Requires the board of higher education of the city of NY to formulate and promulgate a program whereby residents of NYC who are 60 years of age or older may audit or enroll in courses for examination, grading and credit at the City University of NY in credit or non-credit courses without payment of tuition and other fees; provides that availability of space may be taken into consideration in formulating such program.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2995
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 22, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. ROBINSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to creation of a free
tuition continuing education program at the city university of New
York for persons sixty years of age and older
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 6206 of the education law is amended by adding a
2 new subdivision 17 to read as follows:
3 17. The board shall formulate and promulgate a program to become
4 effective at the beginning of the school year next succeeding the effec-
5 tive date of this subdivision, whereby residents of the city of New York
6 who are sixty years of age and older may audit or enroll in classes for
7 examination, grading and credit at the city university of New York in
8 credit or non-credit courses, without payment of tuition or other fees
9 and charges. In formulating such program, the board shall take into
10 account (a) determination of eligibility, (b) availability of space, (c)
11 availability of instruction, (d) curriculum, (e) schedule and (f) such
12 other items which are relevant.
13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01857-01-9
