Bills Pending New York Senate Higher Education Committee

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NYS05340Intro
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Allows medical assistants to administer vaccines while under appropriate supervision of a physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant.
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2025-02-20
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NYS05252Intro
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Establishes a loan forgiveness program for licensed mental health professionals in jails and prisons for the purpose of increasing the number of mental health professionals rendering mental health services in correctional institutions; provides for e...
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2025-02-20
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NYS05275Intro
25%
Permits certain licensed athletic trainers who are licensed to practice in another state or territory to provide athletic training services to athletes and team personnel at a discrete sanctioned team sporting event or performance in this state.
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2025-02-20
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NYS05133Intro
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Requires clinical experience for certain mental health practitioners; allows such practitioners to make assessment-based treatment plans; makes related provisions.
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2025-02-19
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NYS05155Intro
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Grants student loan forgiveness for certain municipal attorneys employed by political subdivisions of the state.
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2025-02-19
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NYS05121Intro
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Removes the affidavit of the lawful immigration status requirement for certain students.
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2025-02-19
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NYS05106Intro
25%
Requires SUNY and CUNY schools with at least twenty-five percent of its undergraduate students living on campus to establish substance use recovery housing programs which shall include on-site counseling, mentoring, and peer support.
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2025-02-19
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NYS05116Intro
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Establishes the Black history preservation commission to ensure the documentation and preservation of Black history in New York state within the state university of New York.
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2025-02-19
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NYS05190Intro
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Provides for the trustees of the state university of New York to establish a four-year college of engineering and applied sciences in the city of Yonkers within the state university system.
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2025-02-19
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NYS05004Intro
25%
Requires that regents and elective officers of the university of the state of New York prove that their primary residence is located within New York state before entering on their duties.
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2025-02-18
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NYS05099Intro
25%
Relates to tuition scholarship award programs for certain resident and non-resident medical students attending approved medical programs on a full-time basis.
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2025-02-18
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NYS04933Intro
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Adopts the PA licensure compact to enhance the portability of a physician assistant license between participating states while safeguarding the safety of patients.
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2025-02-14
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NYS04909Intro
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Relates to the New York state masters-in-education teacher incentive scholarship program.
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2025-02-14
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NYS04983Intro
25%
Prohibits state funding of any college if instructional staff promotes, encourages, advocates or engages in activities on campus in support of a terrorist organization as defined in federal statute.
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2025-02-14
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NYS04892Intro
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Provides that a supervising licensed physical therapist shall be available for consultation with a physical therapist assistant in a timely manner; removes the on-site supervision requirement.
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2025-02-14
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NYS04884Intro
25%
Establishes an emergency aid grant matching program to provide matching funds to campuses of the state university of New York and the city university of New York for the provision of emergency aid grants to eligible students.
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2025-02-13
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NYS04888Intro
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Relates to the automated storage and dispensing of controlled substances using an automated dispensing device at licensed nursing homes, residential health care facilities and hospices.
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2025-02-13
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NYS04729Intro
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Establishes the college of renewable energy and sustainability in the city university of New York which shall offer majors relating to the field of renewable energy and sustainability.
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2025-02-12
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NYS04781Intro
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Makes tuition free for New York state residents at SUNY and CUNY schools and community colleges; requires state residency and employment for a period of five years after completion of academic program.
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2025-02-12
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NYS04782Intro
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Prevents certain public institutions of higher education from using the scholastic aptitude test and ACT assessment in the admissions process on and after the two thousand twenty-six--two thousand twenty-seven academic year for New York resident appl...
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2025-02-12
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NYS04701Intro
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Requires degree-granting institutions of higher education to make certain biennial disclosures and to conspicuously publish the report on the website of such institution and submit the website address of such report to the department.
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2025-02-11
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NYS04707Intro
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Relates to expanding the geographic area of employment of state university police officers, the centralization of the state university police by appointing a commissioner of state university police, and hiring of state university police officers.
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2025-02-11
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NYS04685Intro
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Provides for the inclusion of a faculty or staff member on the board of trustees of community colleges elected by and from among the faculty and staff of the college.
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2025-02-11
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NYS04669Intro
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Enacts the "assuring college campus and educational safety and support (ACCESS) act" relating to harassment of students and applicants at educational institutions; describes the circumstances under which harassment at educational institutions is an u...
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2025-02-11
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NYS04559Intro
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Requires the appointment of a Title VI coordinator at every college and university in the state to ensure compliance with Title VI of the federal civil rights act of 1964.
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2025-02-07
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NYS04548Intro
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Permits dentists to administer vaccinations against human papillomavirus.
