Assembly Bill A5234

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides state-aided scholarship opportunities for SUNY, CUNY or community college students who are without lawful immigration status or who are undocumented

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A5234 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§355, 6206 & 6305, Ed L

2009-A5234 - Summary

Authorizes the trustees of the state university of New York, the city university of New York and community colleges to provide state-aided programs, scholarships or other financial assistance to students who are without lawful immigration status or who are undocumented persons if such student attended an approved NY high school for two or more years, attended an approved NY state program for general equivalency diploma exam preparation, or was enrolled in an institution or educational unit of the state university during the 2010-2011 academic year.

2009-A5234 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5234

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 11, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. ESPAILLAT, BOYLAND, PERRY -- Multi-Sponsored by
  -- M. of A. CAHILL, CANESTRARI, COLTON, FARRELL, GOTTFRIED,  V. LOPEZ,
  N. RIVERA,  ROSENTHAL  --  read  once and referred to the Committee on
  Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  scholarship  opportu-
  nities  for  certain students of the state university of New York, the
  city university of New York and community colleges

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Paragraph h of subdivision 2 of section 355 of the educa-
tion law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 10 to read as follows:
  (10) SUCH REGULATIONS SHALL FURTHER PROVIDE THAT ANY  STUDENT  WHO  IS
WITHOUT  LAWFUL IMMIGRATION STATUS OR IS AN UNDOCUMENTED PERSON MAY HAVE
THE PAYMENT OF TUITION AND OTHER FEES AND CHARGES REDUCED BY STATE-AIDED
PROGRAMS, SCHOLARSHIPS OR OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AWARDED  UNDER  THE
PROVISIONS  OF ARTICLES THIRTEEN, THIRTEEN-A, FOURTEEN AND FOURTEEN-A OF
THIS CHAPTER, IF SUCH STUDENT:
  (I) IS OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE SUCH AWARD; AND
  (II) ATTENDED AN APPROVED NEW YORK HIGH SCHOOL FOR TWO OR MORE  YEARS,
GRADUATED  FROM AN APPROVED NEW YORK HIGH SCHOOL AND APPLIED FOR ATTEND-
ANCE AT AN INSTITUTION OR EDUCATIONAL UNIT OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY WITH-
IN FIVE YEARS OF RECEIVING A NEW YORK STATE HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA; OR
  (III) ATTENDED AN APPROVED NEW YORK STATE PROGRAM FOR  GENERAL  EQUIV-
ALENCY  DIPLOMA EXAM PREPARATION, RECEIVED A GENERAL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA
ISSUED WITHIN NEW YORK STATE AND APPLIED FOR ATTENDANCE AT  AN  INSTITU-
TION  OR  EDUCATIONAL  UNIT OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY WITHIN FIVE YEARS OF
RECEIVING A GENERAL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA ISSUED WITHIN NEW YORK STATE; OR
  (IV) WAS ENROLLED IN AN INSTITUTION OR EDUCATIONAL UNIT OF  THE  STATE
UNIVERSITY IN THE FALL SEMESTER OR QUARTER OF THE TWO THOUSAND NINE--TWO
THOUSAND  TEN  ACADEMIC  YEAR  AND WAS AUTHORIZED BY SUCH INSTITUTION OR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08399-01-9

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2009-A5234A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§355, 6206 & 6305, Ed L

2009-A5234A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the trustees of the state university of New York, the city university of New York and community colleges to provide state-aided programs, scholarships or other financial assistance to students who are without lawful immigration status or who are undocumented persons if such student attended an approved NY high school for two or more years, attended an approved NY state program for general equivalency diploma exam preparation, or was enrolled in an institution or educational unit of the state university during the 2010-2011 academic year.

2009-A5234A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 5234--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 11, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ESPAILLAT, BOYLAND, PERRY, BARRON -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M.  of A. CAHILL, CANESTRARI, COLTON, FARRELL,  GOTTFRIED,
  V. LOPEZ,  N. RIVERA,  ROSENTHAL  --  read  once  and  referred to the
  Committee on Higher Education -- recommitted to the Committee on High-
  er Education in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to scholarship opportu-
  nities for certain students of the state university of New  York,  the
  city university of New York and community colleges

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph h of subdivision 2 of section 355 of  the  educa-
tion law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 10 to read as follows:
  (10)  SUCH  REGULATIONS  SHALL FURTHER PROVIDE THAT ANY STUDENT WHO IS
WITHOUT LAWFUL IMMIGRATION STATUS OR IS AN UNDOCUMENTED PERSON MAY  HAVE
THE PAYMENT OF TUITION AND OTHER FEES AND CHARGES REDUCED BY STATE-AIDED
PROGRAMS,  SCHOLARSHIPS  OR OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AWARDED UNDER THE
PROVISIONS OF ARTICLES THIRTEEN, THIRTEEN-A, FOURTEEN AND FOURTEEN-A  OF
THIS CHAPTER, IF SUCH STUDENT:
  (I) IS OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE SUCH AWARD; AND
  (II)  ATTENDED AN APPROVED NEW YORK HIGH SCHOOL FOR TWO OR MORE YEARS,
GRADUATED FROM AN APPROVED NEW YORK HIGH SCHOOL AND APPLIED FOR  ATTEND-
ANCE AT AN INSTITUTION OR EDUCATIONAL UNIT OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY WITH-
IN FIVE YEARS OF RECEIVING A NEW YORK STATE HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA; OR
  (III)  ATTENDED  AN APPROVED NEW YORK STATE PROGRAM FOR GENERAL EQUIV-
ALENCY DIPLOMA EXAM PREPARATION, RECEIVED A GENERAL EQUIVALENCY  DIPLOMA
ISSUED  WITHIN  NEW YORK STATE AND APPLIED FOR ATTENDANCE AT AN INSTITU-
TION OR EDUCATIONAL UNIT OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY WITHIN  FIVE  YEARS  OF
RECEIVING A GENERAL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA ISSUED WITHIN NEW YORK STATE; OR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08399-03-0

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