Assembly Bill A3032A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to allowing for students in postsecondary education experience or transition program to receive awards from the tuition assistance program

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-A3032 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1786
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§602 & 667, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A7236, S5071
2023-2024: A2341, S1880

2021-A3032 - Summary

Relates to allowing for students in certain postsecondary education experience or transition programs to receive awards from the tuition assistance program.

2021-A3032 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3032
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. GUNTHER, JACOBSON, SIMON, EPSTEIN -- read once
   and referred to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to allowing for  students
   in postsecondary education experience or transition program to receive
   awards from the tuition assistance program

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 602 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  ALLOWING
 FOR  STUDENTS ENROLLED IN AN APPROVED POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION EXPERIENCE
 OR TRANSITION PROGRAM TO RECEIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM  THE  TUITION
 ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
   §  2.  Section  667  of  the  education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4.  POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION EXPERIENCE OR  TRANSITION  PROGRAMS.    A.
 NOTWITHSTANDING  SUBDIVISIONS  ONE,  TWO  AND THREE OF THIS SECTION, THE
 PRESIDENT SHALL MAKE AWARDS TO STUDENTS WITH  INTELLECTUAL  DISABILITIES
 IN APPROVED POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION EXPERIENCE OR TRANSITION PROGRAMS IN
 THE  SAME  MANNER  AS  STUDENTS  ENROLLED  IN  AN  APPROVED PROGRAM AT A
 DEGREE-GRANTING INSTITUTION INCLUDING THE SAME INCOME LIMITS AND  AWARDS
 FOR EACH YEAR.
   B.  AN  APPROVED  POSTSECONDARY  EDUCATION  EXPERIENCE  OR  TRANSITION
 PROGRAM SHALL:
   (I) SERVE STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES;
   (II) PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTS AND SERVICES  FOR  THE  ACADEMIC  AND
 SOCIAL  INCLUSION OF STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES IN ACADEMIC
 COURSES, EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, AND OTHER ASPECTS OF  THE  INSTITU-
 TION OF HIGHER EDUCATION'S REGULAR POSTSECONDARY PROGRAM;
   (III) PROVIDE A FOCUS ON:
   (A) ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2021-A3032A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1786
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§602 & 667, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A7236, S5071
2023-2024: A2341, S1880

2021-A3032A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to allowing for students in certain postsecondary education experience or transition programs to receive awards from the tuition assistance program.

2021-A3032A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3032--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. GUNTHER, JACOBSON, SIMON, EPSTEIN -- 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 allowing for students
   in postsecondary education experience or transition program to receive
   awards from the tuition assistance program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 602 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS ALLOWING
 FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED IN AN APPROVED POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION  EXPERIENCE
 OR  TRANSITION  PROGRAM TO RECEIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE TUITION
 ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
   § 2. Section 667 of the education law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4.    POSTSECONDARY  EDUCATION  EXPERIENCE OR TRANSITION PROGRAMS.  A.
 NOTWITHSTANDING SUBDIVISIONS ONE, TWO AND THREE  OF  THIS  SECTION,  THE
 PRESIDENT  SHALL  MAKE AWARDS TO STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES
 IN APPROVED POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION EXPERIENCE OR TRANSITION PROGRAMS IN
 THE SAME MANNER AS  STUDENTS  ENROLLED  IN  AN  APPROVED  PROGRAM  AT  A
 DEGREE-GRANTING  INSTITUTION INCLUDING THE SAME INCOME LIMITS AND AWARDS
 FOR EACH YEAR.
   B.  AN  APPROVED  POSTSECONDARY  EDUCATION  EXPERIENCE  OR  TRANSITION
 PROGRAM SHALL:
   (I) SERVE STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES;
   (II)  PROVIDE  INDIVIDUAL  SUPPORTS  AND SERVICES FOR THE ACADEMIC AND
 SOCIAL INCLUSION OF STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES IN  ACADEMIC
 COURSES,  EXTRACURRICULAR  ACTIVITIES, AND OTHER ASPECTS OF THE INSTITU-
 TION OF HIGHER EDUCATION'S REGULAR POSTSECONDARY PROGRAM;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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