assembly Bill A9605A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Enacts the New York state DREAM Act; repealer

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 05, 2018 referred to higher education
delivered to senate
passed assembly
ordered to third reading rules cal.7
rules report cal.7
reported
reported referred to rules
reported referred to ways and means
Feb 01, 2018 print number 9605a
Feb 01, 2018 amend and recommit to higher education
Jan 25, 2018 referred to higher education

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A9605 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S471
Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §609-a, rpld §661 sub 3, amd §§661, 355, 6206, 6305, 6451, 6452, 6455 & 695-e, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S2378
2015-2016: S1251, S7849
2019-2020: A782, S1250

A9605 - Summary

Enacts the New York state DREAM Act by creating the New York DREAM fund commission and amends eligibility requirements and conditions governing certain awards.

A9605 - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  9605

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 25, 2018
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DE LA ROSA, HEASTIE, GLICK, CRESPO, MORELLE,
  RODRIGUEZ, ORTIZ, AUBRY, GOTTFRIED, RAMOS, O'DONNELL,  LAVINE,  QUART,
  THIELE,  BENEDETTO,  L. ROSENTHAL,  M. G. MILLER, DenDEKKER, ABINANTI,
  PAULIN, PERRY, JAFFEE, CAHILL, MOSLEY,  KIM,  WEPRIN,  RIVERA,  ROZIC,
  DINOWITZ,  SEPULVEDA,  SKARTADOS,  ZEBROWSKI,  COLTON,  DAVILA,  FAHY,
  ARROYO, OTIS, BARRON, BICHOTTE, BLAKE, BRINDISI,  DILAN,  JEAN-PIERRE,
  JOYNER,  PICHARDO,  SEAWRIGHT, SIMON, TITUS, WALKER, WEINSTEIN, MAYER,
  HYNDMAN, NIOU, CARROLL,  DICKENS,  D'URSO,  BARNWELL,  VANEL,  HARRIS,
  TAYLOR  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of A. BRAUNSTEIN, CYMBROWITZ,
  ENGLEBRIGHT, GALEF, HEVESI,  HOOPER,  JENNE,  LENTOL,  LIFTON,  NOLAN,
  PEOPLES-STOKES,  PRETLOW, SIMOTAS, SOLAGES, STECK, TITONE -- read once
  and referred to the Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to creating the New  York
  DREAM fund commission; eligibility requirements and conditions govern-
  ing  general  awards,  academic  performance awards and student loans;
  eligibility requirements for assistance  under  the  higher  education
  opportunity  programs  and the collegiate science and technology entry
  program; financial aid opportunities for students of the state univer-
  sity of New York, the  city  university  of  New  York  and  community
  colleges;  and the program requirements for the New York state college
  choice tuition savings program; and to repeal subdivision 3 of section
  661 of such law relating thereto

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New York
state DREAM act".
  § 2. The education law is amended by adding a  new  section  609-a  to
read as follows:
  §  609-A.  NEW  YORK  DREAM  FUND  COMMISSION.   1. (A) THERE SHALL BE
CREATED A NEW YORK DREAM FUND COMMISSION WHICH  SHALL  BE  COMMITTED  TO
ADVANCING THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OF THE CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS.
  (B)  THE  NEW  YORK  DREAM FUND COMMISSION SHALL BE COMPOSED OF TWELVE
MEMBERS TO BE APPOINTED AS FOLLOWS:
  (I) FOUR MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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A9605A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S471
Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §609-a, rpld §661 sub 3, amd §§661, 355, 6206, 6305, 6451, 6452, 6455 & 695-e, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S2378
2015-2016: S1251, S7849
2019-2020: A782, S1250

A9605A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the New York state DREAM Act by creating the New York DREAM fund commission and amends eligibility requirements and conditions governing certain awards.

A9605A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                 9605--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 25, 2018
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DE LA ROSA, HEASTIE, GLICK, CRESPO, MORELLE,
  RODRIGUEZ, ORTIZ, AUBRY, GOTTFRIED, RAMOS, O'DONNELL,  LAVINE,  QUART,
  THIELE,  BENEDETTO,  L. ROSENTHAL,  M. G. MILLER, DenDEKKER, ABINANTI,
  PAULIN, PERRY, JAFFEE, CAHILL, MOSLEY,  KIM,  WEPRIN,  RIVERA,  ROZIC,
  DINOWITZ,  SEPULVEDA,  SKARTADOS,  ZEBROWSKI,  COLTON,  DAVILA,  FAHY,
  ARROYO, OTIS, BARRON, BICHOTTE, BLAKE, BRINDISI,  DILAN,  JEAN-PIERRE,
  JOYNER,  PICHARDO,  SEAWRIGHT, SIMON, TITUS, WALKER, WEINSTEIN, MAYER,
  HYNDMAN, NIOU, CARROLL,  DICKENS,  D'URSO,  BARNWELL,  VANEL,  HARRIS,
  TAYLOR  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of A. BRAUNSTEIN, CYMBROWITZ,
  ENGLEBRIGHT, GALEF, HEVESI,  HOOPER,  JENNE,  LENTOL,  LIFTON,  NOLAN,
  PEOPLES-STOKES,  PRETLOW, SIMOTAS, SOLAGES, STECK, TITONE -- read once
  and referred  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, in relation to creating the New York
  DREAM fund commission; eligibility requirements and conditions govern-
  ing general awards, academic performance  awards  and  student  loans;
  eligibility  requirements  for  assistance  under the higher education
  opportunity programs and the collegiate science and  technology  entry
  program; financial aid opportunities for students of the state univer-
  sity  of  New  York,  the  city  university  of New York and community
  colleges; and the program requirements for the New York state  college
  choice tuition savings program; and to repeal subdivision 3 of section
  661 of such law relating thereto

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the  "New  York
state DREAM act".
  §  2.  The  education  law is amended by adding a new section 609-a to
read as follows:
  § 609-A. NEW YORK DREAM FUND  COMMISSION.    1.  (A)  THERE  SHALL  BE
CREATED  A  NEW  YORK  DREAM FUND COMMISSION WHICH SHALL BE COMMITTED TO
ADVANCING THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OF THE CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS.

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