Senate Bill S475A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits secondary schools and colleges from withholding student transcripts for failure to pay tuition

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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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2015-S475 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5536
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 2-A §20, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S8493
2011-2012: S503
2013-2014: S12, A3173
2017-2018: S4897, S8697, A1946
2019-2020: S6772
2021-2022: S2773
2023-2024: S1916

2015-S475 - Summary

Prohibits secondary schools and higher education institutions from withholding student transcripts for failure to pay tuition.

2015-S475 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S475 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   475

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  DIAZ  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting  secondary
  schools  and colleges from withholding student transcripts for failure
  to pay tuition

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

  Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new article 2-A to
read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 2-A
           PROHIBITION AGAINST WITHHOLDING STUDENT TRANSCRIPTS
SECTION 20. PROHIBITION AGAINST WITHHOLDING STUDENT TRANSCRIPTS.
  S  20.  PROHIBITION  AGAINST  WITHHOLDING  STUDENT  TRANSCRIPTS. 1. NO
PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL OR COLLEGE  AS  DEFINED
IN SECTION TWO OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL WITHHOLD A STUDENT'S TRANSCRIPT FOR
FAILURE TO PAY PAST OR PRESENTLY DUE TUITION.
  2. WILLFUL FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL
BE A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00037-01-5

2015-S475A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5536
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 2-A §20, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S8493
2011-2012: S503
2013-2014: S12, A3173
2017-2018: S4897, S8697, A1946
2019-2020: S6772
2021-2022: S2773
2023-2024: S1916

2015-S475A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits secondary schools and higher education institutions from withholding student transcripts for failure to pay tuition.

2015-S475A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S475A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 475--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  DIAZ  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Education  --  recommitted
  to the Committee on Education in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8
  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
  and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting  secondary
  schools  and colleges from withholding student transcripts for failure
  to pay tuition

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

  Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new article 2-A to
read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 2-A
           PROHIBITION AGAINST WITHHOLDING STUDENT TRANSCRIPTS
SECTION 20. PROHIBITION AGAINST WITHHOLDING STUDENT TRANSCRIPTS.
  S  20.  PROHIBITION  AGAINST  WITHHOLDING  STUDENT  TRANSCRIPTS. 1. NO
PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL OR COLLEGE  AS  DEFINED
IN SECTION TWO OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL WITHHOLD A STUDENT'S TRANSCRIPT FOR
FAILURE TO PAY PAST OR PRESENTLY DUE TUITION.
  2. WILLFUL FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL
BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER VIOLATION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00037-05-6

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