S01637 Summary:

BILL NOS01637
 
SAME ASSAME AS A02773
 
SPONSORGOLDEN
 
COSPNSRALCANTARA
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §6206, Ed L
 
Requires regulations to permit tuition waivers for two courses for firefighter students in baccalaureate/higher degree CUNY programs.
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S01637 Actions:

BILL NOS01637
 
01/10/2017REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
05/02/2017REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
05/23/20171ST REPORT CAL.1259
05/24/20172ND REPORT CAL.
06/05/2017ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
06/07/2017PASSED SENATE
06/07/2017DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
06/07/2017referred to higher education
01/03/2018died in assembly
01/03/2018returned to senate
01/03/2018REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
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S01637 Committee Votes:

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S01637 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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S01637 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          1637
 
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                    January 10, 2017
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- 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 certain tuition  waiv-
          ers  for firefighters and fire officer students of the city university
          of New York; and providing for the  repeal  of  such  provisions  upon
          expiration thereof
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1.  Subdivision 7 of section 6206  of  the  education  law  is
     2  amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
     3    (d)  Notwithstanding  the  provisions of any other general, special or
     4  local law, rule or regulation, the board of  trustees  shall  promulgate
     5  regulations to permit firefighters and fire officers employed by the New
     6  York  city  fire  department,  who  are  enrolled in programs leading to
     7  baccalaureate or higher degrees at a senior college of the city  univer-
     8  sity  to  attend two courses without tuition, provided that such courses
     9  are related to their employment as firefighters and  fire  officers  and
    10  that such tuition-waived attendance does not deny course attendance at a
    11  senior  college of the city university by an individual who is otherwise
    12  qualified under this section.
    13    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
    14  deemed repealed July 1, 2020.
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06802-01-7
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