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2025-02-06
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NYS04501Intro
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Provides for the initiation of treatment for COVID-19, influenza, and pharyngitis resulting from a Group A streptococcal infection by a licensed pharmacist in certain circumstances.
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2025-02-06
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NYS04451Intro
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Establishes the New York state preceptor stipend program to be administered by the office of the professions, under which qualified preceptor clinicians shall receive a $5,000 stipend; provides for such funds to be distributed from the office of the ...
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2025-02-05
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NYS04447Intro
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Prohibits the use of SUNY dormitories for the purposes of providing permanent or temporary housing for migrant populations; requests the board of trustees adopt a policy stating such.
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2025-02-05
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NYS04452Intro
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Establishes the Capital Region preceptor stipend program to be administered by the office of the professions, under which qualified preceptor clinicians shall receive a $5,000 stipend; provides for such funds to be distributed from the office of the ...
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2025-02-05
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NYS04402Intro
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Relates to funds concerning state university health care facilities; prohibits the use of such funds for payment of certain debts related to a state university health care facility.
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2025-02-04
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NYS04243Intro
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Creates an income driven repayment plan for private student loans held by New York state banking institutions.
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2025-02-03
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NYS04253Intro
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Establishes duties for pharmacies when pharmacists employed by such pharmacy refuse to fill prescriptions on the basis of personal beliefs; requires a pharmacy to ensure the prescription is filled by another pharmacist; requires the pharmacy to infor...
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2025-02-03
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NYS00357Intro
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Defines the practice of certified registered nurse anesthetist; requires collaboration with a licensed physician qualified to determine the need for anesthesia services; requires licensing; defines qualifications.
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2025-02-03
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NYS04194Intro
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Prohibits publicly traded pharmacies with twenty or more stores in this state from establishing or enforcing quotas for duties performed by pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, including evaluating or measuring the number of prescriptions filled, se...
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2025-02-03
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NYS04135Intro
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Provides for the establishment of life long learning centers within the state university of New York to provide courses in community colleges and colleges and universities in the state university system for persons 40 years old or older who are seeki...
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2025-02-03
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NYS04120Intro
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Provides for the licensing of professional and clinical music therapists encompassing the assessment, evaluation, and the therapeutic intervention and treatment of mental, emotional, developmental and behavioral disorders through the use of music.
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2025-02-03
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NYS04187Intro
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Requires colleges and universities to report to the commissioner of education certain information relating to admission plans including early action, early decision and general admission.
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2025-02-03
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NYS04062Intro
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Authorizes physicians licensed in another state or territory of the United States to practice time-limited follow-up care via telehealth in NYS pursuant to a reciprocal agreement; requires annual authorization.
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2025-01-31
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NYS04035Intro
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Allows for unlicensed individuals to collect throat or nasopharyngeal swab specimens and to perform certain nursing tasks during a state disaster emergency.
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2025-01-31
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NYS04068Intro
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Authorizes and directs the commissioner of education to establish rules and regulations for a college or university seeking to cease operations in an orderly process.
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2025-01-31
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NYS03966Intro
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Authorizes the use of approved programs at foreign dental schools to satisfy the experience requirement for licensure as a dentist.
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2025-01-31
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NYS03982Intro
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Requires the establishment of an appeals process for students who are denied the state resident tuition rate at any public university or college.
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2025-01-31
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NYS03826Intro
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Authorizes the administration of the mpox vaccine by a pharmacist or a certified nurse practitioner.
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2025-01-30
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NYS03916Intro
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Adopts the interstate nurse licensure compact (Part A); adopts the advanced practice registered nurse compact (Part B).
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2025-01-30
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NYS03808Intro
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Authorizes a licensed pharmacist to administer flu immunizations to persons nine years of age or older.
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2025-01-30
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NYS03896Intro
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Relates to compliance with federal reporting standards for incidences of sexual assault on SUNY and CUNY campuses.
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2025-01-30
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NYS03915Intro
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Adopts the psychology interjurisdictional compact (Part A); adopts the recognition of emergency medical services personnel licensure interstate compact (Part B); adopts the interstate counseling compact (Part C).
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2025-01-30
To Senate Higher Education Committee
NYS03931Intro
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Adopts the Interstate Massage Compact to support the mobility of licensed massage therapists by creating an additional licensing pathway to create reciprocity among participant states and reduce the barriers to license portability.
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2025-01-30
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NYS03847Intro
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Requires SUNY and CUNY trustees to refrain from investing in and subsequently divest from stocks, debt or other securities of certain publicly traded fossil fuel companies.
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2025-01-30
To Senate Higher Education Committee
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