NY A04942 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 29-1)
Status: Passed on October 25 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-10-25 - signed chap.549
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

Requires the SUNY and CUNY boards of trustees and boards of trustees of community colleges to establish a policy for the awarding of posthumous degrees; requires such policy to waive any remaining credits for enrolled matriculated students who die and would otherwise have been eligible for graduation had they been able to complete their academic career.

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Title

Requires the SUNY and CUNY boards of trustees and boards of trustees of community colleges to establish a policy for the awarding of posthumous degrees; requires such policy to waive any remaining credits for enrolled matriculated students who die and would otherwise have been eligible for graduation had they been able to complete their academic career.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2023-06-09 - Senate - Senate Floor Vote - Final Passage (Y: 63 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-06-09 - Assembly - Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage (Y: 140 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2023-06-08 - Assembly - Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules (Y: 34 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-06-08 - Assembly - Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable (Y: 28 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2023-10-25Assemblysigned chap.549
2023-10-13Assemblydelivered to governor
2023-06-09SenateRETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
2023-06-09SenatePASSED SENATE
2023-06-09Senate3RD READING CAL.809
2023-06-09SenateSUBSTITUTED FOR S5355A
2023-06-08SenateREFERRED TO RULES
2023-06-08Assemblydelivered to senate
2023-06-08Assemblypassed assembly
2023-06-08Assemblyordered to third reading rules cal.696
2023-06-08Assemblyrules report cal.696
2023-06-08Assemblyreported
2023-06-08Assemblyreported referred to rules
2023-05-31Assemblyreference changed to ways and means
2023-05-26Assemblyprint number 4942b
2023-05-26Assemblyamend and recommit to higher education
2023-05-23Assemblyprint number 4942a
2023-05-23Assemblyamend and recommit to higher education
2023-02-27Assemblyreferred to higher education

Same As/Similar To

S05355 (Same As) 2023-06-09 - SUBSTITUTED BY A4942B

New York State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A4942
Texthttps://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A04942&term=2023&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#A04942
Texthttps://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A04942&term=2023&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#A04942A
Texthttps://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A04942&term=2023&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#A04942B
Roll Callhttps://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A04942&term=2023&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#AC2
Roll Callhttps://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A04942&term=2023&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#AC1
Roll Callhttps://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A04942&term=2023&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#AF1
Roll Callhttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A4942#SF1

Bill Comments

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