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PART Q
Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 355 of the education
law is amended by adding a new paragraph f-1 to read as
follows:
f-1. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the
contrary, the state university of New York board of
trustees shall pass a resolution by December thirtyfirst, two thousand fifteen, providing that students
enrolled in an academic program of the state university
of New York shall be required to participate in an
approved experiential or applied learning activity as a
degree requirement. Such resolution shall define
approved experiential or applied learning activities,
methods of faculty oversight and assessment,
responsibilities of business, corporate, nonprofit or other entities hosting students, and a plan for
full implementation of this requirement.
§ 2. Section 6206 of the education law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 18 to read as follows:
Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the
contrary, the city university of New York board of
trustees shall pass a resolution by December thirtyfirst, two thousand fifteen, providing that students
enrolled in an academic program of the city university of
New York shall be required to participate in an approved
experiential or applied learning activity as a degree
requirement. Such resolution shall define approved
experiential or applied learning activities, methods of
faculty oversight and assessment, responsibilities of
business, corporate, non-profit or other entities hosting
students, and a plan for full implementation of this
requirement.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be
deemed to have been in full force and effect on and after
April 1, 2015.
§ 2. Severability clause. If any clause, sentence,
paragraph, subdivision, section or part of this act shall
be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be
invalid, such judgment shall not affect impair, or
invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined
in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph,
subdivision, section or part thereof directly involved in
the controversy in which such judgment shall have been
rendered. It is hereby declared to be the intent of
the legislature that this act would have been enacted
even if such invalid provisions had not been included herein.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately provided,
however, that the applicable effective date of Parts A
through Q of this act shall be as specifically set forth
in the last section of such Parts.