Relates to the innovation and commercialization functions of the state university. / Sponsor: LAVALLE Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Authorizes dental hygienists to provide such services without supervision in collaboration with a licensed dentist under a collaborative practice agreement. / Sponsor: RITCHIE Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Relates to meetings and absences of the board of regents. / Sponsor: FLANAGAN Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Requires thirty-six hours of mandatory continuing education for mental health practitioners during each triennial registration period; makes related provisions. / Sponsor: ROBACH Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Relates to pre and post test reporting requirements, test site registration and sign in. / Sponsor: LAVALLE Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Provides for the licensing and regulates the practice of anesthesiologist assistants. / Sponsor: HANNON Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Provides that vacancies in the office of regent shall be filled by appointment. / Sponsor: LAVALLE Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Requires public and private colleges and universities to provide all incoming and current students with information relating to suicide prevention and resources available to them on campus. / Sponsor: HUNTLEY Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Establishes requirements for certification as a pharmacy technician; establishes no person shall act as a pharmacy technician unless registered by the state board of pharmacy. / Sponsor: FUSCHILLO Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Requires the education commissioner to establish standards requiring that one hour of the three hours of coursework or training required of certain specified health care professionals regarding the identification and reporting of child abuse and maltreatment include information regarding the relationship between child abuse and domestic violence and the identification of behavioral and physical indicators of domestic violence. / Sponsor: HASSELL-THOMPSON Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Provides for the licensing and regulation of the profession of reflexology. / Sponsor: LIBOUS Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Provides tuition awards to children of veterans who served in armed conflict; amends the current law which provides regents awards to children of certain veterans of wars and disabled veterans in order to provide a free college education to children of any veteran who served in armed conflict regardless of disability status; defines amount of the tuition award, duration, and applicability. / Sponsor: KENNEDY Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Establishes a demonstration program of physician assistant training in underserved areas by students of foreign institutions. / Sponsor: LAVALLE Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Relates to observance of Eid Ul-Fitr and Eid Ul-Adha by institutions within the state university and the city university of New York. / Sponsor: AVELLA Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Enacts various legislation designed to make college more affordable for the citizens of the state. / Sponsor: LAVALLE Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Directs the state university trustees to promulgate and enforce a sweat-free code of conduct for the licensing and purchase of apparel at colleges and universities of the state university; requires provision in contracts with apparel manufacturers providing for the termination thereof if the manufacturer uses a sweatshop; requires that at least one member of the special task force on the apparel industry be a representative of the state university of New York. / Sponsor: HASSELL-THOMPSON Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Includes active duty military and certain veterans going to college under the new GI bill in the definition of resident as it relates to community colleges and state-aided four-year colleges. / Sponsor: ROBACH Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Relates to establishing the state university commercialization facilities use policy. / Sponsor: LAVALLE Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Sponsor: RULES COM Castelli Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Requires institutions of higher education to disclose the average dollar amount of institutional aid awarded to students. / Sponsor: LAVALLE Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION