Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Feb 08, 2010 |
print number 8848a |
Feb 08, 2010 |
amend and recommit to higher education |
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to higher education |
Jun 11, 2009 |
referred to higher education |
Assembly Bill A8848
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
CRESPO
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
2009-A8848 - Details
2009-A8848 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A8848 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting the deferral of awards granted under the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) PURPOSE: The purpose of this legislation is to prohibit the deferral of TAP awards until after the student graduates from college. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This legislation prohibits the deferral of TAP awards until the student graduates from college. The bill requires that TAP awards be paid in a reasonable time frame in order to ensure that the student is able to apply the award toward their tuition bill. EXISTING LAW: None. JUSTIFICATION: In 1969, the State Legislature adopted the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) a needs-based scholarship program for students seeking to attain higher education in New York State. Originally designed to help low income students pay for higher education, it was later enlarged to provide assistance to middle income students. The Governor has proposed changing TAP to defer payment of 1/3 of each eligible students yearly
2009-A8848 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8848 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y June 11, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting the defer- ral of awards granted under the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 667 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows: 4. DEFERRAL OF TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AWARDS PROHIBITED. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL AN AWARD GRANTED UNDER THE TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (TAP) PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION BE DEFERRED UNTIL THE STUDENT RECIPIENT GRADUATES FROM HIS OR HER COURSE OF STUDY. THE PRESIDENT SHALL PAY A TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AWARD TO THE STUDENT RECIPIENT IN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE STUDENT RECIPIENT IS ABLE TO APPLY THE AWARD TOWARD HIS OR HER TUITION BILL ON TIME. NO TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SHALL BE MADE CONTINGENT UPON THE STUDENT'S GRADU- ATION FROM HIS OR HER UNDERGRADUATE OR GRADUATE COURSE OF STUDY. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately, and shall apply to academic quarters and semesters beginning on or after August 1, 2009. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04958-01-9
2009-A8848A (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A8848A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A8848A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting the deferral of awards granted under the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) PURPOSE: The purpose of this legislation is to prohibit the deferral of TAP awards until after the student graduates from college. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This legislation prohibits the deferral of TAP awards until the student graduates from college. The bill requires that TAP awards be paid in a reasonable time frame in order to ensure that the student is able to apply the award toward their tuition bill. EXISTING LAW: None. JUSTIFICATION: In 1969, the State Legislature adopted the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) a needs-based scholarship program for students seeking to attain higher education in New York State. Originally designed to help low income students pay for higher education, it was later enlarged to provide assistance to middle income students. The Governor has proposed changing TAP to defer payment of 1/3 of each
2009-A8848A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8848--A 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y June 11, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO, GIBSON -- 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 prohibiting the defer- ral of awards granted under the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 667 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows: 4. DEFERRAL OF TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AWARDS PROHIBITED. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL AN AWARD GRANTED UNDER THE TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (TAP) PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION BE DEFERRED UNTIL THE STUDENT RECIPIENT GRADUATES FROM HIS OR HER COURSE OF STUDY. THE PRESIDENT SHALL PAY A TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AWARD TO THE STUDENT RECIPIENT IN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE STUDENT RECIPIENT IS ABLE TO APPLY THE AWARD TOWARD HIS OR HER TUITION BILL ON TIME. NO TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SHALL BE MADE CONTINGENT UPON THE STUDENT'S GRADU- ATION FROM HIS OR HER UNDERGRADUATE OR GRADUATE COURSE OF STUDY. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately, and shall apply to academic quarters and semesters beginning on or after August 1, 2010. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04958-03-0
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