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Senate Bill S4521A

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires that no scholarship, grant or award offered by a state university of New York college shall require the student to reside on campus

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2009-S4521 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §141, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S258
2013-2014: S1084
2015-2016: S3145
2017-2018: S1345

2009-S4521 - Summary

Requires that no scholarship, grant or award offered by a state university of New York college shall, as a condition of eligibility, require that the student reside on campus in campus housing.

2009-S4521 - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4521 - Bill Text download pdf

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2009-S4521A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §141, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S258
2013-2014: S1084
2015-2016: S3145
2017-2018: S1345

2009-S4521A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that no scholarship, grant or award offered by a state university of New York college shall, as a condition of eligibility, require that the student reside on campus in campus housing.

2009-S4521A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4521A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 4521--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 24, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MAZIARZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Education  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting on campus
  residency as a requirement for scholarships, grants and awards offered
  by the state university of New York

  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 141 to
read as follows:
  S  141.  SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS AND AWARDS; CAMPUS RESIDENCY PROHIBITED.
1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW,  NO  SCHOLARSHIP,  GRANT,
AWARD  OR ANY OTHER FORM OF TUITION ASSISTANCE OFFERED BY ANY COLLEGE OF
THE UNIVERSITY, SHALL, AS A CONDITION OF ELIGIBILITY, REQUIRE  THAT  THE
STUDENT RECEIVING SUCH SCHOLARSHIP, GRANT, AWARD OR ASSISTANCE RESIDE ON
CAMPUS IN CAMPUS HOUSING, EXCEPT WHERE SUCH SCHOLARSHIP, GRANT, AWARD OR
ASSISTANCE IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED FOR ON-CAMPUS HOUSING OR BOARD.
  2.  NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO PROHIBIT ANY COLLEGE
OF THE UNIVERSITY FROM REQUIRING THAT A STUDENT BE  A  RESIDENT  OF  THE
STATE  OF  NEW  YORK  IN  ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A SCHOLARSHIP,
GRANT, AWARD OR ANY OTHER FORM OF TUITION ASSISTANCE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11336-03-9

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