Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Feb 11, 2016 |
print number 1621a |
Feb 11, 2016 |
amend and recommit to higher education |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to higher education |
Jan 13, 2015 |
referred to higher education |
Senate Bill S1621A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) 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
Bill Amendments
2015-S1621 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Higher Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §6406, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2009-2010:
S877
2011-2012: S1001
2013-2014: S2029
2015-S1621 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1621 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to the disclosure of average awards by institutions of higher education PURPOSE: This Bill requires institutions of higher education to disclose the average dollar amount of institutional aid awarded to students with an annual incomes of less than two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000). SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. amends the education law by defining the tennis "institution of higher education" an "income." Section 2. amends the education law by requiring institutions of higher education to disclose the average dollar amount of institutional aid awarded to students with an annual incomes of less than two hundred thousand dollars. Such disclosure shall be made for each level of annual income in twenty thousand dollar increments. This information shall be available in written form upon request of any person and shall be set forth on the institutions web site and in their catalog. JUSTIFICATION:
2015-S1621 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1621 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 13, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- 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 the disclosure of average awards by institutions of higher education 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 section 6406 to read as follows: S 6406. DISCLOSURE OF AVERAGE AWARDS BY INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCA- TION. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE TERM "INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION" SHALL MEAN AN INSTITUTION THAT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION SIXTY-FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ARTI- CLE, OR AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISIONS TWO, THREE, OR FOUR OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY OF THIS CHAPTER, OR SUBDIVISIONS FOUR OR FIVE OF SECTION SIXTY-TWO HUNDRED TWO OF THIS TITLE AND THE TERM "INCOME" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE OF THIS CHAPTER. 2. EACH INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOCATED IN THIS STATE SHALL DISCLOSE THE AVERAGE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF AID AWARDED BY THE INSTITUTION TO STUDENTS WITH AN ANNUAL INCOME OF LESS THAN TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. SUCH DISCLOSURE SHALL BE MADE FOR EACH LEVEL OF ANNUAL INCOME IN TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLAR INCREMENTS. SUCH DISCLOSURE SHALL BE AVAIL- ABLE: (A) IN WRITTEN FORM UPON REQUEST BY ANY PERSON; (B) ON THE WEBSITE OF SUCH INSTITUTION; AND (C) IN SUCH INSTITUTION'S CATALOGUE. S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law; provided that the provisions of paragraph (c) of subdivision 2 of section 6406 of the education law added by section one of this act shall take effect July 1, 2016. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00863-01-5
2015-S1621A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Higher Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §6406, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2009-2010:
S877
2011-2012: S1001
2013-2014: S2029
2015-S1621A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1621A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to the disclosure of average awards by institutions of higher education PURPOSE : This Bill requires institutions of higher education to disclose the average dollar amount of institutional aid awarded to students with an annual incomes of less than two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000). SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1. amends the education law by defining the terms "institution of higher education" and "income." Section 2. amends the education law by requiring institutions of higher education to disclose the average dollar amount of institutional aid awarded to students with an annual incomes of less than two hundred thousand dollars. Such disclosure shall be made for each level of annual income in twenty thousand dollar increments. This information shall be available in written form upon request of any person and shall be set forth on the institutions web site and in their catalog.
2015-S1621A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1621--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 13, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education -- recom- mitted to the Committee on Higher 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 the disclosure of average awards by institutions of higher education 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 section 6406 to read as follows: S 6406. DISCLOSURE OF AVERAGE AWARDS BY INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCA- TION. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE TERM "INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION" SHALL MEAN AN INSTITUTION THAT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION SIXTY-FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ARTI- CLE, OR AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISIONS TWO, THREE, OR FOUR OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY OF THIS CHAPTER, OR SUBDIVISIONS FOUR OR FIVE OF SECTION SIXTY-TWO HUNDRED TWO OF THIS TITLE AND THE TERM "INCOME" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE OF THIS CHAPTER. 2. EACH INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOCATED IN THIS STATE SHALL DISCLOSE THE AVERAGE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF AID AWARDED BY THE INSTITUTION TO STUDENTS WITH AN ANNUAL INCOME OF LESS THAN TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. SUCH DISCLOSURE SHALL BE MADE FOR EACH LEVEL OF ANNUAL INCOME IN TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLAR INCREMENTS. SUCH DISCLOSURE SHALL BE AVAIL- ABLE: (A) IN WRITTEN FORM UPON REQUEST BY ANY PERSON; (B) ON THE WEBSITE OF SUCH INSTITUTION; AND (C) IN SUCH INSTITUTION'S CATALOGUE. S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law; provided that the provisions of paragraph (c) of subdivision 2 of section 6406 of the education law added by section one of this act shall take effect July 1, 2018. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00863-02-6
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