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Jun 20, 2012 |
referred to higher education delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1430 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to higher education returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 13, 2011 |
referred to higher education delivered to assembly 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 |
Senate Bill S1789
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 11th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- 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
2011-S1789 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S1789 (ACTIVE) - Summary
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.
2011-S1789 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor 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
2011-S1789 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1789 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E 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
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