Assembly Bill A3361A

2013-2014 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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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A3361 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1084
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §141, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S4521
2011-2012: S258
2015-2016: A3882, S3145
2017-2018: S1345

2013-A3361 - 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.

2013-A3361 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3361

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 25, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  FITZPATRICK -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Higher Education

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  REQUIREMENT
PROHIBITED.  1.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, NO SCHOLAR-
SHIP, 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 SCHOL-
ARSHIP, 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, 2013.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02304-01-3

2013-A3361A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1084
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §141, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S4521
2011-2012: S258
2015-2016: A3882, S3145
2017-2018: S1345

2013-A3361A (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.

2013-A3361A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 3361--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 25, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  FITZPATRICK -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Higher Education -- recommitted to the Committee on High-
  er Education 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 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 REQUIREMENT
PROHIBITED. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW,  NO  SCHOLAR-
SHIP,  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  SCHOL-
ARSHIP,  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, 2015.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02304-03-4

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