New York A 4063: Relates to certain tuition waivers for police officer students of the city university of New York and SUNY

Bill Text

STATE OF NEW YORK
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4063
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 1, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to certain tuition waiv-
ers for police officer students of the city university of New York and
the state university of New York; and providing for the repeal of
certain provisions upon the expiration thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 7 of section 6206 of the
2 education law, as added by chapter 548 of the laws of 2004, is amended
3 to read as follows:
4 (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other general, special or
5 local law, rule or regulation, the board of trustees shall promulgate
6 regulations to permit members of the New York city police department
7 employed in the rank of police officer, who are enrolled in programs
8 leading to baccalaureate or higher degrees at a senior college of the
9 city university to attend [ ] without tuition,one course two courses
10 provided that such [ ] related to their employmentcourse is courses are
11 as police officers and that such tuition-waived attendance does not deny
12 course attendance at a senior college of the city university by an indi-
13 vidual who is otherwise qualified under this section.
14 § 2. Section 355 of the education law is amended by adding a new
15 subdivision 20 to read as follows:
16 20. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other general, special or
17 local law, rule or regulation, the state university trustees shall
18 promulgate regulations to permit members of the New York city police
19 department employed in the rank of police officer, who are enrolled in
20 programs leading to baccalaureate or higher degrees at a state-operated
21 institution in a state university, to attend two courses without
22 tuition, provided that such courses are related to their employment as
23 police officers and that such tuition-waived attendance does not deny
EXPLANATION--Matter in (underscored) is new; matter in bracketsitalics
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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A. 4063 2
1 course attendance at a state-operated institution by an individual who
2 is otherwise qualified.
3 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
4 deemed repealed on the same date and in the same manner as chapter 548
5 of the laws of 2004, as amended, is repealed.