New York A 7485: Relates to authorizing community colleges offering an associates degree program in nursing to offer a four-year bachelors degree program in nursing

Status: REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 7485

Sponsors: J. Gary Pretlow

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A07485 Summary:

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Authorizes community colleges offering an associates degree program in nursing to offer a four-year bachelor degree program in nursing.

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03/28/2025referred to higher education

01/07/2026referred to higher education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7485

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 28, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing community
 colleges offering an associates degree program in nursing to offer a
 four-year bachelors degree program in nursing

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

 1 Section 1. Section 6303 of the education law is amended by adding a
 2 new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
 3 7. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other general, special or
 4 local law, rule or regulation, community colleges offering an associates
 5 degree program in nursing may offer a four-year bachelors degree program
 6 in nursing.
 7 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 8 have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10724-01-5

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