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                                   9629
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 26, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  providing  access  to
   laptops  for  high  school and higher education students and textbooks
   for higher education students
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 753 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6.  BEGINNING IN THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX
 SCHOOL YEAR, WITHIN AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED THEREFOR, EACH SCHOOL  DISTRICT
 IN  THE  STATE  SHALL IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE EACH STUDENT IN THE
 DISTRICT IN GRADES NINE THROUGH TWELVE A LAPTOP WITHOUT CHARGE.
   § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new article 15-D to read
 as follows:
                               ARTICLE 15-D
             ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION TEXTBOOKS AND LAPTOPS
 SECTION 730. ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION TEXTBOOKS AND LAPTOPS.
   § 730. ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION TEXTBOOKS AND LAPTOPS. 1. (A) BEGIN-
 NING IN THE TWO THOUSAND  TWENTY-FIVE--TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-SIX  SCHOOL
 YEAR,  WITHIN  AMOUNTS  APPROPRIATED  THEREFOR, EVERY INSTITUTION OF THE
 STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AND EVERY INSTITUTION OF THE CITY UNIVERSI-
 TY OF NEW YORK SHALL IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM  TO  PROVIDE  ANY  STUDENT  WHO
 ATTENDS SUCH INSTITUTION A LAPTOP WITHOUT CHARGE.
   (B) BEGINNING IN THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX
 SCHOOL  YEAR, WITHIN AMOUNTS APPROPRIATE THEREFOR, EVERY PRIVATE COLLEGE
 OR UNIVERSITY WITHIN THE STATE SHALL IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE  ANY
 QUALIFYING STUDENT WHO ATTENDS SUCH INSTITUTION A LAPTOP WITHOUT CHARGE.
 FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF THIS PARAGRAPH, "QUALIFYING STUDENT" SHALL MEAN A
 STUDENT WHO PROVIDES SUCH PRIVATE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY DOCUMENTATION OF
 FINANCIAL NEED BASED UPON INFORMATION PROVIDED ON  SUCH  STUDENT'S  FREE
 APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID (FAFSA).
   2.  (A)  BEGINNING IN THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE--TWO THOUSAND TWEN-
 TY-SIX SCHOOL YEAR, WITHIN AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED THEREFOR, EVERY INSTITU-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD14040-01-4
 A. 9629                             2
 
 TION OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, EVERY INSTITUTION OF THE  CITY
 UNIVERSITY  OF  NEW  YORK AND EVERY PRIVATE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY WITHIN
 THE STATE SHALL IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FREE COLLEGE TEXTBOOKS TO
 EVERY STUDENT ATTENDING SUCH INSTITUTION.
   (B) SUCH PROGRAM SHALL PROVIDE EACH STUDENT WITH A VOUCHER TO PURCHASE
 NECESSARY  TEXTBOOKS  WITH THE CONDITION ALL TEXTBOOKS SHALL BE RETURNED
 AT THE END OF EACH SEMESTER IN A SERVICEABLE CONDITION.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.