Title EDN, Education

§ 6255. City not liable for payment of benefits. Neither the city nor\nthe board shall be a party to any contract purchased in whole or in part\nwith contributions made under the optional retirement program\nestablished and administered pursuant to this article. No retirement,\n…

§ 6256. Inconsistent provisions of other acts superseded. Insofar as\nthe provisions of this article are inconsistent with the provisions of\nany other act, general or special, the provisions of this article shall\nbe controlling.\n

§ 6257. Deductions from benefits of certain retired members. 1.\nNotwithstanding any other provision of law, a member who is retired from\nthe board of higher education optional retirement program shall have the\nright, at any time after such member's retirement, to execute and …

§ 626. Loan disclosure and prohibition of quid pro quo high risk loans. 1. Should a borrower or potential borrower consult a covered institution's financial aid office in connection with obtaining an educational loan to pay for or finance higher education expenses, the covered i…

§ 627. Standards for preferred lender lists. A covered institution that provides or makes available a preferred lender list must comply with the following standards: 1. A preferred lender list must disclose the process by which the covered institution selected lending institutio…

§ 6270. Short title. This article may be cited as the "city university construction fund act."

§ 6271. Definitions. For the purposes of this article: 1. "Dormitory authority" means the dormitory authority of the state of New York as established by the dormitory authority act. 2. "City" means the city of New York. 3. "City university" means the city university of New York,…

§ 6272. Fund continued. The city university construction fund created by chapter seven hundred eighty-two of the laws of nineteen hundred sixty-six is hereby continued. The fund is a corporate governmental agency constituting a public benefit corporation. It has the powers and p…

§ 6273. Purposes of fund. The purposes of the fund shall be (i) to provide facilities for the city university, and (ii) to support the educational purposes of the city university.

§ 6274. Administration of fund. (1) For the period beginning July first, nineteen hundred seventy-nine and ending December thirty-first, nineteen hundred seventy-nine, the fund shall continue to be administered by the trustees of the city university construction fund in office a…

§ 6275. General powers. The fund shall have the following powers in addition to those specially conferred elsewhere in this article: (1) to sue and to be sued; (2) to have a seal and alter the same at its pleasure; (3) to make and alter by-laws for its organization and internal …

§ 6276. Agreements with dormitory authority. (a) To fulfill the purposes contained in subdivision a of section sixty-two hundred seventy-three of this article, the fund may enter into leases, subleases or other agreements with the dormitory authority to which the board of higher…

§ 6277. Authority of city to convey real property and grant consents to dormitory authority. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any general, special or local law, charter or ordinance to the contrary, on request of the fund and with the approval of the city board of estimate,…

§ 6278. Resources of fund. (a) Subject to the provisions of this article, the trustees of the fund shall receive, accept, invest, administer, expend and disburse for its corporate purposes all monies for the city university construction fund from whatever sources derived includi…

§ 6279. Payments to fund. To enable the fund to realize its corporate purposes, as provided in section sixty-two hundred seventy-three of this article, the following monies shall be made available to the fund as hereinafter provided: (1) The state shall, in addition to any other…

§ 628. Proper execution of master promissory notes. A covered institution shall not direct in any manner whatsoever potential borrowers to any electronic master promissory notes or other loan agreements that do not provide a reasonable and convenient alternative for the borrower…

§ 6280. Actions against fund. (a) Except in an action for wrongful death, an action against the fund for personal injury or property damage or founded on tort shall not be commenced more than one year and ninety days after the cause of action therefor shall have accrued, nor unl…

§ 6281. Municipal regulations. (a) No county, town or village, including but not limited to the city of New York, shall have the power to modify or change the plans and specifications for facilities to be provided pursuant to agreements between the dormitory authority and the ci…

§ 6282. Exemption from taxation. The moneys and property of the fund and its operations shall be exempt from taxation.

§ 629. Disclosures at request of covered institutions. Except for educational loans made, insured, or guaranteed by the federal government, upon the request of any covered institution, a lending institution shall disclose to such covered institution, in reasonable detail and for…

§ 630. Penalties. 1. If after providing notice and an opportunity for a hearing the department determines that a covered institution or lending institution has violated any terms or provisions of this article, then the covered institution or lending institution may be liable for…

§ 6301. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context shall\notherwise require, the following terms shall mean:\n 1. "State university trustees." Board of trustees of the state\nuniversity.\n 2. "Community colleges." Colleges established and operated pursuant to\nthe …

§ 6302. Authorization to establish community colleges. 1. Any local sponsor, other than a community college region, acting through its local legislative body or board, or other appropriate governing agency, which in the case of the city of New York acting as a local sponsor shal…

§ 6303. Programs and curricula of community colleges. 1. Community\ncolleges shall provide two-year programs of post high school nature\ncombining general education with technical education relating to the\noccupational needs of the community, area or community college region in…

§ 6303-a. Graduation, achievement and placement program. 1. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) "Plan" shall mean the graduation, achievement and placement (GAP) program plan to be developed by the state university tru…

