S2408-2013 Actions

• Jan 17, 2013: REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

S2408-2013 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S2408

TITLE  OF  BILL:    An  act  to amend chapter 548 of the laws of 2004,
amending the education law relating to  certain  tuition  waivers  for
police  officer  students  of  the  city  university  of  New York, in
relation to making permanent the provisions of such chapter

PURPOSE:

This bill continues for 2 years, a tuition waiver for one  course  for
police  officer students in baccalaureate or higher degree programs at
CUNY.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of the bill amends chapter 548 of the  laws  of  2004  which
required  the  Board  of  Trustees  of the city University of New York
(CUNY) to promulgate regulations to permit members  of  the  New  York
City  police  Department  who  are  enrolled  in programs leading to a
baccalaureate or higher degree at CUNY, to  take  one  course  without
tuition,  on  a  space  available  basis,  provided that the course is
related to their employment as a police officer.

JUSTIFICATION:

The original bill (chapter 548 of 2004) was based on a tuition  waiver
program  sponsored  by John Jay College of Criminal Justice during the
late 1970s through the 1980s.  It  provides  a  strong  incentive  for
police  officers  to  pursue higher education by authorizing a tuition
wavier for one course for police officer students at CUNY.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

S.7645 Referred to Rules A.11016 Referred to Higher Education

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

Immediately.

S2408-2013 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         2408
 2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 January 17, 2013
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ADAMS  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
 

AN ACT to amend chapter 548 of the laws of 2004, amending the  education
 law relating to certain tuition waivers for police officer students of
 the  city  university of New York, in relation to making permanent the
 provisions of such chapter
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section  1.

Section 2 of chapter 548 of the laws of 2004, amending the
 education law relating to certain tuition  waivers  for  police  officer
 students of the city university of New York, as amended by chapter 70 of
 the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:

 

S  2.  This act shall take effect immediately [and shall expire and be
 deemed repealed July 1, 2014].
 

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