Assembly Bill A9909

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Defines "severely and permanently disabled" for purposes of state scholarships and education loans

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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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2011-A9909 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6985
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง601, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A6883, S266
2015-2016: S2254

2011-A9909 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Defines "severely and permanently disabled" for purposes of state scholarships and education loans.

2011-A9909 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9909

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 20, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. CUSICK, CALHOUN -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  the  definition  of
  severely  and  permanently  disabled  for  purposes of eligibility for
  certain scholarships and loans

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

  Section 1. Section 601 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 8 to read as follows:
  8.  "SEVERELY AND PERMANENTLY DISABLED", AS REFERENCED IN SECTIONS SIX
HUNDRED FOUR, SIX  HUNDRED  EIGHT,  SIX  HUNDRED  EIGHT-A,  SIX  HUNDRED
SIXTY-EIGHT-B,  SIX  HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT-D AND SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT-E
OF THIS TITLE, SHALL MEAN A PERSON HAS ONE OR MORE IMPAIRMENTS, DISABIL-
ITIES OR CONDITIONS WHICH ARE PERMANENT IN NATURE,  AS  CERTIFIED  BY  A
LICENSED  PHYSICIAN,  AND  WHICH ARE OF SUCH A NATURE AS TO PREVENT SUCH
PERSON FROM ENGAGING IN  FULL-TIME  EMPLOYMENT,  FOR  REMUNERATION,  FOR
THIRTY-FIVE HOURS OR MORE A WEEK OUTSIDE OF SUCH PERSON'S HOME.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15257-01-2

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