Committee on Higher Education — Meeting Minutes (October 28, 2025)
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The New York City Council Committee on Higher Education, chaired by Eric Dinowitz, met on October 28, 2025. The committee held an oversight hearing on "The Reading and Writing Crisis Among College Students" and filed the oversight. The committee also heard Resolution Res 0500-2024 concerning the proposed New York State College Safety Act (remote instruction for autoimmune and immunocompromised SUNY and CUNY students and faculty) and laid the resolution over. Roll call was recorded and a conflict was noted for Member Gale A. Brewer.
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- Held oversight hearing T2025-4168, "The Reading and Writing Crisis Among College Students," and filed the oversight (attachments: Committee Report; Hearing Transcript).
- Heard Resolution Res 0500-2024 (calling on the New York State Legislature to pass the New York State College Safety Act to permit SUNY and CUNY autoimmune and immunocompromised students and faculty remote instruction when feasible) and laid the resolution over (attachments: Res. No. 500; Committee Report; Hearing Transcript).
- Recorded roll call: Present — Eric Dinowitz, Erik D. Bottcher, Oswald Feliz, Christopher Marte; Conflict noted for Member Gale A. Brewer; Other Council Member attending: Joseph.
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- Oversight - The Reading and Writing Crisis Among College Students.
- Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to introduce and pass, and the Governor to sign, legislation entitled The New York State College Safety Act to require that all campuses of The State University of New York and The City University of New York permit autoimmune and immunocompromised students and faculty to learn and teach via remote instruction in as many courses as feasible whenever students or faculty are dealing with an unpredictable or temporarily debilitating impact of their condition.
- Roll Call
- Oversight - The Reading and Writing Crisis Among College Students.
- Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to introduce and pass, and the Governor to sign, legislation entitled The New York State College Safety Act to require that all campuses of The State University of New York and The City University of New York permit autoimmune and immunocompromised students and faculty to learn and teach via remote instruction in as many courses as feasible whenever students or faculty are dealing with an unpredictable or temporarily debilitating impact of their condition.
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