§ 6304. Financing of community colleges. 1. The master plan, standards\nand regulations prescribed by the state university trustees shall\ninclude provisions for financing the capital costs and operating costs\nof such colleges in the following manner:\n a. State financial aid s…

§ 6304-A. Reports to local sponsors. The commissioner shall provide the local sponsor or sponsors with a copy of each program review report of the sponsored community college prepared by the department pursuant to this chapter. The comptroller shall provide the local sponsor or …

§ 6305. Non-resident and out-of-state students. 1. In addition to\nadmitting residents of its own local sponsor or sponsors, each community\ncollege shall, within the quota and under the conditions prescribed by\nthe state university trustees, admit non-resident students and\nou…

§ 6306. Administration of community colleges--boards of trustees. 1. Each community college, except in the city of New York, shall be administered by a board of trustees of ten members, nine of whom shall be appointed for terms of seven years in annual rotation, and one member e…

§ 6307. Establishment of state-aided four-year colleges. 1. Upon recommendation of the state university trustees, counties or adjoining cities not now adequately served by any four-year college programs, may be empowered singly or jointly to establish and operate four-year colle…

§ 6308. Defense and indemnification of community college trustees, officers and employees. 1. As used in this section, the term "employee" shall mean any person holding a position by appointment or employment in the service of a community college, whether or not compensated, or …

§ 6309. Reimbursement of defense costs incurred by or on behalf of community college trustees, officers and employees. 1. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, the term "employee" shall mean any person holding a position by appointment or employment in …

§ 631. Rules and regulations. The commissioner and the department shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of this article.

§ 6310. Community college regions - administration and finance. 1. Each community college region and community college sponsored by such region shall be administered by a single board of trustees of fourteen members, thirteen of whom shall be appointed for terms of seven years, …

§ 6311. New York opportunity promise scholarship. 1. Eligibility. A\nNew York opportunity promise scholarship shall be awarded to an\napplicant who meets all of the following conditions:\n (a) is at least twenty-five years of age or older, but in no case more\nthan fifty-five ye…

§ 632. Non-exclusivity of rights or remedies. Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit, in any manner, any rights or remedies otherwise available under law to any person or entity, including, but not limited to, the attorney general of the state of New York.

§ 6350. Leave of absence for military service. Whenever a student who is: (a) a member of the national guard or other reserve component of the armed forces of the United States and is called or ordered to active duty, as defined in 10 USC § 101(d)(1), or (b) a member of the stat…

§ 6351. Preservation of educational status and financial resources. A student on a military leave of absence from an institution of higher education shall be entitled, upon release from serving on active duty, to be restored to the educational status such student had attained pr…

§ 6352. Option of refund or credit. An institution of higher education shall refund tuition or fees paid or credit the tuition and fees to the next period of enrollment after the student returns from a military leave of absence, at the option of the student.

§ 6353. Enforcement. Any violation of this article shall constitute an unfair educational practice pursuant to section three hundred thirteen of this chapter. Any student alleging a violation of this article may commence an administrative or judicial proceeding pursuant to secti…

§ 6354. Applicability. This article shall apply to all institutions of higher education and any business or trade school in the state.

§ 640. Student debt; prohibited practices. 1. No degree-granting institution or licensed private career school, as defined by section five thousand one of this chapter, shall: (a) withhold a transcript because a student owes a debt to such institution or school; (b) condition th…

§ 6401. State aid for certain independent institutions of higher learning. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general, special or local law to the contrary, the commissioner is hereby authorized to apportion for each annual period commencing July first nineteen hundred sev…

§ 6401-a. State aid for high needs nursing programs for certain independent institutions of higher learning. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general, special or local law to the contrary, the commissioner is hereby authorized to grant state aid for high needs nursing pr…

§ 6402. Enrollment grants to schools of medicine and dentistry. 1. The commissioner shall apportion each year to each non-public institution of higher education offering an approved program in medicine a sum to be determined as follows: (a) Two thousand one hundred fifty dollars…

§ 6403. Adjustments to enrollment grants. 1. The grants provided pursuant to paragraph (a) of subdivision one and subdivision two of section sixty-four hundred two of this chapter shall be reduced by one hundred per centum of the grant otherwise allocable to each first year exce…

§ 6404. Purchases by certain independent institutions. Any postsecondary institution chartered under the powers of the regents pursuant to section two hundred sixteen of this chapter or incorporated under a special act of the legislature may make purchases of commodities and ser…

§ 6405. State reimbursement to certain independent institutions of higher education which participate in the federal work study program. 1. For purposes of this section, the following terms shall be defined as follows: a. "Institutional award year" shall mean the period from the…

§ 6430. General provisions. 1. The trustees or other governing board of every college chartered by the regents or incorporated by special act of the legislature and which maintains a campus, unless otherwise provided, shall adopt written rules for implementing all policies requi…

§ 6431. Advisory committee on campus security. 1. The president or chief administrative officer of each college, except those independent colleges ineligible to receive state aid under section sixty-four hundred one of this title, shall appoint an advisory committee on campus se…