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Senate Bill S3130

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits the deferral of awards granted under the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)

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2009-S3130 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8848
Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §667, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S119, A1280
2013-2014: S867, A2520
2015-2016: S181, A6708
2017-2018: S4877, A6063
2019-2020: A6290

2009-S3130 - Summary

Prohibits the deferral of awards granted under the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP); ensures that a TAP award will be paid on time so that the student may pay his or her tuition bill on time.

2009-S3130 - Sponsor Memo

2009-S3130 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3130

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 11, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  DIAZ,  DUANE, HASSELL-THOMPSON, HUNTLEY, KRUEGER,
  ONORATO, OPPENHEIMER, SAMPSON, SAVINO -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Educa-
  tion

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting the defer-
  ral of awards granted under the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 667 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 4 to read as follows:
  4. DEFERRAL OF TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AWARDS PROHIBITED.  UNDER NO
CIRCUMSTANCES  SHALL  AN  AWARD  GRANTED  UNDER  THE  TUITION ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM (TAP) PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION BE  DEFERRED  UNTIL  THE  STUDENT
RECIPIENT GRADUATES FROM HIS OR HER COURSE OF STUDY. THE PRESIDENT SHALL
PAY  A  TUITION  ASSISTANCE  PROGRAM AWARD TO THE STUDENT RECIPIENT IN A
REASONABLE TIMEFRAME IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE STUDENT RECIPIENT IS ABLE TO
APPLY THE AWARD TOWARD HIS OR HER  TUITION  BILL  ON  TIME.  NO  TUITION
ASSISTANCE  PROGRAM  SHALL  BE MADE CONTINGENT UPON THE STUDENT'S GRADU-
ATION FROM HIS OR HER UNDERGRADUATE OR GRADUATE COURSE OF STUDY.
  S 2. This act shall  take  effect  immediately,  and  shall  apply  to
academic quarters and semesters beginning on or after August 1, 2009.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04958-01-9

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2009-S3130A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8848
Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §667, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S119, A1280
2013-2014: S867, A2520
2015-2016: S181, A6708
2017-2018: S4877, A6063
2019-2020: A6290

2009-S3130A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the deferral of awards granted under the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP); ensures that a TAP award will be paid on time so that the student may pay his or her tuition bill on time.

2009-S3130A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S3130A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 3130--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 11, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  DIAZ,  DILAN,  DUANE,  HASSELL-THOMPSON, HUNTLEY,
  KRUEGER, ONORATO, OPPENHEIMER, SAMPSON, SAVINO, THOMPSON -- read twice
  and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
  on Higher Education -- recommitted to the Committee on  Higher  Educa-
  tion in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged,
  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
  committee

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting the defer-
  ral of awards granted under the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 667 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 4 to read as follows:
  4. DEFERRAL OF TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AWARDS PROHIBITED.  UNDER NO
CIRCUMSTANCES  SHALL  AN  AWARD  GRANTED  UNDER  THE  TUITION ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM (TAP) PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION BE  DEFERRED  UNTIL  THE  STUDENT
RECIPIENT GRADUATES FROM HIS OR HER COURSE OF STUDY. THE PRESIDENT SHALL
PAY  A  TUITION  ASSISTANCE  PROGRAM AWARD TO THE STUDENT RECIPIENT IN A
REASONABLE TIMEFRAME IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE STUDENT RECIPIENT IS ABLE TO
APPLY THE AWARD TOWARD HIS OR HER  TUITION  BILL  ON  TIME.  NO  TUITION
ASSISTANCE  PROGRAM  SHALL  BE MADE CONTINGENT UPON THE STUDENT'S GRADU-
ATION FROM HIS OR HER UNDERGRADUATE OR GRADUATE COURSE OF STUDY.
  S 2. This act shall  take  effect  immediately,  and  shall  apply  to
academic quarters and semesters beginning on or after August 1, 2010.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04958-02-0

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