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History
- Signed chap.188
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to assembly
- Passed senateVote 61–0
- 3rd reading cal.905
- Substituted for S7859
- Referred to higher education
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Advanced to third reading cal.673
- Reported
- Referred to higher education
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Renames the Seek Program as the Percy Ellis Sutton SEEK Program
Senate Floor Calendar · Sponsor Dale M. Volker
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:A9512
Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to renaming the Seek Program as the Percy Ellis Sutton SEEK Program
Purpose or general idea of bill
The purpose of this bill is to rename the SEEK Program the Percy Ellis Sutton SEEK Program.
Summary of specific provisions
Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law to the contrary, the Search for Education, Elevation and Knowledge Program, instituted by Percy Ellis Sutton in the City University of New York in 1966, is hereby renamed the Percy Ellis Sutton Search for Education, Elevation and Knowledge Program.
Justification
A political pioneer, The Honorable Percy Ellis Sutton, as a member of the New York State Assembly created the Search for Education, Elevation and Knowledge (SEEK) Program in 1966. This program allowed thousands of promising students from disadvantaged backgrounds the opportunity to attend college at one of the City Universities with the help of State funding.
The SEEK Program offers a unique and supportive educational opportunity to students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, many of whom have had inadequate academic preparation for college-level coursework. SEEK was designed to assist students with the intellectual potential to succeed in college who lack the educational foundation and economic resources necessary to pursue a degree.
This bill is introduced to honor the memory of this tremendous individual and the countless individuals who he helped throughout his lifetime.
Prior legislative history
New Bill
Fiscal implications
None
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the first of duly next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
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