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NY A09391
Bill
Status
7/18/2012
Primary Sponsor
Crystal Peoples-Stokes
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AI Summary
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Adds a third time period (after December 1, 2009 but before January 1, 2010) when two-year institutions may have been granted authority to confer bachelor's degrees and become eligible for this election
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Allows institutions meeting this criteria to elect to continue receiving state aid awards for earned associate degrees while forgoing all awards for earned bachelor's degrees
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Institutions making this election cannot receive state aid for bachelor's degrees during the period they maintain associate-degree-only status
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Amends Education Law Section 6401, subdivision 3 regarding state aid apportionment calculations based on degree awards
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment
Legislative Description
Relates to eligibility for state aid for certain independent institutions of higher learning; provides that a former two-year institution may elect to continue to receive associate level degree awards if it foregoes receiving any awards for degrees conferred at the bachelor's level.
Last Action
signed chap.136
7/18/2012