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May 14, 2015 |
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Senate Bill S5373
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 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
2015-S5373 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S5373 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5373 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to increasing the cap on earnings for eligible individuals with no dependents receiving tuition assistance program awards PURPOSE OF BILL: Relates to increasing the cap to $30,000 on earnings for eligible individuals with no dependents receiving TAP awards. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Item 2 of clause (A) of subparagraph (iii) of paragraph a of subdivision 667 of the education law, as amended by section 3 of part H of chapter 58 of the laws 2011. JUSTIFICATION: The current max earning for a single, independent undergraduate student with no tax dependents receiving TAP awards is currently $10,000 according to Education Law Section 667 (3)(a)(iii)(A). A young adult who no longer lives with his/her parents that earns $15,000 annually, for instance, does not qualify for TAP despite being, by
2015-S5373 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5373 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 14, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CARLUCCI -- 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 increasing the cap on earnings for eligible individuals with no dependents receiving tuition assistance program awards THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Item 2 of clause (A) of subparagraph (iii) of paragraph a of subdivision 3 of section 667 of the education law, as amended by section 3 of part H of chapter 58 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows: (2) Three thousand dollars or Thirty-one per centum of more, but not more than [ten] amount in excess of three THIRTY thousand dollars thousand dollars S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06631-01-5
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