NY State Senate Bill 2011-S3382

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2011-S3382 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Higher Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add Art 14-B §§696 - 696-e, Ed L; add §99-t, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S2525
2013-2014: S2033
2015-2016: S219
2017-2018: S4122

2011-S3382 (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.

2011-S3382 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S3382

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the education law and
the state finance law,
in relation to establishing the higher education
community service opportunity act

PURPOSE:
To enact the Higher Education Community Service Opportunity Act to
extend to those who benefit from public support for postsecondary
education the opportunity to return to the citizens of New York State
a portion of the investment the State makes to better equip them to
meet the critical needs of Society.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
The bill enacts the Higher Education Community Service Opportunity
Act. It does not diminish resources currently available for higher
education, nor does it take funds away from existing programs. It
recognizes that the State of New York as a matter of public policy
makes taxpayer dollars available to support students as they seek to
attain their personal goals, and at the same time, hopefully, equip
themselves to help meet the demands facing our society. This
legislation seeks to tie together the investment of tax dollars in
human resources with an expectation that such investment will pay

dividends through the student becoming involved in community service
activities, working in a critical shortage occupation or putting his
or her skills to work in an area of the state that is deemed to have
a critical shortage of persons capable of filling critical societal
needs. If a student, within a ten-year period, feels he or she cannot
meet the state's expectations, the legislation provides that the
student will be expected to contribute a portion of the state's
support for his or her education to a trust fund. This contribution
to the trust fund would enhance student financial aid for students in
the future, and provide a means for others
to avail themselves of the opportunity to pursue a postsecondary
education. This bill establishes the Council on Higher Education
Community Service Opportunity within the Higher Education Services
Corporation to administer the program in which students would be
given the opportunity to become involved in community service
activities before, during and after their academic careers.

The council would be responsible for determining the relative dollar
value of each component of community service and the period of time,
not to exceed 10 years, needed to fulfill the obligation of not less
than 40 hours of community service. The council would designate
critical shortage areas of the state or critical shortage occupations
in which a student might meet his or her service obligation. In the
event a student elected not to become involved in a community service
option or failed to satisfactorily fulfill his or her obligation, the
council would be entitled to recover the remaining dollar value of
the student's obligation. The council would establish a Higher
Education Community Service Loan Program to provide low-interest
loans for students who make a commitment to engage in community
service. The bill also gives the council the responsibility to


develop a program to establish effective community service
connections between institutions of higher education and their
respective communities. The bill establishes the Higher Education
Community Service Opportunity Trust Fund consisting of monies
specifically appropriated by the Legislature; funds recovered from
students who fail to fulfill their service obligation; funds
derived from private gifts, bequests and donations; federal funds
specified for community service activities, and other monies credited
or transferred to the fund.

JUSTIFICATION:
Despite the greatest efforts of government, as well as concerned
groups and individuals, many pressing social needs and problems
remain unmet. Based on a belief that all Americans truly want to help
improve their communities, this legislation establishes a program
which links public support for postsecondary education to the
encouragement of community service activities. The bill seeks to
instill a sense of community by providing opportunities to
participate in community organizations and in service to citizens who
demonstrate social need, such as the elderly, the infirm, the poor,
the homeless and the disenfranchised. Without diminishing current
levels of support through direct tax dollar support for public
institutions of higher education, grants to independent institutions,
and general awards of student financial aid, the bill seeks to
establish a linkage between the benefit a student receives from such
support and opportunities to repay a debt to society through
community service.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2009-10, S.2525; 2007-2008, S.4337A; 2005-06, S.1389-A; 2003-04, S.7092;
1999-00, S.806; 1997-98, S.13; 1995-96, S.4484; 1993-94, S.5402

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
This bill would provide revenue to offset additional expenditures
through recovery of a portion of public support for postsecondary
education. The amount would depend on how many students fail to
fulfill their community service obligation and repay their allocable
share of public support for postsecondary education.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect September 1, 2011 provided, however, that
the sections establishing community service obligations for students
and establishing reports by students and the council shall take
effect September 1, 2012.

