| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2018 |
referred to higher education |
Senate Bill S7420
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) 32nd Senate District
2017-S7420 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Higher Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §669-h, Ed L
2017-S7420 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Ensures that individuals enrolled in the federal deferred action for childhood arrivals program are eligible to participate in the New York state excelsior scholarship program; prohibits questions regarding immigration status during the application process; requires DACA enrollee eligibility to begin in 2018.
2017-S7420 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7420
SPONSOR: PERALTA
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to
eligibility for the New York state excelsior scholarship for those
enrolled in the federal deferred action for childhood arrivals program
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Amends the education law to expand eligibility of the Excels-
ior Scholarship Program to enrollees of the federal DACA program.
Further, the Excelsior Scholarship application would be prohibited from
inquiring into the applicant's immigration status.
Section 2: Sets out the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
Undocumented immigrants face a tremendous barrier to accessing higher
education. This legislation will enable children and eligible persons
who are currently enrolled in the Federal Deferred Action for Childhood
2017-S7420 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
7420
I N S E N A T E
January 17, 2018
___________
Introduced by Sen. PERALTA -- 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 eligibility for the
New York state excelsior scholarship for those enrolled in the federal
deferred action for childhood arrivals program
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 669-h of the education law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (g) to read as follows:
(G) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, AN
APPLICANT WHO IS ENROLLED IN THE FEDERAL DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD
ARRIVALS PROGRAM SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE AN AWARD PURSUANT TO THIS
SECTION PROVIDED THAT NO APPLICATION FOR SUCH AWARD SHALL INQUIRE INTO
THE APPLICANT'S IMMIGRATION STATUS.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to under-
graduate admissions to a public institution of higher education for a
term or semester beginning with the 2018-2019 academic year.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13530-03-8
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