Assembly Bill A1461

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to housing allowances under the World trade center memorial scholarships

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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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2017-A1461 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1031
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §668-d, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8345, S4879
2013-2014: A1390, S1886
2015-2016: A1062, S1370
2019-2020: A232
2021-2022: A1077

2017-A1461 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that housing allowances under the World trade center memorial scholarships shall not be decreased for off-campus housing unless a student resides with a relative.

2017-A1461 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1461
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Higher Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the education law, in relation to World trade center
   memorial scholarships
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subparagraph 4 of paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section
 668-d of the education law, as added by chapter 176 of the laws of 2002,
 is amended to read as follows:
   (4)  "Non-tuition  cost  of  attendance", as used in this subdivision,
 shall mean: (i) the actual amount charged by the  institution  for  room
 and  board, and (ii) an allowance for transportation, books and supplies
 as determined by the president and as approved by the  director  of  the
 budget,  provided  that  such  determination shall be made no later than
 December first of each year for use in the succeeding academic year.  In
 the event a student does not incur room or board charges at the institu-
 tion,  "non-tuition cost of attendance" shall mean an allowance for room
 and board as determined by the president and approved by the director of
 the budget.  A STUDENT SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED, AS A CONDITION OF  RECEIV-
 ING  THE NON-TUITION COST OF ATTENDANCE, TO APPLY FOR ON-CAMPUS HOUSING,
 NOR SHALL THE AMOUNT OF NON-TUITION COST OF ATTENDANCE DECREASE  BECAUSE
 THE  STUDENT  DOES NOT APPLY FOR OR RECEIVE ON-CAMPUS HOUSING; PROVIDED,
 HOWEVER THAT THE  AMOUNT  OF  NON-TUITION  COST  OF  ATTENDANCE  MAY  BE
 DECREASED  FOR  A STUDENT WHO DOES NOT LIVE IN ON-CAMPUS HOUSING IF SUCH
 STUDENT'S PARENT OR PARENTS RESIDE WITHIN REASONABLE COMMUTING DISTANCE,
 OR IF THEIR OFF-CAMPUS RESIDENCE IS OWNED IN  WHOLE  OR  IN  PART  BY  A
 DIRECT RELATION INCLUDING A PARENT, GRANDPARENT, AUNT, UNCLE, SIBLING OR
 COUSIN.  In  determining  allowances  pursuant to this subparagraph, the
 president may take into consideration the allowances provided for in the
 Pell grant program.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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