2011-S3382 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3382

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 17, 2011
                               ___________

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  ACT  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.
                                                           LBD06729-01-1

S. 3382                             2

  THE  LEGISLATURE  AFFIRMS ITS COMMITMENT TO AND DECRIES ANY DIMINUTION
OF PUBLIC SUPPORT OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION IN NEW YORK STATE,  IN  THE
FORM  OF  DIRECT SUBSIDIES OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, GRANTS TO INDEPENDENT
INSTITUTIONS, AND GENERAL AWARDS OF STUDENT FINANCIAL  AID.  IT  FURTHER
FINDS  THAT  STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM SUCH SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF
THEIR LIVES AND CAREERS BY INCREASED OPPORTUNITY, ENHANCED EARNING POWER
AND THE PROSPECT OF UPWARD SOCIAL MOBILITY;  THAT  IN  RETURN  FOR  THIS
ASSISTANCE  AND  ITS  RESULTING  ADVANTAGES  STUDENTS  OWE  SOME FORM OF
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO THE SOCIETY THAT HAS HELPED SUSTAIN  THEM  AND  THEIR
DREAMS.
  THE LEGISLATURE THEREFORE FINDS THAT UNMET SOCIAL NEEDS AND THE DESIRE
OF THOSE WHO HAVE BENEFITTED FROM SOCIETY'S ASSISTANCE WITH THEIR EDUCA-
TION  TO  RETURN  SOMETHING TO SOCIETY ARE NOT EXCLUSIVE OF ONE ANOTHER;
THAT PRESSING HUMAN, EDUCATIONAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC SAFETY  NEEDS
CAN  BE  MET BY OFFERING STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPAY THEIR DEBT BY
HELPING TO MEET THOSE NEEDS BEFORE, DURING OR AFTER THEIR  POSTSECONDARY
ACADEMIC CAREERS WITHOUT DISPLACING EXISTING WORKERS.
  S  696-B.  DEFINITIONS.  AS  USED IN THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS
SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED:
  1. "COMMUNITY SERVICE" SHALL MEAN SERVICE WHICH IS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE
THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTS OR TO SOLVE PARTICULAR PROB-
LEMS RELATED TO THEIR NEEDS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,  SUCH  FIELDS
AS  HEALTH  CARE,  CHILD CARE, SERVICES TO THE ELDERLY, THE DISABLED AND
THE INFIRM, LITERACY  TRAINING,  EDUCATION,  WELFARE,  SOCIAL  SERVICES,
TRANSPORTATION,  HOUSING  AND  NEIGHBORHOOD  IMPROVEMENT, PUBLIC SAFETY,
VOLUNTEER FIRE AND AMBULANCE  SERVICE,  CRIME  PREVENTION  AND  CONTROL,
RECREATION,  RURAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT, CAREERS IN PUBLIC
SERVICE, AND PUBLIC ADVOCACY.
  2. "COUNCIL" SHALL MEAN THE  COUNCIL  ON  HIGHER  EDUCATION  COMMUNITY
SERVICE  OPPORTUNITY CREATED BY SECTION SIX HUNDRED NINETY-SIX-C OF THIS
ARTICLE.
  3. "CRITICAL SHORTAGE AREA" SHALL MEAN ANY  GEOGRAPHICAL  AREA  DESIG-
NATED  BY  THE COUNCIL ON HIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY
AS HAVING A SHORTAGE OF PERSONS QUALIFIED  TO  FILL  UNMET  EDUCATIONAL,
HEALTH CARE, HUMAN SERVICE, ENVIRONMENTAL OR PUBLIC SAFETY NEEDS.
  4.  "CRITICAL  SHORTAGE OCCUPATION" SHALL MEAN ANY OCCUPATION, PROFES-
SION, TRADE OR VOCATION DESIGNATED BY THE COUNCIL  ON  HIGHER  EDUCATION
COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY AS HAVING AN INSUFFICIENT NUMBER OF QUALI-
FIED  PERSONNEL  TO  FILL UNMET EDUCATIONAL, HEALTH CARE, HUMAN SERVICE,
ENVIRONMENTAL OR PUBLIC SAFETY NEEDS.
  5. "PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION" SHALL  INCLUDE  AWARDS
TO STUDENTS UNDER THE TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PURSUANT TO SECTION SIX
HUNDRED  SIXTY-SEVEN  OF THIS TITLE, TAX DOLLARS APPROPRIATED FOR PUBLIC
INSTITUTIONS, AND STUDENT FINANCIAL AID DERIVED FROM STATE AID TO  INDE-
PENDENT  COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED TWEN-
TY-NINE OF THIS CHAPTER.
  S 696-C. COUNCIL ON HIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY. 1.
THERE IS HEREBY CREATED WITHIN THE HIGHER EDUCATION SERVICES CORPORATION
A COUNCIL ON HIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNITY SERVICE  OPPORTUNITY  CONSISTING
OF  FOURTEEN  MEMBERS  AS FOLLOWS: THE COMMISSIONER, THE COMMISSIONER OF
HEALTH, THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY  SERVICES,
THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  ENVIRONMENTAL  CONSERVATION,  THE DIRECTOR OF THE
STATE OFFICE FOR THE AGING, THE CHANCELLOR OF THE  STATE  UNIVERSITY  OF
NEW  YORK,  THE  CHANCELLOR  OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, AND THE
PRESIDENT OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION SERVICES CORPORATION OR  THEIR  DESIG-
NEES  UNDER  WRITTEN  DESIGNATION;  AND  SIX  ADDITIONAL  MEMBERS  TO BE

