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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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Senate Bill S4963
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 31st 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
co-Sponsors
(D) 32nd Senate District
2023-S4963 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-S4963 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4963 SPONSOR: JACKSON TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to the duration of tuition assistance awards PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to extend the duration of tuition assistance awards to five years. Present law provides for undergraduate students to generally receive tuition assistance payments ("TAP") for four years of study. Students who are enrolled in certain approved 5-year undergradu- ate programs may receive 5 years of TAP assistance. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 adds a new subdivision 1-a to Section 604 of the Education Law providing that TAP aid be available to students enrolled in approved programs for 5 academic years in the aggregate.
2023-S4963 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4963 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 17, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. JACKSON, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Educa- tion AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the duration of tuition assistance awards THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 604 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows: 1-A. TUITION ASSISTANCE AWARDS PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS ENROLLED IN APPROVED PROGRAMS FOR FIVE ACADEMIC YEARS IN THE AGGREGATE. § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07361-01-3
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