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Mar 03, 2017 |
referred to higher education |
Senate Bill S4877
2017-2018 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
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
2017-S4877 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6063
- Current Committee:
- Senate Higher Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §667, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S3130, A8848
2011-2012: S119, A1280
2013-2014: S867, A2520
2015-2016: S181, A6708
2019-2020: A6290
2017-S4877 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4877 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting the deferral of awards granted under the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) PURPOSE : The purpose of this legislation is to prohibit the deferral of TAP awards until after the student graduates from his or her course of study. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1. Amends the Education Law, Section 667 by adding a new subdivision 4. Prohibits the deferral of TAP awards until the student graduates his or her course of study. Requires that TAP awards be paid in a reasonable time frame in order to ensure that the student is able to apply the award toward his or her tuition bill. Section 2. Effective Date EXISTING LAW : None.
2017-S4877 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4877 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 3, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. DIAZ, DILAN -- 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 prohibiting the defer- ral of awards granted under the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 667 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows: 4. DEFERRAL OF TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AWARDS PROHIBITED. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL AN AWARD GRANTED UNDER THE TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (TAP) PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION BE DEFERRED UNTIL THE STUDENT RECIPIENT GRADUATES FROM HIS OR HER COURSE OF STUDY. THE PRESIDENT SHALL PAY A TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AWARD TO THE STUDENT RECIPIENT IN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE STUDENT RECIPIENT IS ABLE TO APPLY THE AWARD TOWARD HIS OR HER TUITION BILL ON TIME. NO TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AWARD SHALL BE MADE CONTINGENT UPON THE STUDENT'S GRADUATION FROM HIS OR HER UNDERGRADUATE OR GRADUATE COURSE OF STUDY. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately, and shall apply to academic quarters and semesters beginning on or after August 1, 2018. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07226-01-7
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