Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to higher education returned to senate died in assembly |
Jan 23, 2019 |
referred to higher education delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jan 22, 2019 |
ordered to third reading cal.39 reported and committed to rules |
Jan 17, 2019 |
referred to higher education |
Senate Bill S1889
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 42nd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) 11th Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) 26th Senate District
(D, IP, WF) Senate District
2019-S1889 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A5250
- Current Committee:
- Senate Higher Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §667, Ed L
2019-S1889 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1889 SPONSOR: SKOUFIS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amen the education law, in relation to increasing the minimum tuition assistance program award and increasing the tuition assistance program income threshold PURPOSE: The purpose of this legislation is to increase the number of families who would benefit from the tuition assistance program (TAP) award. This legislation would increase both the minimum amount a student would be eligible to receive as a TAP award as well as increase income threshold that families can earn while remaining eligible for a benefit. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill would amend Education Law § 667(3)(a)(ii)(D) to increase the income threshold for eligibility to receive a tuition
2019-S1889 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1889 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 17, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SKOUFIS, STAVISKY -- 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 increasing the mini- mum tuition assistance program award and increasing the tuition assistance program income threshold THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Clause (D) of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph a of subdivi- sion 3 of section 667 of the education law, as amended by section 1 of part B of chapter 60 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows: (D) Eighteen thousand dollars or Nine hundred eighty dollars more, but not more than plus twelve per centum of [eighty] NINETY-FIVE excess over eighteen thousand dollars thousand dollars § 2. Subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of subdivision 3 of section 667 of the education law, as amended by section 1 of part B of chapter 60 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows: (vi) For the two thousand two--two thousand three academic year and thereafter, the award shall be the net amount of the base amount deter- mined pursuant to subparagraph (i) of this paragraph reduced pursuant to subparagraph (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph but the award shall not be reduced below [five hundred] SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY dollars. § 3. This act shall take effect June 1, 2019. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. S LBD08215-01-9
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