Senate Bill S471A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Enacts the New York state DREAM Act; repealer

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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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Bill Amendments

2017-S471 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §609-a, rpld §661 sub 3, amd §§661, 355, 6206, 6305, 6451, 6452, 6455 & 695-e, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S2378
2015-2016: S1251, S7849
2019-2020: S1250

2017-S471 - Summary

Enacts the New York state DREAM Act by creating the New York DREAM fund commission and amends eligibility requirements and conditions governing certain awards.

2017-S471 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S471 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    471
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PERALTA -- 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 creating the New  York
   DREAM fund commission; eligibility requirements and conditions govern-
   ing  general  awards,  academic  performance awards and student loans;
   eligibility requirements for assistance  under  the  higher  education
   opportunity  programs  and the collegiate science and technology entry
   program; financial aid opportunities for students of the state univer-
   sity of New York, the  city  university  of  New  York  and  community
   colleges;  and the program requirements for the New York state college
   choice tuition savings program; and to repeal subdivision 3 of section
   661 of such law relating thereto
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New York
 state DREAM Act".
   § 2. The education law is amended by adding a  new  section  608-b  to
 read as follows:
   §  608-B.  NEW  YORK  DREAM  FUND  COMMISSION.   1. (A) THERE SHALL BE
 CREATED A NEW YORK DREAM FUND COMMISSION WHICH  SHALL  BE  COMMITTED  TO
 ADVANCING THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OF THE CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS.
   (B)  THE  NEW  YORK  DREAM FUND COMMISSION SHALL BE COMPOSED OF TWELVE
 MEMBERS TO BE APPOINTED AS FOLLOWS:
   (I) FOUR MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR;
   (II) THREE MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF
 THE SENATE;
   (III) THREE MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY;
   (IV)  ONE  MEMBER  SHALL  BE  APPOINTED  BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE
 SENATE; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

2017-S471A - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §609-a, rpld §661 sub 3, amd §§661, 355, 6206, 6305, 6451, 6452, 6455 & 695-e, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S2378
2015-2016: S1251, S7849
2019-2020: S1250

2017-S471A - Summary

Enacts the New York state DREAM Act by creating the New York DREAM fund commission and amends eligibility requirements and conditions governing certain awards.

2017-S471A - Sponsor Memo

2017-S471A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  471--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PERALTA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Higher  Education  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to creating the New  York
   DREAM fund commission; eligibility requirements and conditions govern-
   ing  general  awards,  academic  performance awards and student loans;
   eligibility requirements for assistance  under  the  higher  education
   opportunity  programs  and the collegiate science and technology entry
   program; financial aid opportunities for students of the state univer-
   sity of New York, the  city  university  of  New  York  and  community
   colleges;  and the program requirements for the New York state college
   choice tuition savings program; and to repeal subdivision 3 of section
   661 of such law relating thereto
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New York
 state DREAM act".
   § 2. The education law is amended by adding a  new  section  609-a  to
 read as follows:
   §  609-A.  NEW  YORK  DREAM  FUND  COMMISSION.   1. (A) THERE SHALL BE
 CREATED A NEW YORK DREAM FUND COMMISSION WHICH  SHALL  BE  COMMITTED  TO
 ADVANCING THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OF THE CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS.
   (B)  THE  NEW  YORK  DREAM FUND COMMISSION SHALL BE COMPOSED OF TWELVE
 MEMBERS TO BE APPOINTED AS FOLLOWS:
   (I) FOUR MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR;
   (II) THREE MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF
 THE SENATE;
   (III) THREE MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY;
   (IV)  ONE  MEMBER  SHALL  BE  APPOINTED  BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE
 SENATE;
   (V) ONE MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEM-
              

co-Sponsors

2017-S471B - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §609-a, rpld §661 sub 3, amd §§661, 355, 6206, 6305, 6451, 6452, 6455 & 695-e, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S2378
2015-2016: S1251, S7849
2019-2020: S1250

2017-S471B - Summary

Enacts the New York state DREAM Act by creating the New York DREAM fund commission and amends eligibility requirements and conditions governing certain awards.

2017-S471B - Sponsor Memo

2017-S471B - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  471--B
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  PERALTA,  ALCANTARA,  AVELLA,  BAILEY,  BENJAMIN,
   CARLUCCI, HAMILTON, HOYLMAN, KLEIN, KRUEGER, RIVERA,  SAVINO,  VALESKY
   -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
   the  Committee  on  Higher  Education  --  committee  discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee  -- recommitted 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 creating the New York
   DREAM fund commission; eligibility requirements and conditions govern-
   ing general awards, academic performance  awards  and  student  loans;
   eligibility  requirements  for  assistance  under the higher education
   opportunity programs and the collegiate science and  technology  entry
   program; financial aid opportunities for students of the state univer-
   sity  of  New  York,  the  city  university  of New York and community
   colleges; and the program requirements for the New York state  college
   choice tuition savings program; and to repeal subdivision 3 of section
   661 of such law relating thereto
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the  "New  York
 state DREAM act".
   §  2.  The  education  law is amended by adding a new section 609-a to
 read as follows:
   § 609-A. NEW YORK DREAM FUND  COMMISSION.    1.  (A)  THERE  SHALL  BE
 CREATED  A  NEW  YORK  DREAM FUND COMMISSION WHICH SHALL BE COMMITTED TO
 ADVANCING THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OF THE CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS.
   (B) THE NEW YORK DREAM FUND COMMISSION SHALL  BE  COMPOSED  OF  TWELVE
 MEMBERS TO BE APPOINTED AS FOLLOWS:
   (I) FOUR MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

co-Sponsors

2017-S471C (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §609-a, rpld §661 sub 3, amd §§661, 355, 6206, 6305, 6451, 6452, 6455 & 695-e, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S2378
2015-2016: S1251, S7849
2019-2020: S1250

2017-S471C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the New York state DREAM Act by creating the New York DREAM fund commission and amends eligibility requirements and conditions governing certain awards.

2017-S471C (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S471C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  471--C
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. PERALTA, ALCANTARA, AVELLA, BAILEY, BENJAMIN, BRES-
   LIN, CARLUCCI, DILAN, HAMILTON, HOYLMAN, KLEIN, KRUEGER, RIVERA, SAVI-
   NO, SERRANO, STAVISKY, VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed,  and
   when  printed  to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on High-
   er  Education  in  accordance  with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to creating the New York
   DREAM fund commission; eligibility requirements and conditions govern-
   ing general awards, academic performance  awards  and  student  loans;
   eligibility  requirements  for  assistance  under the higher education
   opportunity programs and the collegiate science and  technology  entry
   program; financial aid opportunities for students of the state univer-
   sity  of  New  York,  the  city  university  of New York and community
   colleges; and the program requirements for the New York state  college
   choice tuition savings program; and to repeal subdivision 3 of section
   661 of such law relating thereto
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the  "New  York
 state DREAM act".
   §  2.  The  education  law is amended by adding a new section 609-a to
 read as follows:
   § 609-A. NEW YORK DREAM FUND  COMMISSION.    1.  (A)  THERE  SHALL  BE
 CREATED  A  NEW  YORK  DREAM FUND COMMISSION WHICH SHALL BE COMMITTED TO
 ADVANCING THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OF THE CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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