Senate Bill S7783

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to expanding the New York state college choice tuition savings program to include costs of elementary and secondary education

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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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2017-S7783 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 14-A Art Head, §§695, 695-b & 695-e, Ed L; amd §612, Tax L

2017-S7783 - Summary

Expands and renames the New York state college choice tuition savings program to include costs of nonpublic elementary and secondary education.

2017-S7783 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7783 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7783
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 23, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  GOLDEN, O'MARA -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law  and  the  tax  law,  in  relation  to
   expanding the New York state college choice tuition savings program to
   include costs of elementary and secondary education

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The article heading of article 14-A of the  education  law,
 as  added  by  chapter  546  of  the laws of 1997, is amended to read as
 follows:
 
                               ARTICLE 14-A
                              NEW YORK STATE
            [COLLEGE] EDUCATION CHOICE TUITION SAVINGS PROGRAM
 
   § 2. Section 695 of the education law, as added by chapter 546 of  the
 laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows:
   §  695. Program established. There is hereby established the [college]
 EDUCATION choice tuition savings program and such program shall be known
 and may be cited as the  "New  York  state  [college]  EDUCATION  choice
 tuition savings program".
   §  3.  Subdivision 5 of section 695-b of the education law, as amended
 by chapter 535 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
   5. "Eligible educational institution" shall mean  any  institution  of
 higher  education  defined  as  an  eligible  educational institution in
 section 529(e)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,  AND
 ANY  ELEMENTARY  OR  SECONDARY  SCHOOL  FOR  WHICH  TUITION EXPENSES ARE
 INCLUDED WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM  QUALIFIED  HIGHER  EDUCATION
 EXPENSES  IN  SECTION 529(E)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS
 AMENDED.
   § 4. Subdivision 10 of section 695-e of the education law, as  amended
 by chapter 593 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
   10.  The  comptroller shall promulgate rules or regulations to prevent
 contributions on behalf of a designated  beneficiary  in  excess  of  an
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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2017-S7783A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 14-A Art Head, §§695, 695-b & 695-e, Ed L; amd §612, Tax L

2017-S7783A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands and renames the New York state college choice tuition savings program to include costs of nonpublic elementary and secondary education.

2017-S7783A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7783A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7783--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 23, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  GOLDEN, O'MARA -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher  Education
   --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
   and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, the tax law, the state  finance  law,
   the  mental  hygiene  law  and  the  civil  practice law and rules, in
   relation to expanding  the  New  York  state  college  choice  tuition
   savings program to include costs of elementary and secondary education
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The article heading of article 14-A of the  education  law,
 as  added  by  chapter  546  of  the laws of 1997, is amended to read as
 follows:
 
                               ARTICLE 14-A
                              NEW YORK STATE
            [COLLEGE] EDUCATION CHOICE TUITION SAVINGS PROGRAM
 
   § 2. Section 695 of the education law, as added by chapter 546 of  the
 laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows:
   §  695. Program established. There is hereby established the [college]
 EDUCATION choice tuition savings program and such program shall be known
 and may be cited as the  "New  York  state  [college]  EDUCATION  choice
 tuition savings program".
   §  3.  Subdivision 5 of section 695-b of the education law, as amended
 by chapter 535 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
   5. "Eligible educational institution" shall mean  any  institution  of
 higher  education  defined  as  an  eligible  educational institution in
 section 529(e)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,  AND
 ANY  ELEMENTARY  OR  SECONDARY  SCHOOL  FOR  WHICH  TUITION EXPENSES ARE
 INCLUDED WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM  QUALIFIED  HIGHER  EDUCATION
 EXPENSES  IN  SECTION 529(E)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS
 AMENDED.

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

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