S. 3382                             3

APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, INCLUDING  TWO  MEMBERS  APPOINTED  UPON  THE
RECOMMENDATION  OF THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND TWO MEMBERS
APPOINTED UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY.    THE
COUNCIL  SHALL  INCLUDE  AT  LEAST  ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF AN INDEPENDENT
INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND AT LEAST ONE STUDENT. DUE  CONSIDER-
ATION  SHALL BE GIVEN TO THE APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR
EXPERTISE IN THE FIELDS  OF  EDUCATION  AND  COMMUNITY  SERVICE  ISSUES.
MEMBERS  OF  THE COUNCIL SHALL DESIGNATE ONE OF THE APPOINTED MEMBERS AS
CHAIRPERSON AND ONE AS VICE CHAIRPERSON. THE  PRESIDENT  OF  THE  HIGHER
EDUCATION SERVICES CORPORATION SHALL SERVE AS CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFI-
CER  OF  THE  COUNCIL.  THE COUNCIL SHALL TERMINATE SEPTEMBER FIRST, TWO
THOUSAND THIRTEEN.
  2. THE COUNCIL SHALL MEET ONCE EACH ANNUAL QUARTER AND  AS  FREQUENTLY
AS  ITS BUSINESS MAY REQUIRE. THE APPOINTED MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL SHALL
BE REIMBURSED FOR THEIR REASONABLE AND  NECESSARY  TRAVELING  AND  OTHER
EXPENSES  INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES. NO ADDI-
TIONAL COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE SHALL
BE RECEIVED BY MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
  S 696-D. RECOGNITION OF COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES. 1. EACH  STUDENT
WHO  ATTENDS  A POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTION IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL
BE DEEMED TO HAVE INCURRED AN OBLIGATION TO THE CITIZENS OF NEW YORK FOR
AN ALLOCABLE SHARE OF STATE SUPPORT FOR  POSTSECONDARY  EDUCATION.  SUCH
OBLIGATION SHALL BE MET THROUGH INVOLVEMENT IN NOT LESS THAN FORTY HOURS
OF  COMMUNITY  SERVICE  ACTIVITIES  PURSUANT  TO THIS ARTICLE WITHIN TEN
YEARS AFTER THE STUDENT CEASES TO BE A STUDENT; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,  THAT
A STUDENT MAY APPLY COMMUNITY SERVICE CREDITS ACCRUED PRIOR TO OR DURING
HIS  OR HER POSTSECONDARY ACADEMIC CAREER TOWARD FULFILLING SUCH SERVICE
OBLIGATION. WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER THE STUDENT CEASES TO BE A STUDENT, HE
OR SHE SHALL APPLY TO THE COUNCIL, ON SUCH FORM  AS  THE  COUNCIL  SHALL
PRESCRIBE,  FOR  APPROVAL  OF A COMMUNITY SERVICE OPTION TO FULFILL SUCH
OBLIGATION. SUCH FORM SHALL INCLUDE AN ELECTION  TO  FULFILL  THE  OBLI-
GATION PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION.
  2.  THE  COUNCIL  SHALL (A) MAINTAIN AN INVENTORY OF COMMUNITY SERVICE
OPPORTUNITIES ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION, INCLUDING A LIST  OF  CRITICAL
SHORTAGE AREAS OF NEW YORK STATE AND A LIST OF CRITICAL SHORTAGE OCCUPA-
TIONS;  (B)  ESTABLISH  A  SCHEDULE OF THE RELATIVE DOLLAR VALUE OF EACH
COMPONENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICE AGAINST WHICH A STUDENT'S OBLIGATION  MAY
BE AMORTIZED; (C) ESTABLISH A TIME PERIOD DURING WHICH THE STUDENT SHALL
FULFILL THE OBLIGATION.
  3.  A  STUDENT  MAY  APPLY  TO THE COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL OF A COMMUNITY
SERVICE COMPONENT OF HIS OR HER OWN DESIGN. IF THE COUNCIL ACCEPTS  SUCH
COMMUNITY  SERVICE COMPONENT, IT SHALL ESTABLISH A RELATIVE DOLLAR VALUE
AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION.
  4. IN THE EVENT A STUDENT ELECTS NOT TO BECOME INVOLVED IN A COMMUNITY
SERVICE OPTION OR FAILS TO SATISFACTORILY FULFILL HIS OR HER OBLIGATION,
THE COUNCIL SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECOVER FROM THE STUDENT AN  AMOUNT  TO
BE DETERMINED BY THE FORMULA:
                                A = B (T-S)
                                    ------
                                        T
IN  WHICH  "A"  IS  THE  AMOUNT  OF  REPAYMENT;  "B" IS THE VALUE OF THE
STUDENT'S ALLOCABLE SHARE OF PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION;
"T" IS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MONTHS IN THE STUDENT'S PERIOD  OF  OBLIGATED
SERVICES  AS ESTABLISHED BY THE COUNCIL; AND "S" IS THE NUMBER OF MONTHS
OF SERVICE ACTUALLY RENDERED BY THE STUDENT. ANY AMOUNT WHICH THE  COUN-

