Assembly Bill A2123

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes the foster care higher education scholarship pilot program

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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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2023-A2123 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §604, add §668-h, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A6125
2017-2018: A8168
2019-2020: A5090
2021-2022: A1859

2023-A2123 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the foster care higher education scholarship pilot program; grants awards for the purpose of enhancing opportunities for higher education for children and young adults receiving foster care services in New York.

2023-A2123 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2123
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. JEAN-PIERRE, BARCLAY, COLTON, COOK, DAVILA, HYND-
   MAN, DICKENS, SIMON, JOYNER, WILLIAMS -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  creating the "foster
   care higher education scholarship pilot program";  and  providing  for
   the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "foster care higher education scholarship pilot program".
   §  2.  Section  604  of  the  education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 13 to read as follows:
   13. FOSTER CARE HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP PILOT PROGRAM PURSUANT TO
 SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT-H OF THIS TITLE.
   § 3. The education law is amended by adding a  new  section  668-h  to
 read as follows:
   §  668-H.  FOSTER  CARE HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP PILOT PROGRAM. 1.
 PURPOSE. THE PRESIDENT SHALL ESTABLISH A PILOT PROGRAM FOR  THE  PURPOSE
 OF  GRANTING  SCHOLARSHIP  AWARDS  TO  ENHANCE  OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGHER
 EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS WHO ARE RECEIVING, OR  WHO  HAVE
 RECEIVED,  FOSTER  CARE  SERVICES  IN  NEW  YORK STATE. SUCH SCHOLARSHIP
 AWARDS SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR  THE  TUITION  AND  NON-TUITION  COSTS  OF
 ELIGIBLE  STUDENTS  ENROLLED IN APPROVED IN-STATE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
 OR VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS.
   2. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE TERM:
   (A) "TUITION" MEANS THE TOTAL SEMESTER, QUARTER, OR CREDIT  HOUR  COST
 OF INSTRUCTION TO THE STUDENT AS PERIODICALLY PUBLISHED IN THE CATALOGUE
 OF  THE INSTITUTIONS, SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDING MANDATORY FEES, BOOK CHARG-
 ES, AND ROOM AND BOARD.
   (B) "NON-TUITION COST OF  ATTENDANCE"  MEANS  (I)  THE  ACTUAL  AMOUNT
 CHARGED BY THE INSTITUTION FOR ROOM AND BOARD, AND (II) AN ALLOWANCE FOR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02932-01-3
              

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