Senate Bill S5891

Vetoed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Clarifies that enhanced tuition awards are for attendance at private degree granting institutions of higher education

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A7697 - Vetoed by Governor

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S5891 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7697
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §667-d, Ed L

2017-S5891 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Clarifies that enhanced tuition awards are for attendance at private degree granting institutions of higher education.

2017-S5891 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5891 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5891
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  KLEIN,  LATIMER,  YOUNG -- 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 enhanced tuition
   awards
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraphs a and d of subdivision 1 of section 667-d of the
 education  law,  as  added by section 1 of part III of chapter 59 of the
 laws of 2017, are amended to read as follows:
   a. Establishment. Enhanced tuition awards are available  for  students
 who are enrolled in approved programs in private [not-for-profit] degree
 granting  institutions OF HIGHER EDUCATION except those institutions set
 forth in paragraph b of subdivision four of section six  hundred  sixty-
 one of this part and who demonstrate the ability to complete such cours-
 es,  in  accordance  with  standards  established  by  the commissioner;
 provided, that, no award shall exceed one hundred percent of the  amount
 of tuition charged.
   d.  Credit  requirements.  An award shall be made to an applicant who:
 (i) if enrolled in (A) a private DEGREE GRANTING institution  of  higher
 education  prior  to application, has completed at least thirty combined
 credits per year following the student's start date, or its  equivalent,
 applicable  to  his  or her program or programs of study or (B) a public
 DEGREE GRANTING institution of higher education  prior  to  application,
 has  completed  at  least thirty combined credits per year following the
 student's start date, or  its  equivalent,  applicable  to  his  or  her
 program  or programs of study and which were accepted upon transfer to a
 private DEGREE GRANTING institution of higher education; (ii) enrolls in
 at least twelve credits per  semester  and  completes  at  least  thirty
 combined  credits  per  year  following the student's start date, or its
 equivalent, applicable to his or her program or programs of study except
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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