Senate Bill S1621A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires institutions of higher education to disclose the average dollar amount of institutional aid awarded to students

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 11, 2016	print number 1621a
Feb 11, 2016	amend and recommit to higher education
Jan 06, 2016	referred to higher education
Jan 13, 2015	referred to higher education

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2015-S1621 - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Higher Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add §6406, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S877
2011-2012: S1001
2013-2014: S2029

2015-S1621 - Summary

Requires institutions of higher education to disclose the average dollar amount of institutional aid awarded to students.

2015-S1621 - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S1621

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the education law, in relation to the
disclosure of average awards by institutions of higher education

PURPOSE:

This Bill requires institutions of higher education to disclose the
average dollar amount of institutional aid awarded to students with an
annual incomes of less than two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000).

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. amends the education law by defining the tennis
"institution of higher education" an "income."

Section 2. amends the education law by requiring institutions of
higher education to disclose the average dollar amount of
institutional aid awarded to students with an annual incomes of less
than two hundred thousand dollars. Such disclosure shall be made for
each level of annual income in twenty thousand dollar increments.
This information shall be available in written form upon request of
any person and shall be set forth on the institutions web site and in
their catalog.

JUSTIFICATION:

Tuition discounting is the practice of using institutional aid to
adjust tuition levels to best match what students and families are
willing to pay. Almost half of private, four-year institutions with at
least 1,000 students provide discounts to 90% or more of their
students.

Financial aid awards for a student can vary dramatically between
colleges, and it is nearly impossible for students who are evaluating
a particular institution to predict the amount of institutional aid
that they may receive. Unless this information is provided to them,
prospective students are unable to obtain a realistic idea of the
financial aid package that they may receive.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2013-14 S.2029A;
2011-12 S.1001A;
2009-10 S.877;
2007-08, S.7215-A.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

EFFECTIVE DATE:

Sections 2(a) and 2(b) of this act shall take effect on the sixtieth
day after it becomes law and Section 2(c) shall take effect on July 1,
2016.

2015-S1621 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1621

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  the  disclosure  of
  average awards by institutions of higher education

  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  6406
to read as follows:
  S  6406. DISCLOSURE OF AVERAGE AWARDS BY INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCA-
TION. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE TERM  "INSTITUTION  OF  HIGHER
EDUCATION"  SHALL  MEAN  AN  INSTITUTION THAT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS SET
FORTH IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION SIXTY-FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ARTI-
CLE, OR AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISIONS TWO, THREE, OR FOUR OF SECTION  THREE
HUNDRED  FIFTY  OF THIS CHAPTER, OR SUBDIVISIONS FOUR OR FIVE OF SECTION
SIXTY-TWO HUNDRED TWO OF THIS TITLE AND THE TERM "INCOME" SHALL HAVE THE
SAME MEANING AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF  SECTION  SIX
HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE OF THIS CHAPTER.
  2.  EACH  INSTITUTION  OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOCATED IN THIS STATE SHALL
DISCLOSE THE AVERAGE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF AID AWARDED BY THE INSTITUTION  TO
STUDENTS  WITH  AN  ANNUAL  INCOME  OF  LESS  THAN  TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS. SUCH DISCLOSURE SHALL BE MADE FOR EACH LEVEL OF  ANNUAL  INCOME
IN  TWENTY  THOUSAND  DOLLAR INCREMENTS. SUCH DISCLOSURE SHALL BE AVAIL-
ABLE: (A) IN WRITTEN FORM UPON REQUEST BY ANY PERSON; (B) ON THE WEBSITE
OF SUCH INSTITUTION; AND (C) IN SUCH INSTITUTION'S CATALOGUE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
have  become  a  law;  provided  that the provisions of paragraph (c) of
subdivision 2 of section 6406 of the education law added by section  one
of this act shall take effect July 1, 2016.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00863-01-5

2015-S1621A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Higher Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add §6406, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S877
2011-2012: S1001
2013-2014: S2029

2015-S1621A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires institutions of higher education to disclose the average dollar amount of institutional aid awarded to students.

