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Senate Bill S3477
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2013-S3477 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Higher Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยงยง355 & 6301, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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2013-S3477 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3477 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to tuition and fees for certain non-immigrant alien students of the state university of New York and community colleges PURPOSE: To change the requirements for certain non-resident students to receive resident (instate) tuition rates at State-operated insti- tutions of the State University of New York and at community colleges operating under the program of the State University. This bill will not change or diminish in any way the in-state tuition benefit for New York's undocumented immigrant students. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends subparagraph 8 of paragraph h of subdivi- sion 2 of section 355 of the education law, with respect to students at State-operated institutions of the State University of New York, to add additional qualifications for eligibility to receive resident tuition rates: (i) living continuously in New York while attending an approved New York high school; or (ii) living continuously in New York while attending an approved New York state program for general equivalency diploma exam preparation; and
2013-S3477 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3477 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 4, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LIBOUS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to tuition and fees for certain non-immigrant alien students of the state university of New York and community colleges THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph 8 of paragraph h of subdivision 2 of section 355 of the education law, as added by chapter 327 of the laws of 2002, are amended to read as follows: (i) attended an approved New York high school for two or more years, graduated from an approved New York high school, LIVED CONTINUOUSLY IN NEW YORK STATE WHILE ATTENDING AN APPROVED NEW YORK HIGH SCHOOL, and applied for attendance [at] AND ATTENDED an institution or educational unit of the state university within five years of receiving a New York state high school diploma; or (ii) attended an approved New York state program for general equiv- alency diploma exam preparation, received a general equivalency diploma issued within New York state, LIVED CONTINUOUSLY IN NEW YORK STATE WHILE ATTENDING AN APPROVED NEW YORK STATE PROGRAM FOR GENERAL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA EXAM PREPARATION, and applied for attendance [at] AND ATTENDED an institution or educational unit of the state university within five years of receiving a general equivalency diploma issued within New York state; or S 2. Subdivision 5 of section 6301 of the education law, as amended by chapter 327 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows: 5. "Resident." A person who has resided in the state for a period of at least one year and in the county, city, town, intermediate school district, school district or community college region, as the case may be, for a period of at least six months, both immediately preceding the date of such person's registration in a community college or, for the EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08394-01-3
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