Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 14, 2013 |
recommit, enacting clause stricken |
Mar 07, 2013 |
referred to higher education |
Senate Bill S4079
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
- 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
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
2013-S4079 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §609, amd §695-e, Ed L
2013-S4079 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Creates the New York DREAM fund commission, which shall be committed to advancing the educational opportunities of children of immigrants through scholarship programs that provide assistance with the costs of higher education; makes family tuition accounts available to account owners who provide a valid taxpayer identification number.
2013-S4079 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4079 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the New York DREAM fund commission and making family tuition accounts available to account owners who provide a taxpayer identification number PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Creates the New York DREAM fund commission, which shall be committed to advancing the educational opportunities of children of immigrants through scholarship programs that provide assistance with the costs of higher education. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This bill would create a DREAM fund commission and a DREAM fund. The commission would raise money for the DREAM fund in order to provide scholarships to college bound children who are the children of immigrants. The commission would be required to establish the criteria for the scholarships, to create and publicize a training program for education professionals, and to develop a public awareness campaign for the DREAM fund awards. The Executive and the Legislative leaders would appoint the members of the commission. Neither the commission nor the fund would receive state funding or aid. The bill would also allow a person with a taxpayer identification number to open a New York 529 family tuition account.
2013-S4079 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4079 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 7, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sens. ESPAILLAT, KLEIN -- 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 establishing the New York DREAM fund commission and making family tuition accounts avail- able to account owners who provide a taxpayer identification number THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 609 to read as follows: S 609. NEW YORK DREAM FUND COMMISSION. 1. (A) THERE SHALL BE ESTAB- LISHED A NEW YORK DREAM FUND COMMISSION, HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION AS THE "COMMISSION", WHICH SHALL BE COMMITTED TO ADVANCING THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OF THE CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS. (B) THE COMMISSION SHALL BE COMPOSED OF TWELVE MEMBERS TO BE APPOINTED AS FOLLOWS: (I) FOUR MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR; (II) THREE MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE; (III) THREE MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY; (IV) ONE MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE; (V) ONE MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEM- BLY; (C) TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION SHALL REFLECT THE RACIAL, ETHNIC, GENDER, LANGUAGE AND GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY OF THE STATE. (D) TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION SHALL INCLUDE COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATORS AND FACULTY AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO ADVANCING THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OF THE CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05361-02-3
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