Senate Bill S4673A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes colleges to offer additional programs or degrees if they have met certain criteria

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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-S4673 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6866
2017-2018: S4577
2019-2020: S834
2021-2022: S1696
2023-2024: S38

2015-S4673 - Summary

Authorizes colleges to offer additional programs or degrees if they have met certain criteria.

2015-S4673 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4673 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4673

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              April 1, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT  authorizing  colleges  and  universities  to  offer  additional
  programs and degrees

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

  Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any  general  or  special
law  to the contrary, a nonprofit degree-granting college, as defined by
section 2 of the education law may  offer  or  institute  an  additional
program or degree if that college (1) has maintained a physical presence
and  operated continuously in the state for the immediately preceding 10
years and (2) is accredited without sanction by  Middle  States  Associ-
ation  of  Colleges  and Schools or the New York state board of regents.
Any such college that does not satisfy all of  the  provisions  of  this
section shall comply with the procedures and criteria established by the
board of regents.
  S 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2016.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08092-01-5


              

2015-S4673A - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6866
2017-2018: S4577
2019-2020: S834
2021-2022: S1696
2023-2024: S38

2015-S4673A - Summary

Authorizes colleges to offer additional programs or degrees if they have met certain criteria.

2015-S4673A - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4673A - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 4673--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              April 1, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Higher  Education  --
  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
  recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  authorizing  colleges  and  universities  to  offer  additional
  programs and degrees

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

  Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any  general  or  special
law to the contrary, a college, as defined by section 2 of the education
law  may  offer  or  institute  an  additional program or degree if that
college (1) has maintained a physical presence and operated continuously
in the state for the immediately preceding 10 years and (2)  is  accred-
ited  without  sanction  by  Middle  States  Association of Colleges and
Schools or the New York state board of regents.  Any such  college  that
does not satisfy all of the provisions of this section shall comply with
the procedures and criteria established by the board of regents.
  S 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2016.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08092-02-5


              

co-Sponsors

2015-S4673B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6866
2017-2018: S4577
2019-2020: S834
2021-2022: S1696
2023-2024: S38

2015-S4673B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes colleges to offer additional programs or degrees if they have met certain criteria.

2015-S4673B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4673B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 4673--B

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              April 1, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT  authorizing  colleges  and  universities  to  offer  additional
  programs and degrees

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

  Section  1.  Notwithstanding  the provisions of any general or special
law to the contrary, a college, as defined by section 2 of the education
law may offer or institute an  additional  program  or  degree  if  that
college (1) has maintained a physical presence and operated continuously
in  the  state for the immediately preceding 10 years and (2) is accred-
ited without sanction by  Middle  States  Association  of  Colleges  and
Schools  or  the New York state board of regents.  Any such college that
does not satisfy all of the provisions of this section shall comply with
the procedures and criteria established by the board of regents.
  S 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2017.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08092-04-6


              

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