Assembly Bill A4029

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes liaison officers, regional contacts and campus contacts to assist college students experiencing homelessness to find housing

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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-A4029 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9170
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 127-A §§6360 - 6365, Ed L

2023-A4029 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes liaison officers, regional contacts and campus contacts to assist college students experiencing homelessness to find housing; prioritizes access to housing; waives certain fees for students experiencing homelessness; establishes a pilot program to increase enrollment, attendance and success in college for students experiencing homelessness.

2023-A4029 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4029
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. GONZALEZ-ROJAS -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  establishing  liaison
   officers,  regional  contacts,  and  campus contacts to assist college
   students experiencing homelessness to find housing

   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 article 127-A
 to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 127-A
                    STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
 SECTION 6360. DEFINITION.
         6361. LIAISON OFFICERS, REGIONAL CONTACTS, AND CAMPUS CONTACTS.
         6362. ACCESS TO HOUSING FOR STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
         6363. PRIORITY ENROLLMENT.
         6364. ASSISTANCE WITH COLLEGE  FEES  FOR  STUDENTS  EXPERIENCING
                 HOMELESSNESS.
         6365. PILOT  PROGRAM  TO  INCREASE  ENROLLMENT,  ATTENDANCE, AND
                 SUCCESS IN COLLEGE.
   § 6360. DEFINITION. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE, THE TERM "STUDENTS  EXPE-
 RIENCING HOMELESSNESS" MEANS STUDENTS WHO AT ANY TIME DURING THE CURRENT
 SCHOOL  YEAR  OR  THE  TWENTY-FOUR  MONTHS  IMMEDIATELY  PRECEDING THEIR
 ENROLLMENT IN COLLEGE HAVE BEEN HOMELESS,  AS  DEFINED  BY  THE  MEANING
 ASSIGNED  TO  THE  TERM  "HOMELESS  CHILDREN AND YOUTHS" UNDER 42 U.S.C.
 SECTION 11434A AND INCLUDES STUDENTS WHO RESIDE  IN  A  STUDENT  HOUSING
 FACILITY  MAINTAINED  BY  A  COLLEGE DURING AN ACADEMIC TERM BUT WHO ARE
 HOMELESS BETWEEN ACADEMIC TERMS.
   § 6361. LIAISON OFFICERS, REGIONAL CONTACTS, AND CAMPUS  CONTACTS.  1.
 THE  STATE  UNIVERSITY  OF  NEW YORK AND THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
 EACH SHALL HIRE AT LEAST ONE FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT STAFF MEMBER TO ACT AS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08505-01-3
 A. 4029                             2
              

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