Senate Bill S219A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Enacts the "higher education community service opportunity act"

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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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2015-S219 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 14-B §§696 - 696-e, Ed L; add §99-y, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2525
2011-2012: S3382
2013-2014: S2033
2017-2018: S4122

2015-S219 - Summary

Enacts the "higher education community service opportunity act" to encourage and promote a program whereby students who have benefitted from society's assistance with their post secondary education return their talents to society to assist with pressing human, educational, environmental and public safety concerns; creates the higher education community service opportunity trust fund.

2015-S219 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S219 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   219

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law and the state finance law, in relation
  to establishing the higher education community service opportunity act

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

  Section  1.  The education law is amended by adding a new article 14-B
to read as follows:
                              ARTICLE 14-B
           HIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY ACT
SECTION 696. SHORT TITLE.
        696-A. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
        696-B. DEFINITIONS.
        696-C. COUNCIL ON HIGHER EDUCATION  COMMUNITY  SERVICE  OPPORTU-
                 NITY.
        696-D. RECOGNITION OF COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES.
        696-E. REPORTS.
  S  696.  SHORT TITLE. THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AND
REFERRED TO AS THE "HIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY ACT".
  S 696-A.  LEGISLATIVE  FINDINGS.  THE  LEGISLATURE  HEREBY  FINDS  AND
DECLARES  THAT  PRESSING  SOCIAL  NEEDS  AND  PROBLEMS  REMAIN UNMET AND
UNSOLVED DESPITE THE GREATEST EFFORTS OF GOVERNMENT, AND THAT THE DESIRE
OF ALL AMERICANS TO ADDRESS THESE PROBLEMS REMAINS RESOLUTE. THE  LEGIS-
LATURE  ALSO FINDS THAT ALL AMERICANS HOLD THE KEYS TO IMPROVED COMMUNI-
TIES AND BETTER CITIZENSHIP THROUGH SERVICE TO STATE  AND  COUNTRY  THAT
AFFIRMS  THEIR  SHARED  VALUES AND HOPES. AS WELL, THE LEGISLATURE FINDS
THAT CIVIC AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY CAN  BEST  BE  LEARNED  BY  PARTIC-
IPATION  IN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND IN SERVICE TO THOSE CITIZENS WHO
DEMONSTRATE SOCIAL NEED, SUCH AS THE ELDERLY, THE INFIRM, THE POOR,  THE
HOMELESS AND THE DISENFRANCHISED.

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

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2015-S219A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 14-B §§696 - 696-e, Ed L; add §99-y, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2525
2011-2012: S3382
2013-2014: S2033
2017-2018: S4122

2015-S219A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "higher education community service opportunity act" to encourage and promote a program whereby students who have benefitted from society's assistance with their post secondary education return their talents to society to assist with pressing human, educational, environmental and public safety concerns; creates the higher education community service opportunity trust fund.

2015-S219A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S219A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 219--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  LAVALLE, FUNKE -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher  Education
  -- recommitted to the Committee on Higher Education in accordance with
  Senate  Rule  6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the education law and the state finance law, in relation
  to establishing the higher education community service opportunity act

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

  Section  1.  The education law is amended by adding a new article 14-B
to read as follows:
                              ARTICLE 14-B
           HIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY ACT
SECTION 696. SHORT TITLE.
        696-A. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
        696-B. DEFINITIONS.
        696-C. COUNCIL ON HIGHER EDUCATION  COMMUNITY  SERVICE  OPPORTU-
                 NITY.
        696-D. RECOGNITION OF COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES.
        696-E. REPORTS.
  S  696.  SHORT TITLE. THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AND
REFERRED TO AS THE "HIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY ACT".
  S 696-A.  LEGISLATIVE  FINDINGS.  THE  LEGISLATURE  HEREBY  FINDS  AND
DECLARES  THAT  PRESSING  SOCIAL  NEEDS  AND  PROBLEMS  REMAIN UNMET AND
UNSOLVED DESPITE THE GREATEST EFFORTS OF GOVERNMENT, AND THAT THE DESIRE
OF ALL AMERICANS TO ADDRESS THESE PROBLEMS REMAINS RESOLUTE. THE  LEGIS-
LATURE  ALSO FINDS THAT ALL AMERICANS HOLD THE KEYS TO IMPROVED COMMUNI-
TIES AND BETTER CITIZENSHIP THROUGH SERVICE TO STATE  AND  COUNTRY  THAT
AFFIRMS  THEIR  SHARED  VALUES AND HOPES. AS WELL, THE LEGISLATURE FINDS
THAT CIVIC AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY CAN  BEST  BE  LEARNED  BY  PARTIC-

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

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