NY State Assembly Bill A8689A

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May 01, 2012	referred to higher education delivered to senate passed assembly
Apr 19, 2012	advanced to third reading cal.458
Apr 18, 2012	reported reported referred to ways and means
Apr 03, 2012	print number 8689b
Apr 03, 2012	amend and recommit to governmental operations
Mar 01, 2012	print number 8689a
Mar 01, 2012	amend (t) and recommit to governmental operations
Jan 04, 2012	referred to governmental operations
Nov 21, 2011	referred to governmental operations

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A8689 - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Higher Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add §609, amd §695-e, Ed L

A8689 - 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.

A8689 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  8689

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            November 21, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. MOYA, CRESPO, P. RIVERA, O'DONNELL, MENG, JAFFEE,
  BRONSON,  GOTTFRIED,  ROSENTHAL,  CASTRO, GIBSON, M. MILLER, V. LOPEZ,
  HEASTIE, LANCMAN,  STEVENSON,  SIMOTAS,  ROBERTS,  RODRIGUEZ,  CAMARA,
  ORTIZ,  LINARES,  CLARK  --  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. ABINANTI,
  DenDEKKER, NOLAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Govern-
  mental Operations

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to creating the New  York
  DREAM fund commission

  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  CREATED
A  NEW  YORK DREAM FUND COMMISSION WHICH SHALL BE COMMITTED TO ADVANCING
THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OF THE CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS.
  (B) THE NEW YORK DREAM FUND 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, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION SHALL REFLECT
THE  RACIAL,  ETHNIC,  GENDER, LANGUAGE, AND GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY OF THE
STATE.
  (D) TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION SHALL INCLUDE
COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATORS AND FACULTY, AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13217-03-1

A. 8689                             2

COMMITTED TO ADVANCING THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OF THE CHILDREN  OF
IMMIGRANTS.
  (E)  MEMBERS  OF  THE  NEW YORK DREAM FUND COMMISSION SHALL RECEIVE NO
COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICES.
  2. (A) THE NEW YORK DREAM FUND COMMISSION SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO:
  (I) ADMINISTER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION;
  (II) CREATE AND RAISE FUNDS FOR THE NEW YORK DREAM FUND;
  (III) ESTABLISH A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITY CHARGED WITH RAISING FUNDS FOR
THE ADMINISTRATION OF THIS  SECTION  AND  ANY  EDUCATIONAL  OR  TRAINING
PROGRAMS THE COMMISSION IS TASKED WITH ADMINISTRATING AND FUNDING SCHOL-
ARSHIPS TO STUDENTS WHO ARE CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS TO THE UNITED STATES;
  (IV)  PUBLICIZE  THE  AVAILABILITY  OF  SCHOLARSHIPS FROM THE NEW YORK
DREAM FUND;
  (V) DEVELOP CRITERIA AND A SELECTION PROCESS  FOR  THE  RECIPIENTS  OF
SCHOLARSHIPS FROM THE NEW YORK DREAM FUND;
  (VI) RESEARCH ISSUES PERTAINING TO THE AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTANCE WITH
THE  COSTS  OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR THE CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS AND OTHER
ISSUES REGARDING ACCESS FOR AND THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CHILDREN OF IMMI-
GRANTS WITHIN HIGHER EDUCATION;
  (VII) ESTABLISH, PUBLICIZE, AND ADMINISTER TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR  HIGH
SCHOOL  COUNSELORS,  ADMISSIONS  OFFICERS, AND FINANCIAL AID OFFICERS OF
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. THE TRAINING PROGRAMS  SHALL  INSTRUCT
PARTICIPANTS ON THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO COLLEGE-BOUND
STUDENTS  WHO ARE THE CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO, IN-STATE TUITION AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS. TO THE  EXTENT  PRACTICA-
BLE, THE COMMISSION SHALL OFFER THE TRAINING PROGRAM TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS
AND  BOARDS  OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE STATE,
PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT PRIORITY SHALL BE GIVEN TO SCHOOL  DISTRICTS  AND
BOARDS  OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES  WITH  LARGER  NUMBER  OF
STUDENTS WHO ARE THE CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS OVER  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS  AND
BOARDS  OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES  WITH  LESSER  NUMBER  OF
STUDENTS WHO ARE THE CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS;
  (VIII) ESTABLISH A PUBLIC  AWARENESS  CAMPAIGN  REGARDING  EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES  AVAILABLE  TO COLLEGE BOUND STUDENTS WHO ARE THE CHILDREN
OF IMMIGRANTS; AND
  (IX) ESTABLISH, BY  RULE,  PROCEDURES  FOR  ACCEPTING  AND  EVALUATING
APPLICATIONS  FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FROM THE CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS AND ISSU-
ING SCHOLARSHIPS TO SELECTED STUDENT APPLICANTS;
  (B) TO RECEIVE A SCHOLARSHIP  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION,  A  STUDENT
APPLICANT MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS:
  (I)  HAVE RESIDED WITH HIS OR HER PARENTS OR GUARDIANS WHILE ATTENDING
A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOL IN THIS STATE;
  (II) HAVE GRADUATED FROM A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOL  OR  RECEIVED
THE EQUIVALENT OF A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA IN THIS STATE;
  (III)  HAVE ATTENDED A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOL IN THIS STATE FOR
AT LEAST THREE YEARS AS OF THE DATE HE OR SHE GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL
OR RECEIVED THE EQUIVALENT OF A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA;
  (IV) HAVE AT LEAST ONE PARENT OR GUARDIAN WHO IMMIGRATED TO THE UNITED
STATES.
  (C) THE NEW YORK DREAM FUND COMMISSION AND THE  NEW  YORK  DREAM  FUND
SHALL  BE  FUNDED  ENTIRELY  BY PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS AND NO STATE FUNDS
SHALL BE APPROPRIATED TO OR USED BY THE NEW YORK DREAM FUND.   NO  FUNDS
OF  THE  DREAM FUND OR THE DREAM FUND COMMISSION SHALL BE TRANSFERRED TO
THE GENERAL FUND OR ANY SPECIAL REVENUE FUND OR SHALL BE  USED  FOR  ANY
PURPOSE OTHER THAN THE PURPOSES SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION.

A. 8689                             3

  3.  THE  NEW  YORK  DREAM  FUND COMMISSION AND THE NEW YORK DREAM FUND
SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLES SIX AND SEVEN AND SECTION
SEVENTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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A8689A - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Higher Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add §609, amd §695-e, Ed L

A8689A - Summary

A8689A - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 8689--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            November 21, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. MOYA, CRESPO, P. RIVERA, O'DONNELL, MENG, JAFFEE,
  BRONSON,  GOTTFRIED,  ROSENTHAL,  CASTRO, GIBSON, M. MILLER, V. LOPEZ,
  HEASTIE, LANCMAN,  STEVENSON,  SIMOTAS,  ROBERTS,  RODRIGUEZ,  CAMARA,
  ORTIZ, LINARES, CLARK, SCHIMEL, PERRY, WEPRIN, HEVESI, ESPINAL, AUBRY,
  JEFFRIES,  DenDEKKER,  RAMOS,  BRAUNSTEIN, SCARBOROUGH, MAISEL, ENGLE-
  BRIGHT, BENEDETTO, KAVANAGH, COOK, BOYLAND, LAVINE,  JACOBS,  SIMANOW-
  ITZ,  GOLDFEDER, CAHILL, QUART, MILLMAN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
  A.  ABINANTI, BRENNAN, MONTESANO, NOLAN, RA, TITONE -- read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations -- recommitted to
  the  Committee  on Governmental Operations in accordance with Assembly
  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to creating the New York
  DREAM fund commission and making family tuition accounts available  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  CREATED
A  NEW  YORK DREAM FUND COMMISSION WHICH SHALL BE COMMITTED TO ADVANCING
THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OF THE CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS.
  (B) THE NEW YORK DREAM FUND 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;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13217-04-2

A. 8689--A                          2

  (V) ONE MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEM-
BLY;
  (C) TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION SHALL REFLECT
THE  RACIAL,  ETHNIC,  GENDER, LANGUAGE, AND GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY OF THE
STATE.
  (D) TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION SHALL INCLUDE
COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATORS AND FACULTY, AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS
COMMITTED TO ADVANCING THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OF THE CHILDREN  OF
IMMIGRANTS.
  (E)  MEMBERS  OF  THE  NEW YORK DREAM FUND COMMISSION SHALL RECEIVE NO
COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICES.
  2. (A) THE NEW YORK DREAM FUND COMMISSION SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO:
  (I) ADMINISTER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION;
  (II) CREATE AND RAISE FUNDS FOR THE NEW YORK DREAM FUND;
  (III) ESTABLISH A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITY CHARGED WITH RAISING FUNDS FOR
THE ADMINISTRATION OF THIS  SECTION  AND  ANY  EDUCATIONAL  OR  TRAINING
PROGRAMS THE COMMISSION IS TASKED WITH ADMINISTRATING AND FUNDING SCHOL-
ARSHIPS TO STUDENTS WHO ARE CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS TO THE UNITED STATES;
  (IV)  PUBLICIZE  THE  AVAILABILITY  OF  SCHOLARSHIPS FROM THE NEW YORK
DREAM FUND;
  (V) DEVELOP CRITERIA AND A SELECTION PROCESS  FOR  THE  RECIPIENTS  OF
SCHOLARSHIPS FROM THE NEW YORK DREAM FUND;
  (VI) RESEARCH ISSUES PERTAINING TO THE AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTANCE WITH
THE  COSTS  OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR THE CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS AND OTHER
ISSUES REGARDING ACCESS FOR AND THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CHILDREN OF IMMI-
GRANTS WITHIN HIGHER EDUCATION;
  (VII) ESTABLISH, PUBLICIZE, AND ADMINISTER TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR  HIGH
SCHOOL  COUNSELORS,  ADMISSIONS  OFFICERS, AND FINANCIAL AID OFFICERS OF
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. THE TRAINING PROGRAMS  SHALL  INSTRUCT
PARTICIPANTS ON THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO COLLEGE-BOUND
STUDENTS  WHO ARE THE CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO, IN-STATE TUITION AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS. TO THE  EXTENT  PRACTICA-
BLE, THE COMMISSION SHALL OFFER THE TRAINING PROGRAM TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS
AND  BOARDS  OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE STATE,
PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT PRIORITY SHALL BE GIVEN TO SCHOOL  DISTRICTS  AND
BOARDS  OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES  WITH  LARGER  NUMBER  OF
STUDENTS WHO ARE THE CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS OVER  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS  AND
BOARDS  OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES  WITH  LESSER  NUMBER  OF
STUDENTS WHO ARE THE CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS;
  (VIII) ESTABLISH A PUBLIC  AWARENESS  CAMPAIGN  REGARDING  EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES  AVAILABLE  TO COLLEGE BOUND STUDENTS WHO ARE THE CHILDREN
OF IMMIGRANTS; AND
  (IX) ESTABLISH, BY  RULE,  PROCEDURES  FOR  ACCEPTING  AND  EVALUATING
APPLICATIONS  FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FROM THE CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS AND ISSU-
ING SCHOLARSHIPS TO SELECTED STUDENT APPLICANTS;
  (B) TO RECEIVE A SCHOLARSHIP  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION,  A  STUDENT
APPLICANT MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS:
  (I)  HAVE RESIDED WITH HIS OR HER PARENTS OR GUARDIANS WHILE ATTENDING
A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOL IN THIS STATE;
  (II) HAVE GRADUATED FROM A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOL  OR  RECEIVED
THE EQUIVALENT OF A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA IN THIS STATE;
  (III)  HAVE ATTENDED A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOL IN THIS STATE FOR
AT LEAST THREE YEARS AS OF THE DATE HE OR SHE GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL
OR RECEIVED THE EQUIVALENT OF A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA;
  (IV) HAVE AT LEAST ONE PARENT OR GUARDIAN WHO IMMIGRATED TO THE UNITED
STATES.

A. 8689--A                          3

  (C) THE NEW YORK DREAM FUND COMMISSION AND THE  NEW  YORK  DREAM  FUND
SHALL  BE  FUNDED  ENTIRELY  BY PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS AND NO STATE FUNDS
SHALL BE APPROPRIATED TO OR USED BY THE NEW YORK DREAM FUND.   NO  FUNDS
OF  THE  DREAM FUND OR THE DREAM FUND COMMISSION SHALL BE TRANSFERRED TO
THE  GENERAL  FUND  OR ANY SPECIAL REVENUE FUND OR SHALL BE USED FOR ANY
PURPOSE OTHER THAN THE PURPOSES SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION.
  3. THE NEW YORK DREAM FUND COMMISSION AND  THE  NEW  YORK  DREAM  FUND
SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLES SIX AND SEVEN AND SECTION
SEVENTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW.
  S  2.  Subdivision 2 of section 695-e of the education law, as amended
by chapter 593 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
  2. A family tuition account may be opened by any person who desires to
save money for the payment of the qualified higher education expenses of
the designated beneficiary.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW,
A FAMILY TUITION ACCOUNT SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO ANY ACCOUNT OWNER WITH  A
VALID SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, OR EMPLOY-
ER  IDENTIFICATION  NUMBER FOR THE BENEFIT OF ANY DESIGNATED BENEFICIARY
WITH A VALID SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR TAXPAYER  IDENTIFICATION  NUMBER,
UNLESS  A  TUITION  SAVINGS AGREEMENT IN EFFECT ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
THE CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF 2012 WHICH AMENDED THIS SUBDIVISION DOES  NOT
ALLOW FOR A TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, IN WHICH CASE TAXPAYER IDEN-
TIFICATION NUMBERS SHALL BE ALLOWED UPON THE EXPIRATION OF THE CONTRACT.
An  account owner may designate another person as successor owner of the
account in the event of the death of the original  account  owner.  Such
person  who  opens an account or any successor owner shall be considered
the account owner as defined in section  six  hundred  ninety-five-b  of
this article.
  a.  An application for such account shall be in the form prescribed by
the program and contain the following:
  (i) the name, address and social security number, TAXPAYER IDENTIFICA-
TION NUMBER or employer identification number of the account owner;
  (ii) the designation of a designated beneficiary;
  (iii) the name, address, and social security number OR TAXPAYER  IDEN-
TIFICATION NUMBER of the designated beneficiary; and
  (iv) such other information as the program may require.
  b. The comptroller and the corporation may establish a nominal fee for
such application.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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A8689B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Higher Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add §609, amd §695-e, Ed L

A8689B (ACTIVE) - Summary

A8689B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 8689--B

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            November 21, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. MOYA, CRESPO, P. RIVERA, O'DONNELL, MENG, JAFFEE,
  BRONSON,  GOTTFRIED,  ROSENTHAL,  CASTRO, GIBSON, M. MILLER, V. LOPEZ,
  HEASTIE, LANCMAN,  STEVENSON,  SIMOTAS,  ROBERTS,  RODRIGUEZ,  CAMARA,
  ORTIZ, LINARES, CLARK, SCHIMEL, PERRY, WEPRIN, HEVESI, ESPINAL, AUBRY,
  JEFFRIES,  DenDEKKER,  RAMOS,  BRAUNSTEIN, SCARBOROUGH, MAISEL, ENGLE-
  BRIGHT, BENEDETTO, KAVANAGH, COOK, BOYLAND, LAVINE,  JACOBS,  SIMANOW-
  ITZ,  GOLDFEDER,  CAHILL, QUART, MILLMAN, ARROYO -- Multi-Sponsored by
  -- M. of A. ABINANTI, BRENNAN, MONTESANO, NOLAN, RA,  TITONE  --  read
  once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on Governmental Operations --
  recommitted to the Committee on Governmental Operations in  accordance
  with  Assembly  Rule  3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --
  again  reported from said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted
  as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to creating the New  York
  DREAM  fund commission and making family tuition accounts available 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 CREATED
A NEW YORK DREAM FUND COMMISSION WHICH SHALL BE COMMITTED  TO  ADVANCING
THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OF THE CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS.
  (B)  THE  NEW  YORK  DREAM FUND 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;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13217-07-2

A. 8689--B                          2

  (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, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION SHALL REFLECT
THE  RACIAL,  ETHNIC,  GENDER, LANGUAGE, AND GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY OF THE
STATE.
  (D) TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION SHALL INCLUDE
COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATORS AND FACULTY, AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS
COMMITTED TO ADVANCING THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OF THE CHILDREN  OF
IMMIGRANTS.
  (E)  MEMBERS  OF  THE  NEW YORK DREAM FUND COMMISSION SHALL RECEIVE NO
COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICES.
  2. (A) THE NEW YORK DREAM FUND COMMISSION SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO:
  (I) ADMINISTER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION;
  (II) CREATE AND RAISE FUNDS FOR THE NEW YORK DREAM FUND;
  (III) ESTABLISH A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITY CHARGED WITH THE  RESPONSIBIL-
ITY  OF  RAISING  FUNDS  FOR  THE ADMINISTRATION OF THIS SECTION AND ANY
EDUCATIONAL OR TRAINING PROGRAMS THE COMMISSION IS TASKED WITH  ADMINIS-
TRATING  AND  FUNDING SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS WHO ARE CHILDREN OF IMMI-
GRANTS TO THE UNITED STATES;
  (IV) PUBLICIZE THE AVAILABILITY OF SUCH SCHOLARSHIPS FROM THE NEW YORK
DREAM FUND;
  (V) DEVELOP CRITERIA AND A SELECTION PROCESS  FOR  THE  RECIPIENTS  OF
SCHOLARSHIPS FROM THE NEW YORK DREAM FUND;
  (VI) RESEARCH ISSUES PERTAINING TO THE AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTANCE WITH
THE  COSTS  OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR THE CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS AND OTHER
ISSUES REGARDING ACCESS FOR AND THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CHILDREN OF IMMI-
GRANTS WITHIN HIGHER EDUCATION;
  (VII) ESTABLISH, PUBLICIZE, AND ADMINISTER TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR  HIGH
SCHOOL  COUNSELORS,  ADMISSIONS  OFFICERS, AND FINANCIAL AID OFFICERS OF
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. THE TRAINING PROGRAMS  SHALL  INSTRUCT
PARTICIPANTS ON THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO COLLEGE-BOUND
STUDENTS  WHO ARE THE CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO, IN-STATE TUITION AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS. TO THE  EXTENT  PRACTICA-
BLE, THE COMMISSION SHALL OFFER THE TRAINING PROGRAM TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS
AND  BOARDS  OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE STATE,
PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT PRIORITY SHALL BE GIVEN TO SCHOOL  DISTRICTS  AND
BOARDS  OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES  WITH  LARGER  NUMBER  OF
STUDENTS WHO ARE THE CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS OVER  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS  AND
BOARDS  OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES  WITH  LESSER  NUMBER  OF
STUDENTS WHO ARE THE CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS;
  (VIII) ESTABLISH A PUBLIC  AWARENESS  CAMPAIGN  REGARDING  EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES  AVAILABLE  TO COLLEGE BOUND STUDENTS WHO ARE THE CHILDREN
OF IMMIGRANTS; AND
  (IX) ESTABLISH, BY  RULE,  PROCEDURES  FOR  ACCEPTING  AND  EVALUATING
APPLICATIONS  FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FROM THE CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS AND ISSU-
ING SCHOLARSHIPS TO SELECTED STUDENT APPLICANTS;
  (B) TO RECEIVE A SCHOLARSHIP  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION,  A  STUDENT
APPLICANT MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS:
  (I)  HAVE RESIDED WITH HIS OR HER PARENTS OR GUARDIANS WHILE ATTENDING
A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOL IN THIS STATE;
  (II) HAVE GRADUATED FROM A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOL  OR  RECEIVED
THE EQUIVALENT OF A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA IN THIS STATE;

A. 8689--B                          3

  (III)  HAVE ATTENDED A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOL IN THIS STATE FOR
AT LEAST THREE YEARS AS OF THE DATE HE OR SHE GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL
OR RECEIVED THE EQUIVALENT OF A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA;
  (IV) HAVE AT LEAST ONE PARENT OR GUARDIAN WHO IMMIGRATED TO THE UNITED
STATES.
  (C)  THE  NEW  YORK  DREAM FUND COMMISSION AND THE NEW YORK DREAM FUND
SHALL BE FUNDED ENTIRELY BY PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS  AND  NO  STATE  FUNDS
SHALL  BE  APPROPRIATED TO OR USED BY THE NEW YORK DREAM FUND.  NO FUNDS
OF THE DREAM FUND OR THE DREAM FUND COMMISSION SHALL BE  TRANSFERRED  TO
THE  GENERAL  FUND  OR ANY SPECIAL REVENUE FUND OR SHALL BE USED FOR ANY
PURPOSE OTHER THAN THE PURPOSES SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION.
  3. THE NEW YORK DREAM FUND COMMISSION AND  THE  NEW  YORK  DREAM  FUND
SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLES SIX AND SEVEN AND SECTION
SEVENTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW.
  S  2.  Subdivision 2 of section 695-e of the education law, as amended
by chapter 593 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
  2. A family tuition account may be opened by any person who desires to
save money for the payment of the qualified higher education expenses of
the designated beneficiary.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW,
A FAMILY TUITION ACCOUNT SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO ANY ACCOUNT OWNER WITH  A
VALID SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, OR EMPLOY-
ER  IDENTIFICATION  NUMBER FOR THE BENEFIT OF ANY DESIGNATED BENEFICIARY
WITH A VALID SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR TAXPAYER  IDENTIFICATION  NUMBER,
UNLESS  A  TUITION  SAVINGS AGREEMENT IN EFFECT ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
THE CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF 2012 WHICH AMENDED THIS SUBDIVISION DOES  NOT
ALLOW FOR A TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, IN WHICH CASE TAXPAYER IDEN-
TIFICATION NUMBERS SHALL BE ALLOWED UPON THE EXPIRATION OF THE CONTRACT.
An  account owner may designate another person as successor owner of the
account in the event of the death of the original  account  owner.  Such
person  who  opens an account or any successor owner shall be considered
the account owner as defined in section  six  hundred  ninety-five-b  of
this article.
  a.  An application for such account shall be in the form prescribed by
the program and contain the following:
  (i) the name, address and social security number, TAXPAYER IDENTIFICA-
TION NUMBER or employer identification number of the account owner;
  (ii) the designation of a designated beneficiary;
  (iii) the name, address, and social security number OR TAXPAYER  IDEN-
TIFICATION NUMBER of the designated beneficiary; and
  (iv) such other information as the program may require.
  b. The comptroller and the corporation may establish a nominal fee for
such application.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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