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Assembly Bill A1889

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Increases the income eligibility threshold for the tuition assistance program

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2023-A1889 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §667, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A9180

2023-A1889 - Summary

Increases the income eligibility threshold for the tuition assistance program.

2023-A1889 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1889
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. CLARK, ZEBROWSKI, McMAHON, KELLES, SEAWRIGHT,
   CRUZ, DeSTEFANO, GALLAHAN, GALLAGHER, SAYEGH, BURKE,  HUNTER,  STIRPE,
   CONRAD,  J. A. GIGLIO, JONES, THIELE, FAHY, LUNSFORD, MEEKS, SILLITTI,
   BRONSON, HEVESI,  DAVILA,  SIMON,  STERN,  RAMOS,  WOERNER,  BRABENEC,
   ANGELINO,  J. M. GIGLIO,  TAGUE,  JACOBSON,  GONZALEZ-ROJAS,  MIKULIN,
   LUPARDO, K. BROWN, SIMONE, BENDETT, CURRAN,  RAGA  --  read  once  and
   referred to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to increasing the income
   eligibility threshold for the tuition assistance program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subparagraph  (ii)  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:
   (ii)  Except for students as noted in subparagraph (iii) of this para-
 graph, the base amount as determined from subparagraph (i) of this para-
 graph, shall be reduced in relation to income as follows:
 
 Amount of income                    Schedule of reduction
                                     of base amount
 
 (A) Less than seven thousand        None
     dollars
 (B) Seven thousand dollars or       Seven per centum of excess
     more, but less than eleven      over seven thousand dollars
     thousand dollars
 (C) Eleven thousand dollars or      Two hundred eighty dollars
     more, but less than eighteen    plus ten per centum of excess
     thousand dollars                over eleven thousand dollars
 (D) Eighteen thousand dollars or    Nine hundred eighty dollars
     more, but not more than [eighty]plus twelve per centum of
     ONE HUNDRED TEN                 excess over eighteen
     thousand dollars                 thousand dollars
   § 2. This act shall take effect June 1, 2024.

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2023-A1889A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §667, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A9180

2023-A1889A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the income eligibility threshold for the tuition assistance program.

2023-A1889A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1889--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. CLARK, ZEBROWSKI, McMAHON, KELLES, SEAWRIGHT,
   CRUZ, DeSTEFANO, GALLAHAN, GALLAGHER, SAYEGH, BURKE,  HUNTER,  STIRPE,
   CONRAD,  J. A. GIGLIO, JONES, THIELE, FAHY, LUNSFORD, MEEKS, SILLITTI,
   BRONSON, HEVESI, DAVILA, SIMON, STERN,  WOERNER,  BRABENEC,  ANGELINO,
   J. M. GIGLIO,   TAGUE,  JACOBSON,  GONZALEZ-ROJAS,  MIKULIN,  LUPARDO,
   K. BROWN, SIMONE, BENDETT, CURRAN, RAGA, FLOOD,  BURGOS,  JEAN-PIERRE,
   MANKTELOW,  McDONOUGH,  ZACCARO, AUBRY, DE LOS SANTOS, SHRESTHA, RAMOS
   -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on  Higher  Education  --
   recommitted  to  the  Committee on Higher Education in accordance with
   Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to increasing the  income
   eligibility threshold for the tuition assistance program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subparagraph (ii)  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:
   (ii) Except for students as noted in subparagraph (iii) of this  para-
 graph, the base amount as determined from subparagraph (i) of this para-
 graph, shall be reduced in relation to income as follows:
 
 Amount of income                    Schedule of reduction
                                     of base amount
 
 (A) Less than seven thousand        None
     dollars
 (B) Seven thousand dollars or       Seven per centum of excess
     more, but less than eleven      over seven thousand dollars
     thousand dollars
 (C) Eleven thousand dollars or      Two hundred eighty dollars
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04708-03-4

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