Requires the SUNY and CUNY boards of trustees to establish a policy for the awarding of posthumous degrees
Summary
Requires the SUNY and CUNY boards of trustees and boards of trustees of community colleges to establish a policy for the awarding of posthumous degrees; requires such policy to waive any remaining credits for enrolled matriculated students who die and would otherwise have been eligible for graduation had they been able to complete their academic career.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
Assembly Passage
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Oct 2023
Introduced Feb 27, 2023
Signed Oct 25, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 9, 2023 · Assembly Jun 9, 2023
How they voted
63–0
Passed
Total votes 63
Jun 9, 2023
D
Democratic42
100% Yea
R
Republican21
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Amendments
4
Oct 25, 2023
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.549
lower
Jun 9, 2023
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jun 8, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
Jun 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jun 8, 2023
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
May 31, 2023
Committee
REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
May 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 4942B
lower
May 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION
lower
May 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 4942A
lower
May 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION
lower
Feb 27, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
lower
1 primary · 29 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Phara Souffrant Forrest
DDemocratic
Co
Al Stirpe
DDemocratic
Co
Al Taylor
DDemocratic
Co
Alicia Hyndman
DDemocratic
Co
Amanda Septimo
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Brian Cunningham
DDemocratic
Co
Brian Maher
RRepublican/Conservative
Co
Dana Levenberg
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
David Weprin
DDemocratic
Co
Eddie Gibbs
DDemocratic
Co
Emily Gallagher
DDemocratic
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