S. 3382                             4

CIL  IS  ENTITLED TO RECOVER UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE PAID WITHIN
THE TEN-YEAR PERIOD SPECIFIED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
  5.  THE  COUNCIL  SHALL ESTABLISH A HIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNITY SERVICE
LOAN PROGRAM TO PROVIDE LOW-INTEREST  LOANS  FOR  STUDENTS  WHO  MAKE  A
COMMITMENT TO ENGAGE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE. SUCH LOANS SHALL BE FUNDED BY
THE  HIGHER  EDUCATION  COMMUNITY  SERVICE OPPORTUNITY TRUST FUND ESTAB-
LISHED BY SECTION NINETY-NINE-T OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.  IN THE  EVENT
A  STUDENT FAILS TO FULFILL HIS OR HER COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMITMENT, ANY
LOAN PROVIDED UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BECOME  DUE  AND  PAYABLE  IN
FULL,  INCLUDING REMAINING PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST; PROVIDED FURTHER THAT
THE COUNCIL SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECOVER A PENALTY EQUAL TO THE INTEREST
ON THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE ORIGINAL LOAN.
  6. THE COUNCIL SHALL ESTABLISH CRITERIA WHEREBY A STUDENT MAY,  BEFORE
OR  DURING HIS OR HER POSTSECONDARY ACADEMIC CAREER, ENGAGE IN COMMUNITY
SERVICE AND ESTABLISH CREDITS WHICH CAN BE APPLIED TO THE SERVICE  OBLI-
GATION UPON GRADUATION.
  7.  AMOUNTS  RECOVERED  PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISIONS FOUR AND FIVE OF THIS
SECTION SHALL BE DEPOSITED IN THE  HIGHER  EDUCATION  COMMUNITY  SERVICE
OPPORTUNITY TRUST FUND ESTABLISHED BY SECTION NINETY-NINE-T OF THE STATE
FINANCE LAW.
  8.  ANY  OBLIGATION  TO  COMPLY  WITH  PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT SHALL BE
CANCELLED UPON THE DEATH OF THE STUDENT.  THE  COUNCIL  SHALL  ESTABLISH
CRITERIA  FOR THE WAIVER OR SUSPENSION OF ANY FINANCIAL OBLIGATION WHICH
WOULD INVOLVE EXTREME HARDSHIP.
  9. THE COUNCIL SHALL DEVELOP A PROGRAM TO ESTABLISH EFFECTIVE COMMUNI-
TY SERVICE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN  INSTITUTIONS  OF  HIGHER  EDUCATION  AND
THEIR  RESPECTIVE  COMMUNITIES.  IT  SHALL  OVERSEE THE DISSEMINATION OF
INFORMATION REGARDING EXISTING  COMMUNITY  SERVICE  OPPORTUNITIES,  MAKE
COMMUNITY  SERVICE  CONNECTIONS  BETWEEN  STUDENTS  AND THE COMMUNITIES,
ENCOURAGE THE INTEGRATION OF  PUBLIC  AND  COMMUNITY  SERVICE  INTO  THE
CURRICULUM,  PROVIDE  GUIDANCE  AND  COORDINATION,  MONITOR AND EVALUATE
COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES, PROMOTE THE  CONTINUATION  OF
PUBLIC  AND  COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND ENCOURAGE LENDERS TO DEVELOP LOW-IN-
TEREST LOAN PROGRAMS FOR POSTSECONDARY STUDENTS AS AN INCENTIVE TO  SEEK
OUT  COMMUNITY  SERVICE  OPPORTUNITIES  BEFORE,  DURING  AND AFTER THEIR
ACADEMIC CAREERS.
  S 696-E. REPORTS. 1. A STUDENT WHO ELECTS TO FULFILL HIS OR HER  OBLI-
GATION  THROUGH  COMMUNITY SERVICE SHALL REPORT TO THE COUNCIL, ON FORMS
PRESCRIBED BY IT, AT THE END OF EACH CALENDAR YEAR OF SUCH  SERVICE,  AS
TO THE PERFORMANCE OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICE CONTINUING UNTIL THE STUDENT
