Assembly Actions -
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Mar 11, 2024 |
referred to higher education delivered to assembly passed senate |
Feb 12, 2024 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 07, 2024 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 06, 2024 |
1st report cal.373 |
Jan 24, 2024 |
print number 4511c |
Jan 24, 2024 |
amend and recommit to higher education |
Jan 08, 2024 |
print number 4511b |
Jan 08, 2024 |
amend and recommit to higher education |
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to higher education returned to senate died in assembly |
May 31, 2023 |
referred to higher education delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 30, 2023 |
advanced to third reading |
May 24, 2023 |
2nd report cal. |
May 23, 2023 |
1st report cal.1302 |
Mar 10, 2023 |
print number 4511a |
Mar 10, 2023 |
amend and recommit to higher education |
Feb 09, 2023 |
referred to higher education |
Senate Bill S4511C
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 13th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D) 22nd Senate District
(D) 34th Senate District
(D) 26th Senate District
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
2023-S4511 - Details
2023-S4511 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4511 SPONSOR: RAMOS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to the New York state district attorney and indigent legal services attorney loan forgiveness program PURPOSE: This bill would increase student loan forgiveness for district attor- neys, public defenders, and indigent civil legal services attorneys. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Expands the eligibility period for indigent legal service attorneys to receive certain loan forgiveness and increases loan reimbursement for certain attorneys who work in legal services with indigent clients. JUSTIFICATION:
2023-S4511 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4511 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 9, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. RAMOS, FELDER, GOUNARDES, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, LIU, MAY, MYRIE, RIVERA, SALAZAR, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, THOMAS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the New York state district attorney and indigent legal services attorney loan forgive- ness program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 679-e of the education law, as amended by section 1 of part R of chapter 57 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows: (i) "Eligible attorney" means an attorney, who is a resident of and is admitted to practice law in New York state, who is employed full-time as either a district attorney, as defined in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, or an indigent legal services attorney, as defined in subpar- agraph (iii) of this paragraph OR AN ATTORNEY WORKING AS ASSIGNED COUN- SEL PURSUANT TO ARTICLE EIGHTEEN-B OF THE COUNTY LAW WHO PROVIDES AN ANNUAL AVERAGE OF ONE HUNDRED TWENTY HOURS PER MONTH TO ASSIGNED COUNSEL CASES, who is admitted to practice law in this state for not more than eleven years or who was within the eligible period as defined in para- graph b of this subdivision during the time for which such person is seeking a student loan expense grant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an eligible attorney shall include those district attorney applicants who were awarded program eligibility and who provided qualified service between April first, two thousand eight and March thirty-first, two thousand eleven; such an eligible attorney shall remain eligible to participate in the program provided they are within an eligible period measured from six years from the date which such attorney was first employed as a district attorney. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02878-02-3 S. 4511 2
co-Sponsors
(D) 30th Senate District
(D) 22nd Senate District
(D) 34th Senate District
(D) 26th Senate District
2023-S4511A - Details
2023-S4511A - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4511A SPONSOR: RAMOS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to the New York state district attorney and indigent legal services attorney loan forgiveness program PURPOSE: This bill would increase student loan forgiveness for district attor- neys, public defenders, and indigent civil legal services attorneys. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Expands the eligibility period for indigent legal service attorneys to receive certain loan forgiveness and increases loan reimbursement for certain attorneys who work in legal services with indigent clients. JUSTIFICATION:
2023-S4511A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4511--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 9, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. RAMOS, FELDER, FERNANDEZ, GOUNARDES, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, KAVANAGH, LIU, MAY, MYRIE, RIVERA, SALAZAR, SEPULVEDA, SERRA- NO, THOMAS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed 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 the New York state district attorney and indigent legal services attorney loan forgive- ness program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 679-e of the education law, as amended by section 1 of part R of chapter 57 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows: (i) "Eligible attorney" means an attorney, who is a resident of and is admitted to practice law in New York state, who is employed full-time as either a district attorney, as defined in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, or an indigent legal services attorney, as defined in subpar- agraph (iii) of this paragraph OR AN ATTORNEY WORKING AS ASSIGNED COUN- SEL PURSUANT TO ARTICLE EIGHTEEN-B OF THE COUNTY LAW WHO PROVIDES AN ANNUAL AVERAGE OF ONE HUNDRED TWENTY HOURS PER MONTH TO ASSIGNED COUNSEL CASES, who is admitted to practice law in this state for not more than eleven years or who was within the eligible period as defined in para- graph b of this subdivision during the time for which such person is seeking a student loan expense grant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an eligible attorney shall include those district attorney applicants who were awarded program eligibility and who provided qualified service between April first, two thousand eight and March thirty-first, two thousand eleven; such an eligible attorney shall remain eligible to participate in the program provided they are within an eligible period EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02878-04-3 S. 4511--A 2
