Bill Text: NY A10114 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes Rockland community college to establish a tuition reduction program for active members in good standing of the volunteer fire companies and ambulance service corps in Rockland county.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-04 - referred to higher education [A10114 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A10114-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         10114
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     March 4, 2010
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       Introduced  by  M.  of A. JAFFEE, ZEBROWSKI -- read once and referred to
         the Committee on Higher Education
       AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  authorizing  Rockland
         community  college to establish a tuition reduction program for active
         members of the volunteer fire companies and ambulance corps  in  Rock-
         land
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 6304 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
    2  new subdivision 5-c to read as follows:
    3    5-C.  NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, OR LOCAL
    4  LAW, INCLUDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION FIVE OF  THIS  SECTION,  TO
    5  THE  CONTRARY,  ROCKLAND  COMMUNITY  COLLEGE  MAY,  WITH THE CONSENT AND
    6  APPROVAL OF THE LEGISLATURE OF ROCKLAND COUNTY AND THE STATE  UNIVERSITY
    7  TRUSTEES,  REQUIRE LESSER TUITION CHARGES OR FEES THAN THE AMOUNT NECES-
    8  SARY IN THE AGGREGATE TO PROVIDE ONE-THIRD OF THE OPERATING COSTS  FROM,
    9  OR PROVIDE TUITION WITHOUT CHARGE TO, ANY ENROLLED ACTIVE MEMBER IN GOOD
   10  STANDING  OF AN INCORPORATED VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY, FIRE DEPARTMENT, OR
   11  INCORPORATED VOLUNTARY AMBULANCE SERVICE IN ROCKLAND COUNTY WHO:
   12    A. RESIDES IN ROCKLAND COUNTY; AND
   13    B. HAS BEEN CERTIFIED BY THE AUTHORITY  HAVING  JURISDICTION  FOR  THE
   14  INCORPORATED  VOLUNTEER  FIRE  COMPANY  OR  FIRE DEPARTMENT OR VOLUNTARY
   15  AMBULANCE SERVICE AS AN ENROLLED ACTIVE MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING OF  SUCH
   16  INCORPORATED  VOLUNTEER  FIRE  COMPANY  OR  FIRE DEPARTMENT OR VOLUNTARY
   17  AMBULANCE SERVICE FOR PERIODS OF TIME AND ACCORDING  TO  PROCEDURES  AND
   18  CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY RESOLUTION OR LOCAL LAW ADOPTED BY THE COUNTY OF
   19  ROCKLAND. THE BENEFITS RECEIVED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION
   20  BY  ANY  PERSON  WHO AT THE TIME SUCH BENEFIT IS RECEIVED IS A VOLUNTEER
   21  FIREFIGHTER OR VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKER, SHALL  NOT  ADVERSELY  AFFECT
   22  THE  VOLUNTEER  STATUS OF SUCH PERSON FOR PURPOSES OF ANY OTHER GENERAL,
   23  SPECIAL, OR LOCAL LAW.
   24    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD11535-01-9