STUDENT CENTERS IN
 ORDER TO CONTINUE  A  RESEARCH  PROJECT  OR  TO  PURSUE  OTHER  ACADEMIC
 REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE UNIVERSITY, WITHOUT BEING ENROLLED
 IN  REGULAR  CREDIT  COURSES.  SUCH FEE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE COST OF ONE
 CREDIT OF THE STUDENT'S PROGRAM OF GRADUATE OR DOCTORATE COURSE WORK  AS
 ESTABLISHED BY THE TRUSTEES OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06270-01-1

S1789-2011: Provides a program fee option for graduate students to allow continued access to certain facilities within the state university