Assembly Actions -
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Jan 17, 2023 |
referred to higher education |
Assembly Bill A1674
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
HUNTER
Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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
2023-A1674 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Higher Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §669-i, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
-
A8879
2023-A1674 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1674 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 17, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. HUNTER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to eligibility of certain Afghan and Iraqi immigrants for education benefits THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 669-i to read as follows: § 669-I. AFGHAN AND IRAQI SPECIAL IMMIGRANT TUITION AWARDS PROGRAM. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: A. "AFGHAN WITH SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS" MEANS AN AFGHAN CITIZEN OR NATIONAL WITH THE STATUS OF A SPECIAL IMMIGRANT UNDER SECTION 101(A)(27) OF THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT (8 U.S.C. 1101(A)(27)) GRANTED UNDER THE AFGHAN ALLIES PROTECTION ACT OF 2009 (PUBLIC LAW 111-8; U.S.C. 1101 NOTE). SUCH TERM INCLUDES AFGHAN IMMIGRANTS WHO ENTER THE UNITED STATES UNDER A P1 OR P2 VISA. B. "IRAQI WITH SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS" MEANS A CITIZEN OR NATIONAL OF IRAQ WHO HAS GAINED SPECIAL IMMIGRANT STATUS UNDER SECTION 101(A)(27) OF THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT BY ESTABLISHING THEY HAVE PROVIDED FAITHFUL AND VALUABLE SERVICE TO THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, WHILE EMPLOYED BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT IN IRAQ, FOR NOT LESS THAN ONE YEAR BEGINNING ON OR AFTER MARCH TWENTIETH, TWO THOUSAND THREE, AND WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED OR ARE EXPERIENCING AN ONGOING SERIOUS THREAT AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THAT EMPLOYMENT. SUCH TERM SHALL INCLUDE THOSE IMMI- GRANTS WHO ENTER THE UNITED STATES UNDER A P1 OR P2 VISA. C. "PART-TIME STUDY" MEANS ENROLLMENT FOR AT LEAST THREE BUT LESS THAN TWELVE SEMESTER HOURS PER SEMESTER, OR THE EQUIVALENT, IN AN APPROVED UNDERGRADUATE OR GRADUATE PROGRAM. D. "APPROVED VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS" MEANS PROGRAMS OFFERED BY AGENCIES APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR FUNDING PURSUANT TO THIS EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05702-01-3
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