Bill Text: NY A05898 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An act to amend the education law, in relation to establishing grant programs for on-line and distant learning classes

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 24-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to higher education [A05898 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A05898-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5898
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 23, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M.  of A. MILLER, THIELE, TEDISCO, McKEVITT, SCOZZAFAVA,
         QUINN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  ALFANO,  BACALLES,  BARCLAY,
         CONTE,  CROUCH, DUPREY, ERRIGO, FINCH, KOLB, P. LOPEZ, MOLINARO, OAKS,
         O'MARA, RAIA, REILICH, SALADINO, SAYWARD, SPANO, TOWNSEND,  WALKER  --
         read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the education law, in relation to establishing grant
         programs for on-line and distant learning classes
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 355 of the education law is amended by adding a new
    2  subdivision 20 to read as follows:
    3    20.  THE  STATE UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES SHALL ESTABLISH A GRANT PROGRAM AT
    4  EACH OF THE SIXTY-FOUR CAMPUSES FOR ON-LINE AND DISTANT LEARNING  CLASS-
    5  ES.  SUCH  GRANTS SHALL BE USED TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT NEW PROGRAMS OR
    6  TO EXPAND CURRENT ON-LINE AND DISTANT LEARNING CLASSES. THE  USES  SHALL
    7  INCLUDE,  BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, COURSE CONVERSATION, HARDWARE AND SOFT-
    8  WARE AND NETWORKING WITH CAMPUSES THAT  HAVE  SIMILAR  PROGRAMS.    SUCH
    9  GRANTS MAY NOT EXCEED TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR EACH CAMPUS.
   10    S  2.  Section  6206  of  the education law is amended by adding a new
   11  subdivision 17 to read as follows:
   12    17. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL ESTABLISH A GRANT PROGRAM AT  EACH  OF
   13  THE  NINETEEN  CAMPUSES,  INCLUDING  COMMUNITY COLLEGES, FOR ON-LINE AND
   14  DISTANT LEARNING CLASSES.   SUCH GRANTS SHALL BE  USED  TO  DEVELOP  AND
   15  IMPLEMENT NEW PROGRAMS OR TO EXPAND CURRENT ON-LINE AND DISTANT LEARNING
   16  CLASSES. THE USES SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, COURSE CONVERSA-
   17  TION, HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE AND NETWORKING WITH CAMPUSES THAT HAVE SIMI-
   18  LAR  PROGRAMS.  SUCH GRANTS MAY NOT EXCEED TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR EACH
   19  CAMPUS.
   20    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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