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Mar 18, 2024 |
referred to banks delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jan 29, 2024 |
advanced to third reading |
Jan 24, 2024 |
2nd report cal. |
Jan 23, 2024 |
1st report cal.223 |
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to labor returned to senate died in assembly |
May 17, 2023 |
referred to banks delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 08, 2023 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 01, 2023 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 28, 2023 |
1st report cal.415 |
Jan 04, 2023 |
referred to labor |
Senate Bill S346
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 26th 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
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D) 34th Senate District
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
(D, WF) 48th Senate District
2023-S346 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-S346 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S346 SPONSOR: GOUNARDES TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to student loan repayment information PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To require employers to provide newly hired employees with a notice detailing student loan repayment options that may be available to borrowers. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one adds a new section 217-a to the Labor Law to require the Commissioner of Labor, the Commissioner of Education, and the Super- intendent of Financial Services to develop a notice outlining student loan repayment options, including ways to consolidate federal loans and income-based repayment options and the website for the Department of Financial Services' Student Lending Resource Center. The section stipu-
2023-S346 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 346 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 4, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GOUNARDES, ADDABBO, JACKSON, MAY, THOMAS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to student loan repayment information THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 217-a to read as follows: § 217-A. STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED. 1. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION SERVICES CORPORATION, AND THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES, SHALL DEVELOP A NOTICE, PAMPHLET OR OTHER WRITTEN MATERIALS REGARDING RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPAYMENT OPTIONS FOR STUDENT LOANS. SUCH MATERIALS SHALL INCLUDE INFORMATION ABOUT CONSOLIDATION AND ALTERNATIVE FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PLANS, INCLUDING INCOME-BASED PROGRAMS, THAT DO NOT REQUIRE CONSOLIDATING EXISTING FEDERAL STUDENT LOANS, THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE TO BORROWERS. SUCH MATERIALS SHALL ALSO PROVIDE DIRECTION TO ADDITIONAL RESOURCES INCLUDING THE WEBSITE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FINAN- CIAL SERVICES' STUDENT LENDING RESOURCE CENTER. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS SHALL BE DEVELOPED IN THE SAME MANNER REGARDING PUBLIC SERVICE LOAN FORGIVENESS OR REPAYMENT PROGRAMS. 2. EVERY EMPLOYER IN THE STATE SHALL PROVIDE UPON HIRING, TO ANY PERSON HIRED FOR A POST-GRADUATE INTERNSHIP OR AN ENTRY-LEVEL POSITION OF EMPLOYMENT THAT REQUIRES AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE OR HIGHER, ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION A NOTICE WITH REGARD TO REPAYMENT OF STUDENT LOANS DEVELOPED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION, PROVIDED THAT PUBLIC EMPLOYERS SHALL ADDITIONALLY PROVIDE A NOTICE REGARDING PUBLIC SERVICE LOAN FORGIVENESS OR REPAYMENT PROGRAMS. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01506-01-3
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