New York S 610: Relates to the registration of new curricula or programs of study offered by a not-for-profit college or university

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S00610 Summary:

BILL NOS00610A

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SAME ASSAME AS A04547-A

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SPONSORSTAVISKY

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COSPNSRJACKSON, MAY

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §210-d, Ed L

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Relates to the registration of new curricula or programs of study offered by a not-for-profit college or university; provides for the procedures to have such curricula or programs of study approved by the department of education.

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BILL NOS00610A

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

05/13/20251ST REPORT CAL.1012

05/14/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/15/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/20/2025PASSED SENATE

05/20/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

05/20/2025referred to higher education

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

02/10/20261ST REPORT CAL.309

02/11/20262ND REPORT CAL.

02/24/2026AMENDED 610A

02/24/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

03/04/2026PASSED SENATE

03/04/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

03/04/2026referred to higher education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 610--A
 Cal. No. 309

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. STAVISKY, JACKSON, MAY -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher
 Education -- recommitted to the Committee on Higher Education in
 accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said
 committee, ordered to first and second report, amended on second
 report, ordered to a third reading, and to be reprinted as amended,
 retaining its place in the order of third reading

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the registration of
 new curricula or programs of study offered by a not-for-profit college
 or university

 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 210-d
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 210-d. Registration of curricula. 1. Notwithstanding any law, rule
 4 or regulation to the contrary, any new curriculum or program of study
 5 offered by any not-for-profit college or university chartered by the
 6 regents or incorporated by special act of the legislature that does not
 7 require a master plan amendment pursuant to section two hundred thirty-
 8 seven of this part, charter amendment pursuant to section two hundred
 9 sixteen of this part, or lead to professional licensure, and that is
 10 approved by the state university board of trustees, the city university
 11 board of trustees, or the trustees or governing body of any other not-
 12 for-profit college or university chartered by the regents which (a) has
 13 maintained a physical presence in the state for the immediately preced-
 14 ing ten years and has been operated continuously by the same governing
 15 body during the same immediately preceding ten-year period, and is
 16 accredited and has continued its accreditation by the Middle States
 17 Commission on Higher Education or another institutional accrediting
 18 agency recognized by the secretary of the United States department of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01568-02-6

 S. 610--A 2

 1 education or the department for the immediately preceding ten years, or
 2 (b) notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subdivision, meets the defi-
 3 nition of a highly qualified out of state institution pursuant to
 4 3.59(f) of the commissioner's rules and regulations and has received
 5 approval for a charter by the regents and approval of a petition to
 6 merge with a chartered New York state institution that has maintained a
 7 physical presence in the state for the immediately preceding ten-year
 8 period prior to the merger, shall be deemed registered with the depart-
 9 ment forty-five days after notification of approval by such college or
 10 university's governing body and submission of a complete application for
 11 review. If within forty-five days of submission, the department deter-
 12 mines the new curriculum or progra