Higher Education

NY - Senator Kenneth P. LaValle (R)

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Chair

NY - Senator Adriano Espaillat (D)

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Member

NY - Senator John J. Flanagan (R)

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NY - Senator Patrick M. Gallivan (R)

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NY - Senator Joseph A. Griffo (R)

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NY - Senator Mark Grisanti (R)

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NY - Senator Timothy M. Kennedy (D)

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NY - Senator Liz Krueger (D)

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NY - Senator George D. Maziarz (R)

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NY - Senator Kevin S. Parker (D)

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NY - Senator Patty Ritchie (R)

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NY - Senator Gustavo Rivera (D)

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NY - Senator Joseph E. Robach (R)

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NY - Senator Diane J. Savino (D)

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NY - Senator Jose M. Serrano (D)

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NY - Senator James L. Seward (R)

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NY - Senator Toby Ann Stavisky (D)

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NY - Senator David J. Valesky (D)

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NY - Senator Lee M. Zeldin (R)

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NY - S1978 Includes certain veterans in the definition of resident as it relates to community colleges and state-aided four-year colleges

NY - S7725 Relates to state appropriations to the state university of New York and the city university of New York

NY - S1963 Extends certain educational benefits to eligible veterans

NY - S3558 Provides for the licensing of licensed orientation and mobility specialists and vision rehabilitation therapists

NY - S7701 Relates to administering tests to detect or screen for tuberculosis infections

NY - S6414 Permits doctors of chiropractic to form limited liability companies

NY - S1051 Changes the eligibility dates for a military service recognition scholarship to include certain conflicts

NY - S7778 Permits a person licensed to practice acupuncture in another state to practice acupuncture in New York in certain cases

NY - S7125 Provides for the substitution of opioid drugs incorporating abuse-deterrent technology for opioid drugs under certain circumstances

NY - S7795 Relates to tuition assistance program awards

NY - S7792 Relates to online programs and accelerated proficiency degree programs at the state university of New York

NY - S7793 Establishes the free reimbursement for excellence in education for community colleges (FREE CC) program

NY - S7794 Establishes the retrain and employ unemployed persons program

NY - S7791 Establishes the New York student affordable refinancing for tomorrow program (New START)

NY - S7263 Relates to the liability of the state university of New York upon exiting operations at the Long Island college hospital

NY - S4848 Protects "grace period" for borrowers of student loans called to active duty who resume education program

NY - S4008 Relates to continuing early college high school programs

NY - S1561 Relates to state reimbursement to counties for amounts paid on behalf of non-resident students in attendance at the fashion institute of technology

NY - S3306 Relates to the licensing of acupuncturists and the practice of the profession of acupuncture

NY - S2753 Relates to the investigation of crimes and crime reporting on college and university campuses

NY - S5060 Relates to the performance of medical services by physician assistants

NY - S4611 Establishes the nurse practitioners modernization act

NY - S3277 Provides for the certification by the education department of certified registered nurse anesthetists

NY - S5712 Relates to the licensing of sign language interpreters and creates a state board for sign language interpreting

NY - S5688 Relates to the administration of certain immunizations; makes provisions permanent

NY - S4828 Regulates the practice of naturopathic medicine

NY - S5572 Relates to access to patient or client records in the investigation and prosecution of professional licensing and misconduct proceedings

NY - S5470 Provides for the establishment of life long learning centers within the state university to provide courses to persons 40 or older seeking to explore life options

NY - S5510 Enacts the topical medication safety and efficacy act

NY - S5400 Includes nurse practitioners as a provider of services for purposes of collaborative drug therapy management and makes the authorization for pharmacists to perform such management permanent

NY - S5392 Relates to conditions of registration for nonresident pharmacies

NY - S5374 Establishes the volunteer firefighters of New York higher education learning plan

NY - S5312 Authorizes SUNY college at Westbury to lease lands for the construction and operation of a child care center

NY - S5232 Relates to adulterated drugs

NY - S5095 Relates to the practice of registered professional nursing by a certified registered nurse anesthetist

NY - S4176 Exempts certain persons who administer and score objective psychological tests from provisions of law relating to the practice of the profession of psychology

NY - S4977 Includes the term "diagnosis" within the definition of the practice of mental health practitioners

NY - S4917 Designates engaging in sexual orientation change efforts by mental health care professionals upon patients under 18 years of age

NY - S4903 Relates to the meaning of the terms "matriculated" and "approved program" for purposes of higher education awards and loans

