Bill Text: NY S05182 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Relates to streamlining higher education program approvals; requires a registration of curricula.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-2)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-02-08 - PRINT NUMBER 5182A [S05182 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-S05182-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5182--A 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 10, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. RANZENHOFER, CROCI, DeFRANCISCO, GALLIVAN, HAMILTON, HANNON, LARKIN, LITTLE, SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education -- recommitted to the Committee on Higher Education in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to streamlining higher education program approvals The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 210-d 2 to read as follows: 3 § 210-d. Registration of curricula. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or 4 regulation to the contrary, any new curriculum or program of study 5 offered by any not-for-profit college or university chartered by the 6 regents or incorporated by special act of the legislature that does not 7 require a master plan amendment pursuant to section two hundred thirty- 8 seven of this part, or charter amendment pursuant to section two hundred 9 sixteen of this part, or lead to professional licensure and that is 10 approved by the state university board of trustees, the city university 11 board of trustees, or the trustees or governing body of any other not- 12 for-profit college or university chartered by the regents which (1) has 13 maintained a physical presence in New York state for the immediately 14 preceding ten years and has been operated continuously by the same 15 governing corporate entity during the same immediately preceding ten 16 year period and (2) is accredited and has continued in accreditation by 17 the Middle States Commission on Higher Education ("MSCHE") or the 18 department for the immediately preceding ten years, shall be deemed 19 registered with the department within thirty days of notification of 20 approval. If the college or university is placed on probation or has its 21 accreditation terminated by MSCHE, such college or university shall EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10174-02-8S. 5182--A 2 1 notify the regents in writing no later than thirty days after being 2 formally informed of its probation or loss of accreditation by MSCHE. If 3 a college or university has its accreditation placed on probation or 4 terminated by the MSCHE or the education department the college or 5 university shall be subject to the commissioner's program approval it 6 had been removed from probation or regained accreditation by MSCHE or 7 the education department, and shall remain subject to such commission- 8 er's program approval until it has continued in accreditation and with- 9 out probation for a period of not less than six years. If a college or 10 university subject to this section intends to offer or institute an 11 additional degree or program which constitutes a "substantive change," 12 as defined and determined by MSCHE, then the college or university shall 13 provide the commissioner with copies of any reports or other documents 14 filed with MSCHE as part of MSCHE's substantive change review process 15 and shall inform the commissioner when the substantive change is 16 approved. Any such college or university that does not satisfy all of 17 the provisions of this section shall comply with the procedures and 18 criteria established by the regents and commissioner for academic 19 program approval. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to limit the 20 department's existing authority to act on complaints concerning the 21 institution, including the authority to de-register the program. 22 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
