Bill Text: NY S02810 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to charging members of the US armed forces stationed in New York state or spouses or dependents thereof in-state tuition for CUNY schools.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-24 - REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION [S02810 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-S02810-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2810
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 24, 2013
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Introduced by Sen. ADAMS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing active
members of the United States armed forces stationed in New York state
to be charged tuition at a rate no greater than that imposed for
students who are residents of New York state for city university of
New York schools
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (a-1) of subdivi-
2 sion 7 of section 6206 of the education law, as amended by chapter 260
3 of the laws of 2011, are amended and a new subparagraph (iv) is added to
4 read as follows:
5 (ii) attended an approved New York state program for general equiv-
6 alency diploma exam preparation, received a general equivalency diploma
7 issued within New York state and applied for attendance at an institu-
8 tion or educational unit of the city university within five years of
9 receiving a general equivalency diploma issued within New York state;
10 [or]
11 (iii) was enrolled in an institution or educational unit of the city
12 university in the fall semester or quarter of the two thousand one--two
13 thousand two academic year and was authorized by such institution or
14 educational unit to pay tuition at the rate or charge imposed for
15 students who are residents of the state[.]; OR
16 (IV) IS A MEMBER OR THE SPOUSE OR THE DEPENDENT OF A MEMBER OF THE
17 ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES ON FULL-TIME ACTIVE DUTY AND STATIONED
18 IN THIS STATE, WHETHER OR NOT A RESIDENT OF THE STATE.
19 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
20 the amendments to paragraph (a-1) of subdivision 7 of section 6206 of
21 the education law made by section one of this act shall not affect the
22 expiration of such paragraph and shall be deemed to expire therewith.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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