NY - S4902 Establishes committee on university boards of trustees nominations to nominate candidates for boards of trustees of state university, city university and college of environmental science and forestry

NY - S4869 Designates engaging in sexual orientation change efforts by mental health care professionals upon patients under 18 years of age

NY - S4853 Relates to the use and sale of tobacco at state-operated institutions of the state university of New York

NY - S4854 Requires the specification of health professional's credentials in advertisements

NY - S4840 Prohibits sexual orientation change efforts by mental health providers

NY - S4723 Requires the education department to provide teachers of pupils taking a common core curriculum exam to provide the results of such pupils and pupils statewide

NY - S4660 Relates to the practice of certified interior design and use of the title "certified interior designer"

NY - S2945 Provides for the licensing and regulates the practice of anesthesiologist assistants

NY - S4604 Relates to registered dental hygienists

NY - S4593 Creates the New York state tuition savings program and the New York state pre-pay tuition fund and reduces distributions from the New York state pre-pay tuition savings program from adjusted gross income

NY - S4596 Relates to certified public accountants

NY - S4575 Amends the student loan linked deposit act

NY - S4572 Provides for the registration of professional nurse anesthetist

NY - S4543 Relates to mandatory continuing education for social workers

NY - S4465 Relates to the certification and licensure of athletic trainers

NY - S4466 Creates commissions to interview and recommend trustee candidates to the state university, CUNY and the community colleges

NY - S4416 Requires the inclusion of a fiscal note with the adoption of resolutions or rules and regulations governing educational institutions, which have a fiscal impact

NY - S4333 Increases to $50,000 the cost of the construction of a building, structure or public work, above which an engineer, land surveyor or architect must be utilized

NY - S4183 Relates to intervention in chronically underperforming schools

NY - S4144 Relates to applicant registration for wholesalers or manufacturers of prescription drugs

NY - S3069 Provides for the licensure of rehabilitation counselors by the department of education

NY - S4131 Provides free tuition expenses for dependent family members of N.Y. state military personnel

NY - S4079 Establishes the New York DREAM fund commission and makes family tuition accounts available to account owners providing a taxpayer identification number

NY - S3953 Establishes the New York DREAM fund commission and makes family tuition accounts available to account owners providing a taxpayer identification number

NY - S3700 Provides that complaints brought against mental health professionals shall be commenced within ten years of the date of the last treatment

NY - S3696 Requires the state university of NY trustees to appoint a president for each state-operated institution in the state university

NY - S975 Authorizes optometrists to prescribe certain drugs that may be used for therapeutic purposes and taken orally

NY - S3605 Establishes the John J. Marchi government studies scholarship program for CUNY students enrolled in government or government related studies

NY - S3583 Grants volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians academic credit at SUNY and CUNY

NY - S3477 Requires non-immigrant alien students, granted in-state tuition at the state university or community colleges, to continuously reside in the state during high school

NY - S3403 Allows the granting of academic credit at state operated institutions to veterans

NY - S3401 Relates to the unlicensed practice of massage therapy and authorizes municipalities to permit massage therapy at street fairs

NY - S3351 Directs state university trustees to promulgate and enforce a sweat-free code of conduct for the licensing and purchase of apparel at colleges of state university

NY - S3347 Requires that the training required of certain health care professionals for identification and reporting of child abuse, maltreatment, and domestic violence

NY - S3328 Establishes certification procedures for the profession of nurse anesthesia

NY - S3304 Provides tuition awards to children of firefighters, police officers, volunteer firefighters, and EMTs with permanent and total disabilities

NY - S3279 Clarifies the status of certain persons exempt from optometrist license requirements

NY - S3211 Establishes the interagency task force on health literacy

NY - S3197 Allows a person with a master's of social work degree who meets certain requirements to file to be licensed within one year of the effective date of this act

NY - S3174 Transfers the powers and duties of the city university of New York to the state university of New York; repealer

NY - S3146 Prohibits pharmacists from refusing to dispense medication solely for philosophical, moral, or religious reasons

NY - S3023 Provides that certain information concerning standardized test scores shall be provided to all test subjects who do not sign a waiver

NY - S3025 Requires that consumer representatives be appointed to state boards for the professions

NY - S3015 Relates to certain contracts for state university of New York health care facilities

NY - S3019 Provides for the trustees of the state university of New York to establish a college of engineering and applied sciences in the city of Yonkers

