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Assembly Bill A7545A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to resources and programs available to foster care youth

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2023-A7545 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §383-d, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A5658

2023-A7545 - Summary

Directs the commissioner of the office of children and family services, in consultation with the commissioner of education, to develop educational materials regarding resources and programs available to foster care youth who are preparing to attend or are attending institutions of higher education including information on funding opportunities that are available for such youth.

2023-A7545 - 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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2023-A7545A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §383-d, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A5658

2023-A7545A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of the office of children and family services, in consultation with the commissioner of education, to develop educational materials regarding resources and programs available to foster care youth who are preparing to attend or are attending institutions of higher education including information on funding opportunities that are available for such youth.

2023-A7545A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7545--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ZINERMAN, DICKENS, BUTTENSCHON, STIRPE, LUNSFORD,
   CONRAD,  CHANDLER-WATERMAN,  BURGOS,  WALLACE, CUNNINGHAM -- 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 social services law, in relation to resources and
   programs available to foster care youth
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
 383-d to read as follows:
   § 383-D. RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO FOSTER  CARE  YOUTH.  THE
 COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, IN CONSULTA-
 TION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION, SHALL DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL MATE-
 RIALS  REGARDING  RESOURCES  AND PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO FOSTER CARE YOUTH
 WHO ARE PREPARING TO ATTEND OR  ARE  ATTENDING  INSTITUTIONS  OF  HIGHER
 EDUCATION INCLUDING INFORMATION ON FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE AVAIL-
 ABLE  FOR SUCH YOUTH. SUCH MATERIALS SHALL INCLUDE POSTERS AND PAMPHLETS
 AND SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND  AT
 A MINIMUM, BE POSTED ON THE OFFICE'S WEBSITE.
   §  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.
                                                            LBD04577-02-4

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