New York S 9896: Permits persons 65 years of age to enroll in a limited number of state university and city university courses for credit without tuition

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S09896 Summary:

BILL NOS09896 

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SAME ASSAME AS A00058

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SPONSORZELLNER

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§355 & 6206, Ed L

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Permits persons 65 years of age or over to enroll in a limited number of state university and city university courses for credit without tuition.

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BILL NOS09896 

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04/13/2026REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9896

 IN SENATE

 April 13, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. ZELLNER -- 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 authorizing persons
 over age sixty-five to enroll in a limited number of SUNY or CUNY
 credit hours without tuition

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph h of subdivision 2 of section
 2 355 of the education law, as separately amended by chapters 552 and 616
 3 of the laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other general, special or
 5 local law, rule or regulation, such regulations may permit persons sixty
 6 years of age or over to audit courses given therein without tuition,
 7 examination, grading or credit therefor upon a space available basis, as
 8 determined by the president of each such institution, provided that such
 9 audit attendance does not deny course attendance at a state-operated
 10 institution by an individual who is otherwise qualified under the regu-
 11 lations promulgated pursuant to this section. For purposes of this
 12 section, persons sixty-five years of age or over who are residents of
 13 the state shall be eligible to take not more than nine credit hours of
 14 courses for credit per semester without tuition.
 15 § 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 7 of section 6206 of the education
 16 law, as added by chapter 344 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as
 17 follows:
 18 (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other general, special or
 19 local law, rule or regulation, the board of trustees may permit persons
 20 sixty years of age or over to audit courses given therein without
 21 tuition, examination, grading or credit therefor upon a space available
 22 basis, as determined by the president of each such institution, provided
 23 that such audit attendance does not deny course attendance at the city
 24 university of New York by an individual who is otherwise qualified under
 25 this section. For purposes of this section, persons sixty-five years of
 26 age or over who are residents of the state shall be eligible to take not

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00436-01-5

 S. 9896 2

 1 more than nine credit hours of courses for credit per semester without
 2 tuition.
 3 § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding
 4 the date on which it shall have become a law.

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