Directs the boards of trustees of SUNY and CUNY to create a free or reduced meal plan to aid students whose household incomes are below the federal poverty line, students participating in educational opportunity programs under section three hundred fifty-five-d of this article and students receiving federal Pell grants.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4218
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 31, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. CUNNINGHAM -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to a free or reduced food
plan for certain students enrolled at state and city universities
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 355 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 22 to read as follows:
22. THE STATE UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES SHALL CREATE A FREE OR REDUCED MEAL
PLAN TO AID STUDENTS WHOSE HOUSEHOLD INCOMES ARE BELOW THE FEDERAL
POVERTY LINE, STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAMS
UNDER SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE-D OF THIS ARTICLE AND STUDENTS
RECEIVING FEDERAL PELL GRANTS.
§ 2. Section 6206 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 24 to read as follows:
24. THE CITY UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES SHALL CREATE A FREE OR REDUCED MEAL
PLAN TO AID STUDENTS WHOSE HOUSEHOLD INCOMES ARE BELOW THE FEDERAL
POVERTY LINE, STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAMS
UNDER SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE-D OF THIS CHAPTER AND STUDENTS
RECEIVING FEDERAL PELL GRANTS.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03802-01-5
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