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Mar 04, 2009 |
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Senate Bill S2845
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education 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
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2009-S2845 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Higher Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §661, Ed L
2009-S2845 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2845 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to eligibility requirements for student financial aid PURPOSE : The purpose of the bill is to enable New York students who meet the stringent eligibility requirements for Federal Pell grants and whom attend bona fide non-profit institutions of higher education in New York State to be able to participate in the New York Tuition Assistance Program. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : The bill amends Section 661(4) of the Education Law to include in the definition of "approved program" for purposes of determining a student's eligibility for the Tuition Assistance Program "any program at a non-profit educational institution, enrollment in which would render a student eligible to receive Federal Pell grants." JUSTIFICATION : It is in the public interest to enable all New York students who wish to receive higher education to be able to do so. New York has a Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) that helps eligible New York residents pay tuition at approved schools in New York State. Each
2009-S2845 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2845 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 4, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SAVINO -- 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 eligibility require- ments for student financial aid THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 661 of the education law, as amended by chapter 309 of the laws of 1996, paragraph a as amended by section 1 and paragraph c as amended, paragraphs d and e as added and paragraph f as relettered by section 2 of part E1 of chapter 57 of the laws of 2007, and paragraph f as added by chapter 332 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows: 4. Attendance in approved courses of study in approved institutions. To be eligible to receive payments from the president a student: a. Must be matriculated in an approved program, as defined by the commissioner pursuant to article thirteen OF THIS CHAPTER, OR PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH B OF THIS SUBDIVISION, in an institution situated in the state, which has been approved and operating in this state for at least one year, and has been approved for participation in federal student financial aid programs authorized by Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. Nothing in this subdivision shall preclude payment of an award to a recipient who receives instruction outside the state, which instruction is conducted by an institution situated in the state, and is part of the student's program of study at such institu- tion; provided, however, that nothing in this subdivision shall preclude the receipt of a loan pursuant to section six hundred eighty of this article; provided, further, that students not attending institutions eligible for participating in federal Title IV financial aid programs on or before July first, two thousand seven: (i) who received their first award under this article before the two thousand six--two thousand seven academic year shall be eligible for payments until the end of the two EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07039-02-9
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