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: KLEIN Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Relates to the unlicensed practice of massage therapy and authorizes municipalities to permit massage therapy at street fairs and public parks. / Sponsor: ADDABBO Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Provides tuition awards to children of firefighters, police officers, volunteer firefighters, and EMTs with permanent and total disabilities, to be applied to any college or university in the state university system or the city university of New York; provides that the award is for tuition, less other aid, and is limited to 4 or 5 academic years. / Sponsor: NOZZOLIO Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Relates to tuition and state operating support of the state university of New York. / Sponsor: SEWARD Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Enacts the higher education community service act to promote volunteer service by higher education students; creates a council for higher education community service to regulate and recognize persons and programs associated therewith; requires a report to the governor, temporary president of the senate and speaker of the assembly. / Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Provides for the licensure of reflexology practitioners; the appointment by the board of regents of a state board for reflexology; requirements for a professional license and persons exempt from such requirements. / Sponsor: PERKINS Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Relates to mandatory continuing education for social workers. / Sponsor: STEWART-COUSINS Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Provides for the licensure of school psychologists; authorizes the use of the title "school psychologist" to licensed or exempt individuals; defines practice as a school psychologist; sets forth requirements for professional licensure (including educational attainment, experience, exam and fee); provides for issuance of limited permits under specified circumstances; identifies exempt persons. / Sponsor: FLANAGAN Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

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

Establishes the Suffolk School of Math, Science and Engineering Regional Technology Institute; provides governing board, powers and duties; purpose being to expand learning opportunities, particularly in various high-tech fields. / Sponsor: LAVALLE Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Authorizes the trustees of the state university to permit persons sixty years of age or over to take courses on a space available basis given therein for credit or without examination, without tuition; such eligible persons may take up to nine hours of courses for credit without tuition. / Sponsor: FARLEY Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Authorizes community colleges, college sponsors, and eligible local governments to establish community college regions to sponsor an existing community college operating under the program of SUNY, to transfer sponsorship from the existing sponsor to the community college region, and to protect the employment and collective bargaining rights of all employees of a community college. / Sponsor: LAVALLE Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Includes in the definition of veterinary medicine, the treatment of dental conditions; exempts persons who can treat floating teeth of horses from licensing requirements. / Sponsor: YOUNG Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Relates to qualifications for certain appointed positions with the board of trustees for the state university and CUNY; prohibits trustees from being employees of the appointing authority. / Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Establishes a procedure for schools to implement corrective action plans upon notification of a violation. / Sponsor: KRUGER Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

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

Requires the state university trustees to report to the governor and the legislature concerning the steps taken to establish a process by which decisions are made to eliminate or reduce duplication of academic degree programs within the state university system. / Sponsor: LAVALLE Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Continues early college high schools in the state. / Sponsor: FLANAGAN Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Establishes loan program to encourage undergraduates to enter teaching field in academic areas of critical teacher shortage in New York state; provides for selection of candidates based on academic study in critical areas as determined by the regents; sets duration of loan and amounts available. / Sponsor: FLANAGAN Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Establishes tuition awards for members of the reserved armed forces of the United States; eligibility for such tuition benefit shall be determined by the education services offices of the division of military and naval affairs; restricts such tuition benefit to legal residents of the state; establishes a tuition award account. / Sponsor: MAZIARZ Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION