assembly Bill A2597A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Enacts the New York state DREAM ACT; repealer

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Mar 17, 2014 lost
ordered to third reading cal.288
Feb 25, 2014 delivered to senate
passed assembly
ruling of chair on point of order
Jan 27, 2014 amended on third reading 2597a
Jan 08, 2014 ordered to third reading cal.142
returned to assembly
died in senate
May 21, 2013 referred to higher education
delivered to senate
passed assembly
May 02, 2013 advanced to third reading cal.246
Apr 30, 2013 reported
Feb 12, 2013 reported referred to ways and means
Jan 16, 2013 referred to higher education

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A2597 - Details

See other versions of this Bill:
A9640
, S2378
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §609, rpld §661 sub 3, amd §§661, 355, 6206, 6305, 6451, 6452, 6455 & 695-e, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A4311
2017-2018: A3039

A2597 - Summary

Enacts the New York state DREAM ACT by creating the New York DREAM fund commission and amends eligibility requirements and conditions governing certain awards.

A2597 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2597

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 16, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MOYA, SILVER, GLICK, FARRELL, CRESPO, RODRIGUEZ,
  CASTRO, ORTIZ, AUBRY,  HEASTIE,  JACOBS,  RAMOS,  BRENNAN,  O'DONNELL,
  LAVINE, QUART, ROBERTS, KAVANAGH, SCARBOROUGH, THIELE, ROBINSON, BENE-
  DETTO,  ROSENTHAL, BOYLAND, STEVENSON, CLARK, MILLER, DenDEKKER, KELL-
  NER, ABINANTI, PAULIN, MAISEL, ESPINAL, PERRY -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M. of A. CYMBROWITZ, DINOWITZ, ENGLEBRIGHT,  HOOPER,  MILLMAN,  NOLAN,
  TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education

AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to creating the New York
  DREAM fund commission; eligibility requirements and conditions govern-
  ing general awards, academic performance  awards  and  student  loans;
  eligibility  requirements  for  assistance  under the higher education
  opportunity programs and the collegiate science and  technology  entry
  program; financial aid opportunities for students of the state univer-
  sity  of  New  York,  the  city  university  of New York and community
  colleges; and the program requirements for the New York state  college
  choice tuition savings program; and to repeal subdivision 3 of section
  661 of such law relating thereto

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

  Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the  "New  York
state DREAM Act".
  S  2. 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;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07742-02-3

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A2597A (ACTIVE) - Details

See other versions of this Bill:
A9640
, S2378
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §609, rpld §661 sub 3, amd §§661, 355, 6206, 6305, 6451, 6452, 6455 & 695-e, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A4311
2017-2018: A3039

A2597A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the New York state DREAM ACT by creating the New York DREAM fund commission and amends eligibility requirements and conditions governing certain awards.

A2597A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 2597--A
                                                        Cal. No. 142

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 16, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MOYA, SILVER, GLICK, FARRELL, CRESPO, RODRIGUEZ,
  ORTIZ, AUBRY, HEASTIE, GOTTFRIED, JACOBS, RAMOS,  BRENNAN,  O'DONNELL,
  LAVINE, QUART, ROBERTS, KAVANAGH, SCARBOROUGH, THIELE, ROBINSON, BENE-
  DETTO,  ROSENTHAL, BOYLAND, CLARK, MILLER, DenDEKKER, KELLNER, ABINAN-
  TI, PAULIN, PERRY,  JAFFEE,  CAHILL,  MOSLEY,  KIM,  WEPRIN,  SCHIMEL,
  RIVERA,  ROZIC,  ROSA,  DINOWITZ,  SEPULVEDA,  SKARTADOS, ZEBROWSKI --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRAUNSTEIN,  COOK,  CYMBROWITZ,  ENGLE-
  BRIGHT,  FAHY, HEVESI, HOOPER, LENTOL, LIFTON, MARKEY, MILLMAN, NOLAN,
  PEOPLES-STOKES, PRETLOW, SOLAGES, TITONE -- read once and referred  to
  the  Committee  on  Higher  Education  -- advanced to a third reading,
  amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place  on  the  order  of
  third reading

AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to creating the New York
  DREAM fund commission; eligibility requirements and conditions govern-
  ing general awards, academic performance  awards  and  student  loans;
  eligibility  requirements  for  assistance  under the higher education
  opportunity programs and the collegiate science and  technology  entry
  program; financial aid opportunities for students of the state univer-
  sity  of  New  York,  the  city  university  of New York and community
  colleges; and the program requirements for the New York state  college
  choice tuition savings program; and to repeal subdivision 3 of section
  661 of such law relating thereto

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

  Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the  "New  York
state DREAM Act".
  S  2. 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.

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