co-Sponsors
(D) 30th Senate District
(D) 22nd Senate District
(D) 34th Senate District
(D) 26th Senate District
2023-S4511B - Details
2023-S4511B - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4511B SPONSOR: RAMOS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to the New York state district attorney and indigent legal services attorney loan forgiveness program PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill would increase student loan forgiveness for district attor- neys, public defenders, and indigent civil legal services attorneys. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Amends paragraph b of subdivision 2 of section 679-e of the education law in regard to the eligible period. Section 2. Amends paragraph d of subdivision 2 of section 679-e of the education law in regard to year of qualified service.
2023-S4511B - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4511--B 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 9, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. RAMOS, CLEARE, FELDER, FERNANDEZ, GOUNARDES, HOYL- MAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, KAVANAGH, LIU, MAY, MYRIE, RIVERA, SALAZAR, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, THOMAS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on High- er Education in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the New York state district attorney and indigent legal services attorney loan forgive- ness program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 2 of section 679-e of the education law, as amended by section 1 of part VV of chapter 56 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows: b. "Eligible period" means the [six-year] EIGHT-YEAR period after completion of the [third] SECOND year and before the commencement of the [tenth] ELEVENTH year of employment as an eligible attorney. For purposes of this section, all periods of time during which an admitted attorney was employed as an eligible attorney and all periods of time during which a law school graduate awaiting admission to the New York state bar was employed by a prosecuting [or] AGENCY, criminal defense agency, NON-PROFIT INDIGENT CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION, OR AS ASSIGNED COUNSEL as permitted by section four hundred eighty-four of the judiciary law shall be combined. § 2. Paragraph d of subdivision 2 of section 679-e of the education law, as amended by section 1 of part VV of chapter 56 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02878-06-3 S. 4511--B 2
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D, WF) 25th Senate District
(D) 30th Senate District
(D) 22nd Senate District
2023-S4511C (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-S4511C (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4511C SPONSOR: RAMOS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to the New York state district attorney and indigent legal services attorney loan forgiveness program PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill would increase student loan forgiveness for district attor- neys, public defenders, and indigent civil legal services attorneys. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Amends paragraph b of subdivision 2 of section 679-e of the education law in regard to the eligible period. Section 2. Amends paragraph d of subdivision 2 of section 679-e of the education law in regard to year of qualified service.
2023-S4511C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4511--C 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 9, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. RAMOS, CLEARE, FELDER, FERNANDEZ, GOUNARDES, HOYL- MAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, KAVANAGH, LIU, MAY, MYRIE, RIVERA, SALAZAR, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, THOMAS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on High- er Education in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the New York state district attorney and indigent legal services attorney loan forgive- ness program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 2 of section 679-e of the education law, as amended by section 1 of part VV of chapter 56 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows: b. "Eligible period" means the [six-year] EIGHT-YEAR period after completion of the [third] SECOND year and before the commencement of the [tenth] ELEVENTH year of employment as an eligible attorney. For purposes of this section, all periods of time during which an admitted attorney was employed as an eligible attorney and all periods of time during which a law school graduate awaiting admission to the New York state bar was employed by a prosecuting [or] AGENCY, criminal defense agency, NON-PROFIT INDIGENT CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION as permit- ted by section four hundred eighty-four of the judiciary law shall be combined. § 2. Paragraph d of subdivision 2 of section 679-e of the education law, as amended by section 1 of part VV of chapter 56 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02878-08-4
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