2013-01-16 In the Matter of Town of NORTH HEMPSTEAD, appellant-respondent, v. COUNTY OF NASSAU, respondent-appellant. Richard S. Finkel, Town Attorney, Manhasset, N.Y. (Mitchell L. Pitnick and Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, of counsel), for appellant-respondent. John Ciampoli, County Attorney, Mineola, N.Y. (Jackie L. Gross of counsel), for respondent-appellant. REINALDO E. RIVERA Richard S. Finkel, Town Attorney, Manhasset, N.Y. (Mitchell L. Pitnick and Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, of counsel),
97170. May 12, 2005. Carpinello, J. Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Stein, J.), entered August 2, 2004 in Albany County, which, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, granted respondents' motion to dismiss the petition. Before: Crew III, J.P., Mugglin, Lahtinen and Kane, JJ., concur. The case at bar implicates the statutory mechanisms for the financing of state community colleges. As a general rule, the home counties of nonresident students pay such institutions for a portion of
The Education Law of New York State provides that the State University trustees shall provide standards and regulations covering the organization and operation of community colleges. In summary, article 126 of the New York State Education Law prescribes that: (a) The local sponsor shall be responsible for establishing the college, providing local financing, accepting title to college real property to be held in trust for the college's use and purposes, approving the budget total, and selecting the
(a) Definition of a nonresident student. A nonresident student is one who has resided in the State for a period of at least one year but has resided outside of the sponsorship area during a portion or all of the six months preceding the date of the application for a certificate of residence. Nonresident students may also be referred to as "out-of-county students" or "out-of-sponsorship area students." For tuition purposes, out-of-state students shall be treated in a manner consistent with these regulations
(a) Community college. Colleges established and operated either individually or jointly, by counties, a community college region, cities, intermediate school districts, or school districts approved by the State University trustees pursuant to the provisions of article 126 of the Education Law. (b) College trustees. The local or regional board of trustees charged by law to administer the college or colleges. (c) Local sponsor. The local sponsoring agency, such as a county, a community college region