Senate Bill S1880

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to allowing for students in postsecondary education experience or transition program to receive awards from the tuition assistance program

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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-S1880 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2341
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§602 & 667, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S5071, A7236
2021-2022: S1786, A3032

2023-S1880 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to allowing for students in certain postsecondary education experience or transition programs to receive awards from the tuition assistance program.

2023-S1880 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1880 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1880
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to allowing for  students
   in postsecondary education experience or transition program to receive
   awards from the tuition assistance program

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 602 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  ALLOWING
 FOR  STUDENTS ENROLLED IN AN APPROVED POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION EXPERIENCE
 OR TRANSITION PROGRAM TO RECEIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM  THE  TUITION
 ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
   §  2.  Section  667  of  the  education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4.  POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION EXPERIENCE OR  TRANSITION  PROGRAMS.    A.
 NOTWITHSTANDING  SUBDIVISIONS  ONE,  TWO  AND THREE OF THIS SECTION, THE
 PRESIDENT SHALL MAKE AWARDS TO STUDENTS WITH  INTELLECTUAL  DISABILITIES
 IN APPROVED POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION EXPERIENCE OR TRANSITION PROGRAMS IN
 THE  SAME  MANNER  AS  STUDENTS  ENROLLED  IN  AN  APPROVED PROGRAM AT A
 DEGREE-GRANTING INSTITUTION INCLUDING THE SAME INCOME LIMITS AND  AWARDS
 FOR EACH YEAR.
   B.  AN  APPROVED  POSTSECONDARY  EDUCATION  EXPERIENCE  OR  TRANSITION
 PROGRAM SHALL:
   (I) SERVE STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES;
   (II) PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTS AND SERVICES  FOR  THE  ACADEMIC  AND
 SOCIAL  INCLUSION OF STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES IN ACADEMIC
 COURSES, EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, AND OTHER ASPECTS OF  THE  INSTITU-
 TION OF HIGHER EDUCATION'S REGULAR POSTSECONDARY PROGRAM;
   (III) PROVIDE A FOCUS ON:
   (A) ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04728-01-3
              

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