NY - S3012 Establishes teachers and teaching assistants as licensed professionals

NY - S2954 Provides for the licensing and regulation of the profession of reflexology

NY - S2943 Permits certain nurses and patients to exercise the authority under the existing nurse practice act for the provision of care at home

NY - S2904 Provides for the licensing of genetic counselors; creates the state board for genetic counseling

NY - S2900 Requires mandatory continuing education for mental health practioners

NY - S2854 Permits persons 60 years of age to take state university courses for credit without tuition

NY - S2846 Provides an annual scholarship of $1000 for students with a minimum 3.0 high school GPA who attend a New York state public postsecondary institution

NY - S2835 Requires the establishment of an appeals process for students who are denied the state resident tution rate at any public university or college

NY - S2810 Relates to charging members of the US armed forces stationed in New York state in-state tuition for CUNY schools

NY - S2742 Includes in the definition of veterinary medicine, the treatment of dental conditions; exempts persons who can treat floating teeth of horses from licensing requirements

NY - S2672 Allows nurse practitioners to perform any function in conjunction with the making of a diagnosis of illness or physical condition

NY - S2705 Codifies state university of New York educational opportunity centers

NY - S2557 Authorizes the board of trustees of the city university of New York to permit persons sixty years of age or over to take courses given without tuition

NY - S1257 Establishes the New York dream act, providing certain benefits to undocumented immigrants that satisfy certain criteria

NY - S2405 Relates to the unlawful sale of dissertations, theses and term papers

NY - S2417 Requires state to pay all capital costs of the Medgar Evers college of the city university of New York

NY - S2408 Makes permanent certain provisions of law relating to tuition waivers for police officer students of the city university of New York

NY - S2398 Establishes procedures and guidelines for which a test subject may request and obtain information and materials regarding a standardized test

NY - S2378 Enacts the New York state DREAM ACT; repealer

NY - S2324 Requires health care professional education in the area of elder abuse

NY - S2309 Allows certified nurse practitioners to practice without collaboration of a licensed physician

NY - S2220 Relates to pre and post test reporting requirements, test site registration and sign in, and establishes crime related to educational testing fraud

NY - S2141 Licenses therapeutic recreation specialists

NY - S2033 Enacts the "higher education community service opportunity act"

NY - S2029 Requires institutions of higher education to disclose the average dollar amount of institutional aid awarded to students

NY - S2030 Provides timeline for the election by the legislature of the regents

NY - S1944 Authorizes dental hygienists to provide such services in collaboration with a licensed dentist

NY - S1940 Permits doctors of chiropractic to form limited liability companies

NY - S1918 Provides for the certification of and qualifications for dentists practicing oral and maxillofacial surgery

NY - S1908 Expands the definition of podiatry to include conditions of the ankle and all soft tissue structures of the leg below the knee affecting the foot and ankle; repealer

NY - S1886 Relates to housing allowances under the World trade center memorial scholarships

NY - S1846 Requires the state university trustees to establish a process to eliminate or reduce duplication of academic degree programs within the state university system

NY - S1832 Creates the New York DREAM fund commission and makes family tuition accounts available to account owners who provide a taxpayer identification number

NY - S1788 Relates to certain tuition waivers for police officer students of the state university of New York and the city university of New York; repealer

NY - S1747 Provides state-aided scholarship opportunities for SUNY, CUNY or community college students who are without lawful immigration status or who are undocumented

NY - S1722 Establishes the strategic partnership for industrial resurgence program

NY - S1654 Relates to the innovation and commercialization functions of state universities

NY - S1658 Relates to pre and post test reporting requirements, test site registration and sign in

NY - S1655 Relates to establishing the state university commercialization facilities use policy

NY - S1653 Relates to contracts for joint or group purchasing of goods for state university health care facilities

NY - S1650 Relates to out-of-state clinical laboratory practitioners

NY - S1567 Grants eligibility for student financial aid to persons granted deferred action for childhood arrival status and to certain non-residents of the state

NY - S1565 Provides that institutions of higher education shall compile reports regarding foreign students enrolled in such institutions

NY - S1555 Mandates attendance by members appointed by the governor at meetings of councils of state-operated institutions

NY - S1557 Requires certain state contracts to include a provision stating all services performed under such contract shall be performed within the United States

NY - S1563 Requires institutions of higher education to disclose financial aid policies

