Requires the state university of New York to examine and conduct a study on the creation of a designated equity-centered honors college for the state university college at Geneseo for all attending students; requires a report on the findings of such study to be submitted within 180 days of the effective date.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A9787
SPONSOR: Bronson TITLE OF BILL:
An act to require the state university of New York to examine and
conduct a study on the creation of a designated equity-centered honors
college for the state university college at Geneseo for all attending
students
PURPOSE:
Directs the state university of New York to examine and conduct a study
on the creation of an equity-centered honors college for the state
university of New York college at Geneseo for all attending students
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. Directs the board of trustees of the state university of New
York to conduct a study on the feasibility of the creation of an equi-
ty-centered honors college at the state university of New York college
at Geneseo.
Section 2. The board of trustees of the state university of New York
shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations of the study
to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of
the assembly and chairs of the higher education committee in the assem-
bly and senate.
Section 3. The effective date
JUSTIFICATION:
Bringing together students from diverse backgrounds with wide-ranging
academic and personal interests not only is the responsibility of a
public university but also provides the potential for the best educa-
tional opportunities for all students to become effective and empathetic
citizens of the world. Working and living together with students who
identify, believe, and behave differently, positions students to learn
more deeply about themselves and to imagine and help shape the kind of
world they want to create.
Students who intrinsically value an enriched and emboldened educational
experience are at the core of our community programming, offerings, and
approach. Students must adopt and adapt the mission into their own
approach and take active responsibility for moving forward to new levels
of engagement and success. This legislation will enable the university
and students to fulfill this mode of educational engagement.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Legislation
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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9787
IN ASSEMBLY
April 9, 2024
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Introduced by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Higher Education
AN ACT to require the state university of New York to examine and
conduct a study on the creation of a designated equity-centered honors
college for the state university college at Geneseo for all attending
students
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The board of trustees of the state university of New York
2 shall conduct a study on the feasibility of the creation of an equity-
3 centered honors college for the state university college at Geneseo,
4 which shall consider but not be limited to the following:
5 1. examination of a plan for the implementation and operation of an
6 equity-centered honors college prepared by the state university college
7 at Geneseo in consultation with faculty, staff, and students at such
8 college;
9 2. evaluation of the impacts of an equity-centered honors college on
10 increased enrollment;
11 3. measurement of persistence through degree completion of first-gen-
12 eration, low-income students through increased need-based funding to
13 support their education at the state university college of Geneseo;
14 4. exploration of the impact and potential benefit of providing
15 students participating in the equity-centered honors college, such as a
16 guarantee of successful job placement; and
17 5. examination of the economic costs and benefits of establishing an
18 equity-centered honors college for the state university college at Gene-
19 seo.
20 § 2. The board of trustees of the state university of New York shall
21 submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the governor, the
22 temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, and the
23 chairs of the higher education committees in the assembly and senate
24 within one hundred eighty days of the effective date of this act.
25 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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