SHALL  HAVE  COMPLETED, OR IT IS DETERMINED HE OR SHE SHALL NOT BE OBLI-
GATED TO COMPLETE, SUCH SERVICE OBLIGATION.
  2. THE COUNCIL SHALL REPORT BY SEPTEMBER FIRST OF  EACH  YEAR  TO  THE
GOVERNOR,  THE  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF  THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE
ASSEMBLY AND THE CHAIRS OF THE FISCAL AND HIGHER EDUCATION COMMITTEES OF
THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY ON THE PROGRESS OF THE PROGRAM AND THE RECEIPTS,
DISBURSEMENTS AND BALANCES IN THE  HIGHER  EDUCATION  COMMUNITY  SERVICE
OPPORTUNITY TRUST FUND.
  S  2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 99-t to
read as follows:
  S 99-T. HIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY TRUST FUND.  1.
THERE  IS  HEREBY  CREATED IN THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER
AND THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND FINANCE A FUND TO BE KNOWN  AS  THE
HIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY TRUST FUND.
  2.  SUCH FUND SHALL CONSIST OF MONIES SPECIFICALLY APPROPRIATED BY THE
LEGISLATURE FOR IMPLEMENTING OR SUPPORTING  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  ARTICLE

S. 3382                             5

FOURTEEN-B  OF  THE EDUCATION LAW; MONIES DEPOSITED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVI-
SION FOUR OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED  NINETY-SIX-D  OF  THE  EDUCATION  LAW;
MONIES  DERIVED  FROM PRIVATE GIFTS, BEQUESTS AND DONATIONS; AND FEDERAL
FUNDS  SPECIFIED  FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES; AND ANY OTHER MONIES
CREDITED OR TRANSFERRED THERETO FROM ANY OTHER FUND OR SOURCES  PURSUANT
TO LAW.
  3.  MONIES OF THE FUND, FOLLOWING APPROPRIATION BY THE LEGISLATURE AND
ALLOCATION BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET, SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR SUPPORT
OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AWARDS PROVIDED BY SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  SECTION
SIX HUNDRED FIVE OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
  4.  MONIES  SHALL BE PAYABLE FROM THE FUND ON THE AUDIT AND WARRANT OF
THE COMPTROLLER ON VOUCHERS APPROVED BY THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
OF THE COUNCIL ON HIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY.
  S 3.  This act shall take effect September 1, 2011, provided, however,
that sections 696-d and 696-e of the education law, as added by  section
one of this act, shall take effect September 1, 2012.

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2011-S3382 (ACTIVE) - Details

2011-S3382 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2011-S3382 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S3382 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee

2011-S3382 (ACTIVE) - Details

2011-S3382 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2011-S3382 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S3382 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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