Authorizes Rockland community college to establish a tuition reduction program for active members in good standing of the volunteer fire companies and ambulance service corps in Rockland county.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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IN ASSEMBLY
March 4, 2010
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Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE, ZEBROWSKI -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing Rockland
community college to establish a tuition reduction program for active
members of the volunteer fire companies and ambulance corps in Rock-
land
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 6304 of the education law is amended by adding a
2 new subdivision 5-c to read as follows:
3 5-c. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general, special, or local
4 law, including the provisions of subdivision five of this section, to
5 the contrary, Rockland community college may, with the consent and
6 approval of the legislature of Rockland county and the state university
7 trustees, require lesser tuition charges or fees than the amount neces-
8 sary in the aggregate to provide one-third of the operating costs from,
9 or provide tuition without charge to, any enrolled active member in good
10 standing of an incorporated volunteer fire company, fire department, or
11 incorporated voluntary ambulance service in Rockland county who:
12 a. resides in Rockland county; and
13 b. has been certified by the authority having jurisdiction for the
14 incorporated volunteer fire company or fire department or voluntary
15 ambulance service as an enrolled active member in good standing of such
16 incorporated volunteer fire company or fire department or voluntary
17 ambulance service for periods of time and according to procedures and
18 criteria established by resolution or local law adopted by the county of
19 Rockland. The benefits received under the provisions of this subdivision
20 by any person who at the time such benefit is received is a volunteer
21 firefighter or volunteer ambulance worker, shall not adversely affect
22 the volunteer status of such person for purposes of any other general,
23 special, or local law.
24 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11535-01-9
