Senate Bill S4511A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

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

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  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-S4511 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §679-e, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S6668
2021-2022: S1176

2023-S4511 - Summary

Expands the eligibility period for indigent legal service attorneys to receive certain loan forgiveness; increases loan reimbursement for certain attorneys who work in legal services with indigent clients.

2023-S4511 - Sponsor Memo

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

2023-S4511A - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §679-e, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S6668
2021-2022: S1176

2023-S4511A - Summary

Expands the eligibility period for indigent legal service attorneys to receive certain loan forgiveness; increases loan reimbursement for certain attorneys who work in legal services with indigent clients.

2023-S4511A - Sponsor Memo

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

2023-S4511B - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §679-e, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S6668
2021-2022: S1176

2023-S4511B - Summary

Expands the eligibility period for indigent legal service attorneys to receive certain loan forgiveness; increases loan reimbursement for certain attorneys who work in legal services with indigent clients.

2023-S4511B - Sponsor Memo

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

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2023-S4511C (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §679-e, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S6668
2021-2022: S1176

2023-S4511C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands the eligibility period for indigent legal service attorneys to receive certain loan forgiveness; increases loan reimbursement for certain attorneys who work in legal services with indigent clients.

2023-S4511C (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

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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