Authorizes establishment of a CUNY internet-based college

2 Co-sponsors

• William J. Larkin Jr.
• Michael H. Ranzenhofer

BILL NUMBER:S3295

Title of bill

An act in relation to providing for an internet-based college within the city university of New York system; and to authorize the trustees of the city university of New York to establish CUNY internet-based community college

Purpose

Authorizes the establishment of a CUNY internet-based college.

Summary of provisions

Amend the Education Law; The Board of Trustees of the city University of New York is authorized and directed to take all actions to create and establish within the City University System and subject to the jurisdiction of the Board of Trustees an internet-based community college available solely on line.

Justification

This legislation is an important opportunity to work with CUNY and the appropriate labor unions to develop New York's colleges of the future. It is wise to take into account, what may well become one of the ways higher education will be managed and dispensed in the future.

Improving, developing and offering virtual schools and classrooms, is vital to low-income individuals and working parents. Although it has been our intent to make public higher educational institutions accessible and affordable; unfortunately, the cost of public higher education in New York state is out of reach to too many individuals.

This proposal does not threaten any current CUNY School or its personnel. This proposal merely directs CUNY to begin, without hesitation, to develop our next generation of schools.

Legislative history

S.6708/A.9396 (2010)

Fiscal implications

None

Effective date

Immediately.