Establishes experiential learning opportunities in the state university of New York and the city university of New York
This bill requires the State University of New York and the City University of New York to create plans by June 2025 for offering approved experiential learning activities to students starting in the 2025-2026 academic year. These plans must be developed with input from faculty, student groups, and other stakeholders, and they need to outline how such activities will be supervised, assessed, and managed by external hosts like businesses or nonprofits. Additionally, the bill directs each college to evaluate whether making these hands-on experiences a graduation requirement is feasible, considering factors like community support, workforce impact, and potential delays in student graduation. The legislation also mandates that colleges collect and report data related to these learning activities to track their implementation and effectiveness.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2024
Assembly Passage
Jun 2024
Senate Passage
Jun 2024
Signed into Law
Nov 2024
Introduced Dec 13, 2023
Signed Nov 22, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jun 4, 2024 · Assembly Jun 3, 2024
How they voted
61–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 62
Jun 4, 2024
D
Democratic41
100% Yea
R
Republican21
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Amendments
2
Nov 22, 2024
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.478
lower
Jun 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jun 3, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
Jun 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jun 3, 2024
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
May 7, 2024
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
May 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8346A
lower
May 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION
lower
Jan 3, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
lower
Dec 13, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
lower
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Pat Fahy
DDemocratic
Co
Al Taylor
DDemocratic
Co
Dana Levenberg
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Inez Dickens
DDemocratic
Co
JG
Jessica González-Rojas
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Jo Anne Simon
DDemocratic
Co
Marianne Buttenschon
DDemocratic
Co
Monica Wallace
DDemocratic
Co
Nader Sayegh
DDemocratic
Co
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn
DDemocratic
Co
Sarah Clark
DDemocratic/Working Families
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