assembly Bill A3975

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Authorizes academic performance awards for incarcerated persons; repealer

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Jan 31, 2019 referred to higher education

A3975 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S790
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §661 sub 6 ¶d, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1288
2011-2012: A3837, S369
2013-2014: A3401, S1367
2015-2016: A2870, S975
2017-2018: A3995, S3735

A3975 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes academic performance awards for incarcerated persons making such persons eligible to receive awards from the tuition assistance program.

A3975 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


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

                                  3975

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 31, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. AUBRY -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Higher Education

AN ACT to repeal paragraph d of subdivision 6  of  section  661  of  the
  education  law relating to the ban on incarcerated persons for receiv-
  ing 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 d of subdivision 6 of section 661 of the educa-
tion law is REPEALED.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.








 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02884-01-9

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