Bill Text: NY S04577 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 4577 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Authorizes colleges to offer additional programs or degrees if they have met certain criteria.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-06 - PRINT NUMBER 4577B [S04577 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4577
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    February 17, 2017
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by Sens. GALLIVAN, KENNEDY, ORTT, RANZENHOFER, YOUNG -- read
          twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
          Committee on Higher Education
        AN  ACT  authorizing  colleges  and  universities  to  offer  additional
          programs and degrees
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  Notwithstanding  the provisions of any general or special
     2  law to the contrary, a college, as defined by section 2 of the education
     3  law may offer or institute an  additional  program  or  degree  if  that
     4  college (1) has maintained a physical presence and operated continuously
     5  in  the  state for the immediately preceding 10 years and (2) is accred-
     6  ited without sanction by  Middle  States  Association  of  Colleges  and
     7  Schools  or  the New York state board of regents.  Any such college that
     8  does not satisfy all of the provisions of this section shall comply with
     9  the procedures and criteria established by the board of regents.
    10    § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2018.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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