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Assembly Bill A5536A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits secondary schools and colleges from withholding student transcripts for failure to pay tuition

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2015-A5536 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S475
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 2-A §20, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S8493
2011-2012: S503
2013-2014: A3173, S12
2017-2018: A1946, S4897, S8697
2019-2020: S6772
2021-2022: S2773
2023-2024: S1916
2025-2026: S3824

2015-A5536 - Summary

Prohibits secondary schools and higher education institutions from withholding student transcripts for failure to pay tuition.

2015-A5536 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5536

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 27, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting  secondary
  schools  and colleges from withholding student transcripts for failure
  to pay tuition

  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 article 2-A to
read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 2-A
           PROHIBITION AGAINST WITHHOLDING STUDENT TRANSCRIPTS
SECTION 20. PROHIBITION AGAINST WITHHOLDING STUDENT TRANSCRIPTS.
  S  20.  PROHIBITION  AGAINST  WITHHOLDING  STUDENT  TRANSCRIPTS. 1. NO
PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL OR COLLEGE  AS  DEFINED
IN SECTION TWO OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL WITHHOLD A STUDENT'S TRANSCRIPT FOR
FAILURE TO PAY PAST OR PRESENTLY DUE TUITION.
  2. WILLFUL FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL
BE A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00037-01-5

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2015-A5536A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S475
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 2-A §20, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S8493
2011-2012: S503
2013-2014: A3173, S12
2017-2018: A1946, S4897, S8697
2019-2020: S6772
2021-2022: S2773
2023-2024: S1916
2025-2026: S3824

2015-A5536A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits secondary schools and higher education institutions from withholding student transcripts for failure to pay tuition.

2015-A5536A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 5536--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEPULVEDA,  SOLAGES, COLTON, GUNTHER, SIMON,
  MOSLEY, GOTTFRIED, BLAKE, JAFFEE, HOOPER,  RICHARDSON,  COOK,  MARKEY,
  STECK,  PALUMBO  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARRON -- read once
  and referred to the Committee on Higher Education  --  recommitted  to
  the  Committee on Higher 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 secondary
  schools and colleges from withholding student transcripts for  failure
  to pay tuition

  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 article 2-A to
read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 2-A
           PROHIBITION AGAINST WITHHOLDING STUDENT TRANSCRIPTS
SECTION 20. PROHIBITION AGAINST WITHHOLDING STUDENT TRANSCRIPTS.
  S 20. PROHIBITION  AGAINST  WITHHOLDING  STUDENT  TRANSCRIPTS.  1.  NO
PUBLIC  OR  PRIVATE ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL OR COLLEGE AS DEFINED
IN SECTION TWO OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL WITHHOLD A STUDENT'S TRANSCRIPT FOR
FAILURE TO PAY PAST OR PRESENTLY DUE TUITION.
  2. WILLFUL FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL
BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER VIOLATION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00037-04-6

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