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Eve  opportunity  for  higher  education;  state
  university of New York and city university of New York.  1.  To  provide
  additional  educational  opportunity at the state university of New York
  and the city university of New York,  such  institutions  shall  provide
  special  programs  for  the screening, testing, counseling, and tutoring
  of, and assistance to, residents of the state who are, (1) graduates  of
  an  approved  high  school  or  individuals who have attained a New York
  state high school equivalency diploma or its equivalent,  as  determined
  by   the  commissioner,  (2)  who  have  potential  for  the  successful
  completion of a post secondary program, and  (3)  are  economically  and
  educationally disadvantaged.
    2.  Such  universities  shall  each  formulate  a general plan for the
  organization, development, co-ordination and operation of such a program
  within the amounts made available therefor by law.  Such  a  plan  shall
  include:
    a.  Definition of eligibility, provided, however, except for requiring
  residence in the state or in the city of New York in the case  of  those
  programs provided by the city university of New York, no such definition
  shall include either by its terms or in its application, any criteria or
  standard which determines eligibility based in whole or in part upon the
  geographical locality in which a student or prospective student resides,
    b. Procedures for the selection of students from among the eligibles,
    c.  Description  of  the  contents  of such proposed program including
  counseling, tutoring and skill development,
    d. Estimated costs,
    e. Objectives including co-ordination with the university's long range
  plan,
    f. Extent of other funds and resources to be utilized  in  support  of
  the program,
    g. Procedures for the evaluation of student progress, and
    h. Periodic reports.
    3.  The  general  plan shall be transmitted to the board of regents at
  such time as the regents shall by  rule  require.  Such  plan  shall  be
  reviewed  by  the regents and shall guide and determine the operation of
  such programs at such universities.
    4. a. Moneys made available to  such  universities  pursuant  to  this
  section shall be spent only for the following purposes:
    (i) Special testing, counseling and guidance services in the course of
  screening potential students,
    (ii)  Remedial  courses,  developmental  and  compensatory courses and
  summer classes for such students,
    (iii) Special tutoring, counseling and guidance services for  enrolled
  students,
    (iv) Central services including evaluation and administrative costs,
    (v) Any necessary supplemental financial assistance, which may include
  the cost of books and necessary maintenance for such students; provided,
  however,  that such supplemental financial assistance shall be furnished
  pursuant to criteria promulgated by such universities  and  approved  by
  the regents and the director of the budget.
    b.  No  funds  pursuant  to  this  section  shall be made available to
  support the regular academic programs of any  institution  participating
  in  this  program,  nor  shall  funds be provided for programs which are
  incompatible with the regents plan for the expansion and development  of
  higher education in the state.
    5.  a.  The  trustees  of  the  state  university  and board of higher
  education in the city of New York shall each furnish to the regents, the
  director of the budget, the chairman of the senate finance committee and
  the chairman  of  the  assembly  ways  and  means  committee,  at  least

  annually,  a  report  in  such  form,  at  such time and containing such
  information as the regents and the director of the budget  may  require,
  of the operations of such programs. The report shall include:
    (i) A statement of the objectives of the program at the institution,
    (ii) A description of the program,
    (iii)  The budgetary expenditures for such program, separately stating
  academic credit instructional costs, other instructional costs, tutoring
  costs, remediation, counseling, supplemental  financial  assistance  and
  central services, including evaluation and administrative costs,
    (iv)  The  extent of other funds and resources used in support of such
  program and their sources,
    (v) The progress of students,
    (vi) The extent and nature of the responsibility exercised  over  such
  program by such trustees and such board,
    (vii)  The extent and nature of supervision and control exercised over
  such  program  by  the  administrative  officials  of  the   constituent
  institutions in such universities,
    (viii)  A  certification  by  such  trustees  and  such board that the
  academic committees of the constituent institutions of such universities
  and their faculty committees have reviewed  and  approved  the  academic
  content  of  the courses offered for academic credit in such program and
  the amount of academic credit granted therefor and that the registration
  requirements of the regents and the commissioner  have  been  met  where
  applicable.
    b. The regents shall review such report and forward the same, together
  with  their  comments  and  recommendations  to  the  governor  and  the
  legislature, on or before December first next following the close of the
  state's fiscal year.