S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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11244
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 1, 2026
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Introduced by M. of A. TORRES -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring an annual
report on the New York state college choice tuition savings program
and the translation of vital documents in the most common non-English
languages
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 695-c of the education law is amended by adding two
new subdivisions 3 and 4 to read as follows:
3. COMMENCING ONE YEAR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION
AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, THE COMPTROLLER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE
CORPORATION, SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT ON THE PROGRAM TO THE GOVERNOR AND
THE LEGISLATURE AND SHALL MAKE SUCH REPORT PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ON THE
COMPTROLLER'S WEBSITE. SUCH ANNUAL REPORT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE
LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING:
A. ACCOUNT USAGE RATES IN EACH CENSUS TRACT, SENATE DISTRICT, AND
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT ACROSS THE STATE, WHICH SHALL BE CALCULATED BY DIVID-
ING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF OPEN ACCOUNTS IN A CENSUS TRACT OR DISTRICT BY
THE POPULATION OF INDIVIDUALS UNDER AGE EIGHTEEN WHO RESIDE IN SUCH
CENSUS TRACT OR DISTRICT BASED ON THE MOST RECENT CENSUS DATA;
B. BARRIERS TO ACCESSING ACCOUNTS UNDER THE PROGRAM;
C. ACTIONS TAKEN AND ACTIONS THAT WILL BE TAKEN TO REMOVE SUCH BARRI-
ERS AND IMPROVE THE PROGRAM'S EQUITABILITY; AND
D. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMPTROLLER AND CORPORATION, AS
WELL AS ANY RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY CONSULTANTS UNDER CONTRACT OR VOLUN-
TEERING SERVICES TO THE COMPTROLLER OR CORPORATION.
4. THE COMPTROLLER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CORPORATION, SHALL TRANS-
LATE ALL VITAL DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE NY 529 COLLEGE
SAVINGS PROGRAM AND THE NY ABLE PROGRAM PROVIDED ONLINE OR IN PAPER
FORMAT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO APPLICATIONS, FORMS, INSTRUCTIONS,
DISCLOSURE BOOKLETS, WEBSITES, AND ANY OTHER ESSENTIAL PUBLIC DOCUMENTS
OR INFORMATION PROVIDED TO OR COMPLETED BY PROGRAM BENEFICIARIES OR
PARTICIPANTS, INTO AT LEAST THE TWELVE MOST COMMON NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGES
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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