NY - S1494 Provides for the dispensing of emergency contraception under certain circumstances and conditions

NY - S1411 Requires that the NYS board of regents holds at least 2 meetings a year in New York city

NY - S1381 Directs the board of regents and the state education department to develop a model for improved articulation of the education program for career mobility

NY - S1370 Establishes the foster care higher education scholarship pilot program

NY - S1367 Authorizes academic performance awards for incarcerated persons; repealer

NY - S1309 Requires cancellation of classes at state universities on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, unless chancellor grants exemption

NY - S1336 Establishes duties for pharmacies when pharmacists employed by such pharmacy refuse to fill prescriptions on the basis of personal beliefs

NY - S1331 Relates to prohibiting colleges from denying formerly incarcerated individuals admittance to college based solely on their incarceration

NY - S1313 Creates a pilot program for bulk purchase electronic textbook delivery in the State University of New York and the City University of New York library systems

NY - S1319 Relates to requirements of prescriptions for drugs

NY - S1314 Makes provision to allow dissemination of information through tabling at college campuses

NY - S1285 Requires colleges and universities to provide all incoming and current students with information relating to suicide prevention and resources

NY - S1150 Enables certain members of the New York guard to be eligible to receive benefits under the recruitment incentive and retention program

NY - S1143 Provides for the award of scholarships and loan forgiveness for nurses on the same terms as physicians

NY - S1099 Establishes tuition awards for members of the reserve armed forces of the United States

NY - S1084 Requires that no scholarship, grant or award offered by a state university of New York college shall require the student to reside on campus

NY - S1078 Provides for the conducting of visual assessments by ophthalmic dispensers

NY - S981 Eliminates the licensure requirement of citizenship or permanent residence in those professions where such requirement presently exists

NY - S925 Requires cultural awareness and competence training for medical professionals

NY - S867 Prohibits the deferral of awards granted under the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)

NY - S764 Authorizes community colleges, college sponsors, and local governments to establish community college regions to sponsor an existing community college

NY - S684 Relates to observance of certain holidays by institutions within the state university and the city university of New York

NY - S638 Relates to qualifications for certain appointed positions with the board of trustees for the state university and CUNY

NY - S628 Relates to the educational preparation for practice of professional nursing

NY - S534 Establishes the volunteer firefighters and emergency medical service volunteer tuition assistance grant program

NY - S483 Relates to continuing medical education requirements for doctors, nurses and pharmacists

NY - S440 Establishes the office for diversity and educational equity within the state university of New York administration

NY - S365 Provides tuition awards to children of veterans who served in armed conflict

NY - S295 Provides a program fee option for graduate students to allow continued access to certain facilities within the state university

NY - S6158 Requires regulations authorizing computer science courses to count towards liberal arts content at institutions of higher learning

NY - S6144 Extends certain provisions of law relating to tuition waivers for police officer students of the city university of New York

NY - S6225 Creates a regents large animal veterinarian loan forgiveness program

NY - S2923 Provides for licensure of school psychologists

NY - S1657 Relates to regents awards for children of deceased police officers, peace officers, firefighters and volunteer firefighters

NY - S2861 Relates to certain mandatory medical education requirements

NY - S3958 Requires regulations to permit tuition waivers for two courses for firefighter students in baccalaureate/higher degree CUNY programs

NY - S5044 Provides for in-state tuition at colleges and universities of state university, the city university of New York and community colleges for honorably discharged veterans attending under the federal GI bills

NY - S4827 Relates to the practice of land surveying

NY - S5682 Relates to the eligibility requirements and conditions governing general awards, academic performance awards and student loans; repealer

NY - S2219 Establishes a demonstration program of physician assistant training in underserved areas by students of foreign institutions

NY - S4174 Relates to requirements for the transfer of patient medical records in certain circumstances

NY - S4597 Provides that the trustees of SUNY may authorize the establishment of a new category of tuition for non-resident students enrolled in distance learning courses

NY - S1768 Establishes the Suffolk School of Math, Science and Engineering Regional Technology Institute; provides governing board powers and duties

NY - S5924 Relates to the educational preparation for practice of professional nursing

NY - S1566 Provides for disclosure of relationships between institutions of higher education and study abroad programs

NY - S2885 Requires that when a tree is removed from a campus in the state university of New York system, another tree shall be planted on such campus

NY - S266 Defines "severely and permanently disabled" for purposes of state scholarships and education loans

