Assembly Bill A7545

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to higher education funding opportunities for foster youth

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2023-A7545 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1863
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §355, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9477

2023-A7545 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the education department and OCFS to prepare posters and pamphlets with information regarding higher education funding opportunities for foster youth.

2023-A7545 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7545
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ZINERMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to higher education fund-
   ing opportunities for foster youth
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 355 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 22 to read as follows:
   22. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONJUNCTION  WITH  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  THE
 OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN  AND FAMILY SERVICES, SHALL CREATE AND DISPLAY IN A
 VISUALLY CONSPICUOUS MANNER POSTERS, PAMPHLETS, OR OTHER WRITTEN MATERI-
 ALS REGARDING STATE AND FEDERALLY OPERATED PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE FUNDING
 OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOSTER YOUTH AT THE HIGHER EDUCATION  INSTITUTIONS  OF
 THE  STATE  UNIVERSITY  OF  NEW YORK AND CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, AS
 WELL AS THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCH PROGRAMS. SUCH INFORMATION
 SHALL BE DISPLAYED AT ADMISSIONS AND FINANCIAL AID  OFFICES  LOCATED  ON
 THE  PREMISES  OF  SUCH  INSTITUTIONS,  AS WELL AS ON SUCH INSTITUTIONS'
 WEBSITES, THE WEBSITE OF THE DEPARTMENT, AND THE WEBSITE OF  THE  OFFICE
 OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04577-01-3

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