2015-S1621A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S1621A

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the education law, in relation to the disclosure of
average awards by institutions of higher education

 PURPOSE :

This Bill requires institutions of higher education to disclose the
average dollar amount of institutional aid awarded to students with an
annual incomes of less than two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000).

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1. amends the education law by defining the terms "institution
of higher education" and "income."

Section 2. amends the education law by requiring institutions of
higher education to disclose the average dollar amount of
institutional aid awarded to students with an annual incomes of less
than two hundred thousand dollars. Such disclosure shall be made for
each level of annual income in twenty thousand dollar increments.
This information shall be available in written form upon request of
any person and shall be set forth on the institutions web site and in
their catalog.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Tuition discounting is the practice of using institutional aid to
adjust tuition levels to best match what students and families are
willing to pay. Almost half of private, four-year institutions with at
least 1,000 students provide discounts to 90% or more of their
students.

Financial aid awards for a student can vary dramatically between
colleges, and it is nearly impossible for students who are evaluating
a particular institution to predict the amount of institutional aid
that they may receive. Unless this information is provided to them,
prospective students are unable to obtain a realistic idea of the
financial aid package that they may receive.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2013-14 S.2029A;
2011-12 S.1001A;
2009-10 S.877;
2007-08, S.7215-A.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
Sections 2(a) and 2(b) of this act shall take effect on the sixtieth
day after it becomes law and Section 2(c) shall take effect on July 1,
2018.

2015-S1621A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 1621--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education -- recom-
  mitted to the Committee on Higher Education in accordance with  Senate
  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  the  disclosure  of
  average awards by institutions of higher education

  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  6406
to read as follows:
  S  6406. DISCLOSURE OF AVERAGE AWARDS BY INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCA-
TION. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE TERM  "INSTITUTION  OF  HIGHER
EDUCATION"  SHALL  MEAN  AN  INSTITUTION THAT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS SET
FORTH IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION SIXTY-FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ARTI-
CLE, OR AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISIONS TWO, THREE, OR FOUR OF SECTION  THREE
HUNDRED  FIFTY  OF THIS CHAPTER, OR SUBDIVISIONS FOUR OR FIVE OF SECTION
SIXTY-TWO HUNDRED TWO OF THIS TITLE AND THE TERM "INCOME" SHALL HAVE THE
SAME MEANING AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF  SECTION  SIX
HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE OF THIS CHAPTER.
  2.  EACH  INSTITUTION  OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOCATED IN THIS STATE SHALL
DISCLOSE THE AVERAGE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF AID AWARDED BY THE INSTITUTION  TO
STUDENTS  WITH  AN  ANNUAL  INCOME  OF  LESS  THAN  TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS. SUCH DISCLOSURE SHALL BE MADE FOR EACH LEVEL OF  ANNUAL  INCOME
IN  TWENTY  THOUSAND  DOLLAR INCREMENTS. SUCH DISCLOSURE SHALL BE AVAIL-
ABLE: (A) IN WRITTEN FORM UPON REQUEST BY ANY PERSON; (B) ON THE WEBSITE
OF SUCH INSTITUTION; AND (C) IN SUCH INSTITUTION'S CATALOGUE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
have  become  a  law;  provided  that the provisions of paragraph (c) of
subdivision 2 of section 6406 of the education law added by section  one
of this act shall take effect July 1, 2018.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00863-02-6

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2015-S1621 - Details

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2015-S1621 - Sponsor Memo

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2015-S1621A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

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Kenneth P. LaValle

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee

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2015-S1621 - Details

2015-S1621 - Summary

2015-S1621 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1621 - Bill Text download pdf

2015-S1621A (ACTIVE) - Details

2015-S1621A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2015-S1621A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1621A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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