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                                   3887
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2021
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 Introduced   by   M.   of   A.   BYRNE,  BRABENEC,  DeSTEFANO,  DICKENS,
   J. M. GIGLIO, GOODELL, MANKTELOW, B. MILLER,  MORINELLO,  NORRIS,  RA,
   REILLY,  SALKA,  SAYEGH, SMULLEN, WALSH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
   A. BARCLAY, BYRNES, HAWLEY -- read once and referred to the  Committee
   on Higher Education

 AN  ACT  to  authorize and direct the commissioner of education to study
   and report on the effect the enhanced tuition award has on the  growth
   rate and overall cost of tuition at New York's private institutions of
   higher learning
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The commissioner of  education  is  hereby  authorized  and
 directed to conduct a study to determine if the enhanced tuition award's
 requirement  that  recipient's  tuition rates be frozen by their college
 has an effect on non-recipient student's cost of  attending  college  in
 New York.
   § 2. The study shall include the collection and analysis of data on:
   (a)  tuition rates for all non-enhanced tuition award recipients as an
 aggregate;
   (b) tuition rates for in-state non-enhanced tuition award recipients;
   (c) tuition rates for out-of-state students;
   (d) increases of related costs of attending college, such as:
   (i) textbooks from school owned stores;
   (ii) meal plans;
   (iii) cost of living on campus;
   (iv) room and board;
   (v) extracurricular fees;
   (vi) student fees;
   (vii) overall average cost increases other than tuition; and
   (viii) any other fee or cost  associated  with  attending  college  or
 university; and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD06273-01-1

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   (e) tuition rate changes for all private colleges in New York state.
   §  3.  The data collected under section two of this act shall be gath-
 ered and studied over a 5 year timespan to ensure a  minimal  impact  of
 market  forces,  economic  shifts,  or any other major factor that would
 alter the cost of attending private colleges in New York.
   § 4. Not later than 6 years after the effective date of this act,  the
 commissioner  of education shall conclude this study and submit a report
 based on the study, including, but not limited to, any findings, results
 and recommendations, to each member of the legislature and the governor.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.