Allows a person with a master's of social work degree who meets certain requirements to file to be licensed within one year of the effective date of this act. / Sponsor: PARKER Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Relates to tuition increases, leasing, contracting, and the overall daily operation at the State University of New York at Buffalo. / Sponsor: MAZIARZ Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Expands the definition of the practice of podiatry to include conditions of the ankle and all soft tissue structures of the leg below the knee anatomically affecting the foot and ankle; establishes podiatrists licensed prior to the effective date of this act need to be certified to operate on the ankle; provides for the conducting of office based surgery by podiatrists; directs the department of health to study the feasibility of a podiatrist profiling program; authorizes the calling of a physician as an expert witness in a podiatric medical malpractice cause of action. / Sponsor: LIBOUS Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Creates the New York DREAM fund commission, which shall be committed to advancing the educational opportunities of children of immigrants through scholarship programs that provide assistance with the costs of higher education; makes family tuition accounts available to account owners who provide a valid taxpayer identification number. / Sponsor: KLEIN Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Authorizes and directs the board of regents and the state education department to conduct a comprehensive study of nursing education programs across the state and develop a model for improved articulation of the education program for career mobility from one classification to another in the field of nursing; enacts the "Development of Model for Articulation and Career Mobility Act". / Sponsor: MONTGOMERY Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Requires registered professional nurses to attain a baccalaureate degree in nursing within ten years of their initial licensure; provides exemptions for those currently licensed or enrolled in nursing programs. / Sponsor: ALESI Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Provides for the licensure of dietitians and nutritionists; defines the practice thereof. / Sponsor: LAVALLE 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

Amends provisions regarding prescriptions for and supervision over student housing and safety by councils of SUNY state-operated institutions: provides that councils shall (in prescribing for and exercising supervision over student housing and safety) explicitly provide for training for campus security and other institutional personnel, including campus disciplinary or judicial boards, that addresses issues of rape, sexual harassment and other gender-motivated offenses; the development of support services and programs, including medical or psychological counseling, specifically targeted to assist victims of rape or other gender-related offenses; the creation, dissemination and provision of assistance and information about options available to such victims regarding the bringing of disciplinary or other legal action; and implementation of rape education and prevention programs; defines gender-motivated offense. / Sponsor: OPPENHEIMER Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Establishes the office for diversity and educational equity within the state university of New York administration. / Sponsor: DIAZ 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

Establishes the nurse practitioners modernization act which allows the practice of registered professional nursing by a certified nurse practitioner to include diagnosis and performance without collaboration of a licensed physician. / Sponsor: YOUNG 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 licensure of rehabilitation counselors who treat emotional, cognitive and other disorders, by the department of education; provides for the establishment of a state board therefor; exempts certain persons. / Sponsor: DEFRANCISCO Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Relates to out-of-state clinical laboratory practitioners. / Sponsor: LAVALLE Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Prohibits the sale of academic dissertations, theses and term papers whether written or provided through electronic media. / Sponsor: LAVALLE Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Authorizes the trustees of the state university of New York and city university of New York to create academic review boards for the review of textbooks sold, purchased or used for academic purposes at all institutions of higher education; provides that such boards shall consist of twelve members to implement cost-control policies. / Sponsor: DIAZ Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Sponsor: RULES COM Castelli Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Provides a program fee option to allow graduate students who have taken at least 30 credits towards the completion of a degree to maintain access to certain facilities within the state university in order to continue a research project or to pursue other academic requirements. / Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

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