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Senate Bill S2059

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to a free or reduced meal plan for certain students enrolled at state and city universities

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2025-S2059 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4218
Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§355 & 6206, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S7167, A6788

2025-S2059 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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.

2025-S2059 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S2059 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2059
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 15, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. WEBB, JACKSON -- 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 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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