Assembly Bill A2322

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Authorizes academic performance awards for incarcerated persons; 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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2021-A2322 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4464
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §661 sub 6 ¶d, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1288
2011-2012: A3837, S369
2013-2014: A3401, S1367
2015-2016: A2870, S975
2017-2018: A3995, S3735
2019-2020: A3975, S790

2021-A2322 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes academic performance awards for incarcerated persons making such persons eligible to receive awards from the tuition assistance program.

2021-A2322 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2322
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. AUBRY, O'DONNELL, EPSTEIN, WEPRIN, DE LA ROSA,
   GOTTFRIED, SIMON, HYNDMAN, BARRON -- read once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  repeal  paragraph  d of subdivision 6 of section 661 of the
   education law relating to the ban on incarcerated persons for  receiv-
   ing student financial aid awards

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph d of subdivision 6 of section 661 of  the  educa-
 tion law is REPEALED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00417-01-1

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