Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 22, 2018 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to higher education returned to senate died in assembly |
May 24, 2017 |
referred to higher education delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 22, 2017 |
ordered to third reading cal.1070 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jan 30, 2017 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 06, 2017 |
referred to higher education |
Senate Bill S1171
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(R, C) 60th Senate District
(D) 32nd Senate District
2017-S1171 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S1171 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1171 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to disabled students seeking to increase duration limits for student financial aid awards PURPOSE OF BILL : This bill would give authority to the commissioner of education to extend student financial aid awards for disabled students SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 of the bill amends section 661 of the education law, as it relates to extending financial aid for students who are unable to graduate within four years due to their disability. Section 2 of the bill relates to authorizing the commissioner of education to promulgate rules and regulations as necessary to implement the provisions of this act. Section 3 of the bill relates to the effective date. JUSTIFICATION :
2017-S1171 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1171 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 6, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CARLUCCI -- 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 disabled students seeking to increase duration limits for student financial aid awards THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph g of subdivision 4 of section 661 of the educa- tion law, as amended by section 1 of part Z of chapter 58 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows: g. For students who are disabled as defined by the Americans With [Disability] DISABILITIES Act of 1990, 42 USC 12101, the full-time attendance requirement is eliminated AND THE DURATION LIMIT, AS PROVIDED IN SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE, MAY BE INCREASED UP TO A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED SIX YEARS AS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER. Such disabled students may be in part-time attendance, as defined by the commissioner in order to be eligible to receive payments from the presi- dent. THE DISABLED STUDENT SEEKING ASSISTANCE FOR A DURATION PERIOD LONGER THAN ALLOWABLE BY LAW MUST DEMONSTRATE TO THE COMMISSIONER THAT THEIR DISABILITY PREVENTED THE COMPLETION OF THE ENROLLED PROGRAM WITHIN THE MAXIMUM AWARD PERIOD. § 2. The commissioner of education shall have the authority to promul- gate rules and regulations as necessary to implement the provisions of this act. § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01983-01-7
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