S367-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
• Jan 5, 2011: REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

S367-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S367

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the education law, in relation to granting academic credit at
state operated
institutions of the state university of New York and the senior colleges
of the city university of New York
to volunteer
firefighters
and emergency medical technicians

PURPOSE:
This legislation would give college course credit to volunteer
firefighters and emergency medical technicians for performing
volunteer activities and completing training and development courses
taken in connection with their volunteer services.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
A new section, 669-d, is added to the education law.

JUSTIFICATION:
This bill would promote volunteerism among the youth and give those
volunteers an incentive to continue their education. Specifically,
the bill grants SUNY and CUNY students 6 course credits per year
towards their undergraduate elective course requirements for
performing volunteer firefighter services and completing related
training.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2003-2004: S.4107 Referred to Higher Education
2007: S.1701 Referred to Higher Education
2008: S.1701 Referred to Higher Education
2009: S.409  Referred to Higher Education
2010: S.409  Referred to Higher Education

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding the
date on which it shall have become a law.

S367-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                          367
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 (PREFILED)
 January 5, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ROBACH -- 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  granting  academic
 credit  at  state operated institutions of the state university of New
 York and the senior colleges of the city university  of  New  York  to
 volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians
 

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 section  669-e
 to read as follows:

 

S  669-E.    COURSE  CREDIT  FOR  VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS AND EMERGENCY
 MEDICAL TECHNICIANS.  1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM  "VOLUN
 TEER FIREFIGHTER" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION
 THREE OF THE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS' BENEFIT LAW.
 2. EVERY VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN WHO IS
 ALSO  ENROLLED  ON A FULL-TIME BASIS AS AN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT IN GOOD
 STANDING, AT AN INSTITUTION WITHIN THE STATE  UNIVERSITY  SYSTEM,  SHALL
 UPON  APPLICATION  BE  GRANTED  SIX  ACADEMIC CREDITS PER YEAR AND SIXTY
 CREDITS IN THE AGGREGATE TOWARDS HIS OR HER DEGREE. NO FEE,  TUITION  OR
 OTHER  CHARGE SHALL BE ASSESSED AGAINST A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER OR EMER
 GENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN WHO QUALIFIES FOR SUCH CREDIT PURSUANT TO  THIS
 SECTION.
 3.  THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE CITY UNIVER
 SITY OF NEW YORK SHALL ADOPT SUCH PROCEDURES AS ARE NECESSARY  TO  FULLY
 IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
 

S  2.  This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01920-01-1

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