NY - S1560 Requires mandatory continuing education for nurses

NY - S1554 Provides for the development of a comprehensive campus security plan for the state university of New York, the city university of New York and community colleges

NY - S1559 Requires disclosure of gifts made to certain foundations by foreign governments, persons and entities

NY - S1652 Enacts the "New York state family tuition investment program act" to provide for the advance purchase of tuition to colleges in the state

NY - S5205 Provides for the licensing of the spouse of military personnel with out of state professional licenses

NY - S6300 Makes technical changes to the effectiveness of chapter 486 of the laws of 2013 relating to mandatory continuing education for licensed mental health counselors and other professionals

NY - S6302 Relates to including chemistry, hematology, microbiology and blood banking as areas covered by a restricted clinical laboratory license

NY - S6306 Prohibits institutions of higher education from participating in or providing funding to organizations that boycott academic institutions located in foreign countries

NY - S6383 Enacts the student athlete bill of rights

NY - S6398 Establishes requirements for certification as a pharmacy technician

NY - S6420 Enacts the "pay it forward, pay it back program"

NY - S6449 Requires pharmacies to contact a patient or the patient's caregiver before refilling prescriptions

NY - S6452 Establishes the pathways for academic career and employment program and the gap tuition assistance program

NY - S6511 Enacts tuition-free NY to provide free tuition at SUNY, CUNY and community colleges

NY - S6438 Prohibits the use of state aid by colleges and universities to fund or provide membership in certain academic institutions

NY - S5660 Enacts the empire engineers initiative act

NY - S6666 Extends the effectiveness of provisions relating to physical therapy assistants

NY - S6677 Extends tuition free course benefits to volunteer firefighters or volunteer ambulance workers

NY - S6698 Establishes the New York state pre-paid tuition plan by which a person may contribute to an account for the pre-payment of college tuition, tax free

NY - S6712 Authorizes massage therapists licensed in other jurisdictions to perform massage therapy demonstrations as part of an approved continuing education program

NY - S6323 Authorizes health care professionals licensed in other jurisdictions and appointed by World Triathlon Corporation to practice in this state at a triathlon

NY - S6834 Extends provisions of law relating to mandatory continuing education for land surveyors

NY - S6835 Authorizes and directs the boards of trustees of SUNY and CUNY to review and revise the report of the New York State Governor's Task Force on Campus Fire Safety

NY - S6844 Extends the duration of tuition assistance awards to five years

NY - S6854 Relates to the extension of the state university of New York at Stony Brook's lease to certain lands

NY - S6866 Authorizes colleges to offer additional programs or degrees if they have met certain criteria

NY - S6871 Authorizes nurse practitioners and physicians to issue non-patient specific orders to administer tests to determine the presence of the hepatitis C virus

NY - S6879 Relates to the New York state young farmers loan forgiveness incentive program

NY - S7080 Relates to certain candidates for an initial teaching certificate

NY - S5340 Creates a state board for national certification of school nurse grant program

NY - S7183 Extends the expiration of provisions relating to a restricted dental facility license

NY - S7199 Relates to restricted clinical laboratory licenses issued under the clinical laboratory technology practice act

NY - S7221 Enacts the "topical medication safety and efficacy act"

NY - S7248 Increases the household threshold income cap on tuition assistance from 80,000 to 100,000

NY - S7249 Permits the commissioner of education to include graduate programs as programs eligible for approval under the state tuition assistance program

NY - S7308 Requires the conducting of a study of feasible alternative methods of funding a college education at public four-year institutions of higher learning in New York state

NY - S7360 Relates to the practice of certified interior design; repealer

NY - S7435 Extends provisions of law relating to authorizing pharmacists to perform collaborative drug therapy management with physicians in certain settings

NY - S7438 Relates to deductions from benefits of certain retired members

NY - S7488 Provides for the certification of psychologists to prescribe drugs

NY - S7475 Requires research dogs and cats at certain facilities to be offered for adoption through private placement or with non-profit animal rescue and shelter organizations prior to euthanization

NY - S7532 Relates to candidates for certificates in the classroom teaching service

NY - S7567 Relates to the New York state science, technology, engineering and mathematics incentive program

NY - S7582 Relates to approved programs and examinations for applicants for a license as a physician assistant

NY - S7595 Enacts the "veterinary emergency response and mobility act of 2014"

NY - S7678 Authorizes optometrists to prescribe certain drugs that may be used for therapeutic purposes and taken orally