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Assembly Bill A6259

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to eligibility for the New York state excelsior scholarship for those enrolled in the federal deferred action for childhood arrivals program

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2019-A6259 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §669-h, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A9670
2021-2022: A2257

2019-A6259 (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 2019.

2019-A6259 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6259
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 4, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. SIMON, CRESPO, DICKENS, JAFFEE, BARRON, BLAKE,
   GOTTFRIED, RAMOS, VANEL, RICHARDSON,  COLTON,  RIVERA,  NIOU,  MOSLEY,
   QUART,  CAHILL, WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO, DAVI-
   LA, DE LA ROSA, DILAN, ORTIZ, PICHARDO, ROZIC, SOLAGES, THIELE -- read
   once and referred 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 2019-2020 academic year.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01360-01-9

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