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Feb 04, 2020 |
referred to higher education |
Senate Bill S7656
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) 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
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
(R, C) 57th Senate District
(R, C) 60th Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2019-S7656 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Higher Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Rpld Chap 26 of 2019; rpld Part D, Chap 56 of 2019; amd §§667 & 689-a, Ed L
2019-S7656 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7656 SPONSOR: LAVALLE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to tuition assistance program awards and tuition credits; to repeal chapter 26 of the laws of 2019 constituting the Jose Peralta New York state DREAM act; and to repeal part D of chapter 56 of the laws of 2019 amending the education law relating to residency requirements for the purpose of qualifying for certain scholarships and financial assistance for higher education PURPOSE: To increase Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) awards and repeal Part D of Chapter 56 and Chapter 26 of the Laws of 2019. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Repeal chapter 26 of the laws of 2019
2019-S7656 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7656 I N S E N A T E February 4, 2020 ___________ Introduced by Sens. LAVALLE, GALLIVAN -- 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 tuition assistance program awards and tuition credits; to repeal chapter 26 of the laws of 2019 constituting the Jose Peralta New York state DREAM act; and to repeal part D of chapter 56 of the laws of 2019 amending the education law relating to residency requirements for the purpose of qualifying for certain scholarships and financial assistance for higher education THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Chapter 26 of the laws of 2019 constituting the Jose Peral- ta New York state DREAM act is REPEALED. § 2. Part D of chapter 56 of the laws of 2019 amending the education law relating to residency requirements for the purpose of qualifying for certain scholarships and financial assistance for higher education is REPEALED. § 3. Subitem (c) of item 1 of clause (A) of subparagraph (i) of para- graph a of subdivision 3 of section 667 of the education law, as amended by section 1 of part U of chapter 56 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows: (c) For students first receiving aid in two thousand--two thousand one and thereafter, five thousand [dollars, except starting in two thousand fourteen-two thousand fifteen and thereafter such students shall receive five thousand one] THREE hundred [sixty-five] TEN dollars; or § 4. Section 689-a of the education law, as added by chapter 260 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows: § 689-a. Tuition credits. 1. The New York state higher education services corporation shall calculate a tuition credit for each resident undergraduate student who has filed an application with such corporation for a tuition assistance program award pursuant to section six hundred sixty-seven of this article, and is determined to be eligible to receive such award, and is also enrolled in a program of undergraduate study at a state operated or senior college of the state university of New York or the city university of New York where the annual resident undergradu- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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