New York A 10435: Requires every college and university to provide public notice of cessation of operation and to develop transition plans for shared services

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A10435 Summary:

BILL NOA10435B

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORStirpe

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §115, Ed L

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Requires every college and university to provide public notice of cessation of operation and to develop transition plans for shared services with local governments, agencies, or not-for-profit corporations.

Go to top A10435 Actions:

BILL NOA10435B

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03/06/2026referred to higher education

05/08/2026amend and recommit to higher education

05/08/2026print number 10435a

05/15/2026amend (t) and recommit to higher education

05/15/2026print number 10435b

05/19/2026reported referred to ways and means

Go to topA10435 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:HIGHER EDUCATION Chair:Hyndman 
DATE:05/19/2026AYE/NAY:22/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means HyndmanAyeSmullenAye

LupardoAyeSmithAye

StirpeAyeFitzpatrickAye

SimonAyeReillyAye

McDonaldAyeMillerAye

Bichotte HermelExcusedGrayAye

McMahonAyePirozzoloAye

ButtenschonAyeSempolinskiAbsent

ClarkAye

ForrestExcused

Chandler-WatermAye

SeawrightAye

EachusAye

SayeghAye

ReyesExcused

GriffinAye

KellesAye

O'PharrowAye

Go to topA10435 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA10435 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10435--B

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 6, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. STIRPE -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Higher Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- again
 reported from said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring every
 college and university to provide public notice of cessation of opera-
 tion and to develop transition plans for shared services

 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 section 115 to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 115. Notice of cessation of operation by college or university. 1.
 4 Promptly following a college's or university's submission of notice to
 5 an accrediting agency of any decision to cease operation, such college
 6 or university shall provide public notice in a clearly visible and
 7 accessible location on said college or university website of such deci-
 8 sion.
 9 2. Prior to cessation of operations, each college or university shall
 10 hold at least one public meeting to address concerns from students,
 11 faculty, staff, and the local community.
 12 3. Prior to cessation of operations, each college or university that
 13 provides shared services with a local government pursuant to article
 14 fifty-seven-A of the arts and cultural affairs law, state or federal
 15 agency, or not-for-profit corporation shall, to the extent practicable,
 16 develop a transition plan in coordination with such local government,
 17 agency, or not-for-profit corporation.
 18 § 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
 19 law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any
 20 rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its
 21 effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such
 22 effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06832-08-6

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