Assembly Actions -
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Jun 17, 2010 |
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Senate Bill S8237
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
2009-S8237 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S8237 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Authorizes the trustees of the state university of New York, the city university of New York and community colleges to provide state-aided programs, scholarships or other financial assistance to students who are without lawful immigration status or who are undocumented persons if such student attended an approved NY high school for two or more years, attended an approved NY state program for general equivalency diploma exam preparation, or was enrolled in an institution or educational unit of the state university during the 2010-2011 academic year.
2009-S8237 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S8237 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to scholarship opportunities for certain students of the state university of New York, the city university of New York and community colleges PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Provides state-aided scholarship opportunities for SUNY, CUNY or community college students who are without lawful immigration status or who are undocumented. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISION: Section 1. Paragraph h of subdivision 2 of section 355 of the education law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 9 to read as follows: (9) Such regulations shall further provide that any student who is without lawful immigration status or is an undocumented person may have the payment of tuition and other fees and charges reduced by state-aided programs, scholarships or other financial assistance awarded under the provisions of article thirteen, thirteen-A, fourteen and fourteen-A of this chapter, if such student: (i) is otherwise eligible to receive such award; and
2009-S8237 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8237 I N S E N A T E June 17, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ESPADA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to scholarship opportu- nities for certain students of the state university of New York, the city 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. Paragraph h of subdivision 2 of section 355 of the educa- tion law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 10 to read as follows: (10) SUCH REGULATIONS SHALL FURTHER PROVIDE THAT ANY STUDENT WHO IS WITHOUT LAWFUL IMMIGRATION STATUS OR IS AN UNDOCUMENTED PERSON MAY HAVE THE PAYMENT OF TUITION AND OTHER FEES AND CHARGES REDUCED BY STATE-AIDED PROGRAMS, SCHOLARSHIPS OR OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AWARDED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLES THIRTEEN, THIRTEEN-A, FOURTEEN AND FOURTEEN-A OF THIS CHAPTER, IF SUCH STUDENT: (I) IS OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE SUCH AWARD; AND (II) ATTENDED AN APPROVED NEW YORK HIGH SCHOOL FOR TWO OR MORE YEARS, GRADUATED FROM AN APPROVED NEW YORK HIGH SCHOOL AND APPLIED FOR ATTEND- ANCE AT AN INSTITUTION OR EDUCATIONAL UNIT OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY WITH- IN FIVE YEARS OF RECEIVING A NEW YORK STATE HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA; OR (III) ATTENDED AN APPROVED NEW YORK STATE PROGRAM FOR GENERAL EQUIV- ALENCY DIPLOMA EXAM PREPARATION, RECEIVED A GENERAL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA ISSUED WITHIN NEW YORK STATE AND APPLIED FOR ATTENDANCE AT AN INSTITU- TION OR EDUCATIONAL UNIT OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY WITHIN FIVE YEARS OF RECEIVING A GENERAL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA ISSUED WITHIN NEW YORK STATE; OR (IV) WAS ENROLLED IN AN INSTITUTION OR EDUCATIONAL UNIT OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY IN THE FALL SEMESTER OR QUARTER OF THE TWO THOUSAND TEN--TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN ACADEMIC YEAR AND WAS AUTHORIZED BY SUCH INSTITUTION OR EDUCATIONAL UNIT TO PAY TUITION AT THE RATE OR CHARGE IMPOSED FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF THE STATE. A STUDENT WITHOUT LAWFUL IMMIGRATION STATUS SHALL ALSO BE REQUIRED TO FILE AN AFFIDAVIT WITH SUCH INSTITUTION OR EDUCATIONAL UNIT STATING THAT THE STUDENT HAS FILED AN APPLICATION TO LEGALIZE HIS OR HER IMMIGRATION STATUS, OR WILL FILE SUCH AN APPLICATION AS SOON AS HE OR SHE IS ELIGI- BLE TO DO SO. S 2. Subdivision 7 of section 6206 of the education law is amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
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