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referred to higher education |
| Feb 13, 2023 |
referred to higher education |
Senate Bill S4606
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) 24th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education 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
2023-S4606 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-S4606 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4606
SPONSOR: LANZA
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 ensure that the loan forgiveness program enacted by New
York State almost ten years ago continues to encourage attorneys in
public service either as district attorneys or indigentoservices
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends paragraph b of subdivision 2 of section 679-e of the
education law, as amended by section 1 or part VV of chapter 56 of the
laws of 2009 to add an additional seventh year of service to the period
of eligibility after completion of the second year of employment as an
eligible attorney.
2023-S4606 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4606
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 13, 2023
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Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- 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. Paragraph b of subdivision 2 of section 679-e of the educa-
tion 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] SEVEN-YEAR period after
completion of the [third] SECOND year and before the commencement of the
tenth 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 criminal defense agency as permitted by
section four hundred eighty-four of the judiciary law shall be combined.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately. Nothing in this act shall
be implemented in a manner that diminishes the current award or status
of eligible attorneys currently participating in the program.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03407-01-3
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