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S04779 Summary:

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Add Art 122 §§6020 - 6028, Ed L
 
Relates to admission opportunities for a city university or state university of New York including allowing both private and public high school students with a GPA in the top 10% free admission.
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S04779 Actions:

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02/14/2023REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
01/03/2024REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
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S04779 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          4779
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                    February 14, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
 
        AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  admission  opportu-
          nities for a city university or state university of New York
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new article 122 to
     2  read as follows:
     3                                  ARTICLE 122
     4                            ADMISSION OPPORTUNITIES
 
     5  Section 6020. Definitions.
     6          6021. Uniform admission system.
     7          6022. Automatic admission; all institutions.
     8          6023. Additional automatic admissions; selected institutions.
     9          6024. Other admissions.
    10          6025. Report to board of regents.
    11          6026. Rulemaking.
    12          6027. Application of admission criteria to other programs.
    13          6028. Scholarship and fellowship awards.
    14    § 6020. Definitions. 1. "City university" shall mean the city  univer-
    15  sity  of  New  York,  including  each  senior college and each community
    16  college.
    17    2. "State university" shall mean the state university of New York,  as
    18  created by article eight of this chapter.
    19    3.  "Governing  board" means any body charged with policy direction of
    20  any city university or state university, including but  not  limited  to
    21  the board of regents, boards of directors and boards of trustees.
    22    §  6021.  Uniform  admission  system.  The  city  university and state
    23  university shall admit first-time freshman students  for  each  semester
    24  under the provisions of this article.
    25    §  6022.  Automatic admissions; all institutions. 1. A city university
    26  and state university shall admit an  applicant  for  admission  to  such
    27  institution  as  an  undergraduate student if the applicant graduated in
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01732-01-3

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     1  one of the two school years preceding the academic year  for  which  the
     2  applicant is applying for admission from a public or private high school
     3  in this state accredited by a generally recognized accrediting organiza-
     4  tion  with a grade point average in the top ten percent of the student's
     5  high school graduating  class.  To  qualify  for  admission  under  this
     6  section,  an  applicant must submit an application before the expiration
     7  of any application filing deadline established by the institution.
     8    2. After admitting an applicant under this  section,  the  institution
     9  shall review the applicant's record and any other factor the institution
    10  considers  appropriate  to  determine  whether the applicant may require
    11  additional preparation for college-level  work  or  would  benefit  from
    12  inclusion  in a retention program. The institution may require a student
    13  so identified to enroll during the summer immediately after the  student
    14  is  admitted under this section to participate in appropriate enrichment
    15  courses and orientation programs.  This  section  does  not  prohibit  a
    16  student  who  is  not  determined  to  need  additional  preparation for
    17  college-level work from enrolling, if the student  chooses,  during  the
    18  summer immediately after the student is admitted under this section.
    19    §  6023.  Additional automatic admissions; selected institutions.  For
    20  each academic year, the governing board of a city university  and  state
    21  university  shall  determine whether to adopt an admissions policy under
    22  which an applicant to the institution as a first-time freshman  student,
    23  other  than  an applicant eligible for admission under section six thou-
    24  sand twenty-two of this article, shall be admitted to the institution if
    25  the applicant graduated from a public or private  high  school  in  this
    26  state accredited by a generally recognized accrediting organization with
    27  a  grade point average in the top twenty-five percent of the applicant's
    28  high school graduating class.
    29    § 6024. Other admissions. 1. A graduating student who does not qualify
    30  for admission under sections six thousand  twenty-two  or  six  thousand
    31  twenty-three  of this article may apply to any general academic teaching
    32  institution.
    33    2. A city university or state  university,  after  admitting  students
    34  under  sections  six thousand twenty-two or six thousand twenty-three of
    35  this article shall admit other applicants for admission as undergraduate
    36  students. As a result of changing  demographic  trends,  diversity,  and
    37  population increases in the state, the city university and state univer-
    38  sity shall also consider all of, any of, or a combination of the follow-
    39  ing  socioeconomic  indicators  or factors in making first-time freshman
    40  admissions decisions:
    41    (a) the applicant's academic record;
    42    (b) the socioeconomic  background  of  the  applicant,  including  the
    43  percentage  by which the applicant's family is above or below any recog-
    44  nized measure of poverty, the  applicant's  household  income,  and  the
    45  applicant's parents' level of education;
    46    (c)  whether the applicant would be the first generation of the appli-
    47  cant's family to attend or graduate from an institution of higher educa-
    48  tion;
    49    (d) whether the applicant has bilingual proficiency;
    50    (e) the financial status of the applicant's school district;
    51    (f) the performance level of the applicant's school;
    52    (g) the applicant's responsibilities while attending school, including
    53  whether the applicant has  been  employed,  whether  the  applicant  has
    54  helped to raise children, or other similar factors;
    55    (h) the applicant's region of residence;

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     1    (i)  whether the applicant is a resident of a rural or urban area or a
     2  resident of a central city or suburban area in the state;
     3    (j) the applicant's performance on standardized tests;
     4    (k)  the  applicant's  performance on standardized tests in comparison
     5  with that of other students from similar socioeconomic backgrounds;
     6    (l) whether the applicant attended any school  while  the  school  was
     7  under a court-ordered desegregation plan;
     8    (m) the applicant's involvement in community activities;
     9    (n) the applicant's extracurricular activities;
    10    (o) the applicant's commitment to a particular field of study;
    11    (p) the applicant's personal interview;
    12    (q)  the applicant's admission to a comparable accredited out-of-state
    13  institution; and
    14    (r) any other consideration the  institution  considers  necessary  to
    15  accomplish the institution's stated mission.
    16    3.  A  city university or state university may review other factors in
    17  making an admissions decision.
    18    4. Not later than one year  before  the  date  that  applications  for
    19  admission  are first considered under this section, each city university
    20  and state university shall  publish  in  each  institution's  catalog  a
    21  description  of  the  factors  considered  by such institution in making
    22  admission decisions and shall make  the  information  available  to  the
    23  public.
    24    5.  This  section  does  not  apply to an institution that has an open
    25  enrollment policy.
    26    § 6025. Report to board of regents. Each  city  university  and  state
    27  university  shall  provide  a  report  annually  to the board of regents
    28  describing the composition of the entering class  of  students  admitted
    29  under  this  article.  The report shall include a demographic breakdown,
    30  including a breakdown by race, ethnicity, and economic  status,  of  the
    31  students  admitted  under sections six thousand twenty-two, six thousand
    32  twenty-three and six thousand twenty-four of this article.
    33    § 6026. Rulemaking. The board of regents may adopt rules  relating  to
    34  the operation of admissions programs under this article, including rules
    35  relating  to  the  identification of eligible students and the reporting
    36  requirements of section six thousand twenty-five of this article.
    37    § 6027. Application of admission criteria to other programs.  1.  Each
    38  city university or state university that offers admissions to undergrad-
    39  uate  transfer  students  or  admissions to a graduate, postgraduate, or
    40  professional program shall also adopt a written admission policy  appli-
    41  cable to those programs.
    42    2. The policy shall be published in the institution's catalog and made
    43  available to the public.
    44    §  6028.  Scholarship  and  fellowship awards. 1. A city university or
    45  state university  that  offers  competitive  scholarship  or  fellowship
    46  awards shall adopt a written policy describing the factors to be used by
    47  the institution in making an award.
    48    2.  A  policy  adopted  under  this  section shall be published in the
    49  institution's catalog and shall be  made  available  to  the  public  in
    50  advance  of  any  deadline  for  the  submission of an application for a
    51  competitive scholarship or fellowship to which the policy applies.
    52    § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
    53  ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
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