NY State Senate Bill 2023-S1983

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Jan 03, 2024	referred to education returned to senate died in assembly
Jun 05, 2023	referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1568 committee discharged and committed to rules
Jun 01, 2023	print number 1983a
Jun 01, 2023	amend (t) and recommit to education
Jan 18, 2023	referred to education

Votes

- Jun 5, 2023 - Floor Vote
  S1983
  
  55
  
  Aye
  
  6
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  2
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 5, 2023
      
      aye (55)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Ashby
      
      Bailey
      
      Borrello
      
      Breslin
      
      Brisport
      
      Brouk
      
      Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
      
      Chu
      
      Cleare
      
      Comrie
      
      Fernandez
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gonzalez
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      Martinez
      
      Martins
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Myrie
      
      Oberacker
      
      Palumbo
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rhoads
      
      Rivera
      
      Rolison
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Scarcella-Spanton
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      Walczyk
      
      Webb
      
      Weik
      
      nay (6)
      
      Gallivan
      
      Lanza
      
      Murray
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Weber
      
      excused (2)
      
      Cooney
      
      Felder
  Jun 5, 2023 - Rules Committee Vote
  S1983
  
  15
  
  Aye
  
  2
  
  Nay
  
  4
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 5, 2023
      
      aye (15)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Bailey
      
      Breslin
      
      Comrie
      
      Fernandez
      
      Gianaris
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Liu
      
      Mayer
      
      O'Mara
      
      Parker
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Thomas
      
      nay (2)
      
      Gallivan
      
      Ortt
      
      aye wr (4)
      
      Griffo
      
      Helming
      
      Lanza
      
      Stec

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2023-S1983 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A1164
Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: A8566
2021-2022: S5409, A361

2023-S1983 - Summary

Creates a uniform presentation for students regarding applying for financial aid; directs students to complete an affidavit certifying that the student attended the presentation and stating whether the student intends to apply for financial aid.

2023-S1983 - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S1983

SPONSOR: GOUNARDES
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to high school diploma
requirements

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

The purpose of this bill is to create a new requirement for high school
graduation under the Education Law; requiring a student to either
complete and submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid
(FAFSA), or complete a waiver stating the student understands what the
FAFSA is and has chosen not to file an application. This bill also
creates a requirement for high schools to notify students at least four
times a year about state-sponsored scholarships, financial aid, and
other available assistance.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends Section 305 of the Education Law to require the commis-

sioner to promulgate rules and regulations to require the parent or
guardian, or if the student is eighteen years old, the student them-
selves, to either complete a FAFSA application or complete a waiver
stating that they understand what the FAFSA is and have chosen not to
file an application.

Section 1 also requires each school district to submit an annual report
to the Commissioner of Education on the total number of FAFSAs completed
in the prior year, the total number of waivers completed, the total
number of senior year students in the prior academic year, and the total
number of anticipated senior year students in the coming year.

This section also requires each school district with at least one high
school to provide each eligible high school student, and if applicable
their parent or guardian, any support or assistance necessary for
compliance of the regulations set forth, and to create a uniform waiver
form, to be made available in English and the twelve most common non-
English languages in this state.

Finally, section one requires the commissioner to promulgate rules and
regulations requiring each high school to give each high school senior
and junior explanations of state-sponsored scholarships, financial aid
and assistance available to students attending college or post-secondary
educational institutions.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

In the United States today, an estimated 43 million Americans collec-
tively owe $1.5 trillion in student debt - a figure that continues to
rise. As a result, most high school graduates weigh the value of a
college degree against the prospect of entering the workforce tens or
even hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt. On August 9, 2019, the
New York Times reported findings by the National College Access Network
(NCAN), a nonprofit group that promotes post-high school education. NCAN
discovered that students who complete the Free Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA) are significantly more likely to continue their

studies after high school. Moreover, this correlation is particularly
strong amongst low-income students who need financial aid the most.

In addition to educating students about their available financial aid
options, filling out a FAFSA spurs high school seniors to consider
pursuing a college or post-secondary degree. This legislation includes
an opt-out option that ensures non-college-bound students won't be
barred from graduation for not filling out a FAFSA. For example, a high
school graduate who is immediately entering the armed forces will not be
required to fill out a FAFSA and can complete a waiver instead.

Other states have enacted similar laws. Beginning in the 2017-18 school
year, Louisiana required students to complete the FAFSA. The state now
leads the nation with nearly 79% of its high school seniors completing
the FAFSA compared to only 44% in 2013. Alabama, California, Illinois,
New Hampshire, Texas have also adopted such policies. Maryland does not
require students to file the FAFSA, but rather it obligates local educa-
tional agencies to encourage and assist as many high school seniors as
possible in completing and submitting the FAFSA. Colorado establishes a
grant program for local educational agencies who adopt a requirement to
assist students in FAFSA completion. States recognize the importance of
completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid that is corre-
lated with positive postsecondary student outcomes, such as enrollment
after high school graduation and persistence.This legislation would help
New York achieve similar success.

The FAFSA can be difficult to complete, especially if a student's
parents or guardians are unable to help. This bill addresses that by
requiring high schools to provide assistance to students and parents in
filling out either a FAFSA or a waiver. It also requires the Commission-
er of Education to create rules and regulations to require school
districts with at least one high school to provide the necessary support
or assistance for compliance.

Currently, too many New York students are unaware of the Excelsior
Program, which provides free tuition for eligible full-time students at
CUNY and SUNY two-year and four-year colleges. In many cases, these
students are missing opportunities because their guidance counselors
fail to promote these scholarships.

New York students should graduate high school with all the available
tools and resources needed to attend college or post-secondary educa-
tional institutions with as little debt as possible. This bill works
towards that purpose by requiring each high school to notify its seniors
and juniors about state-sponsored scholarships, financial aid, and
assistance during the school year.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2021-22: S5409 - Referred to education

2019-20: A8566 - Referred to education

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

TBD

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the first of July two years after the date
on which it shall have become a law.

2023-S1983 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1983
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the education law, in relation to high school diploma
   requirements
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 60 to read as follows:
   60.  A.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  PROVISION  OF  LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE
 COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND  REGULATIONS  TO  REQUIRE  AS  A
 CONDITION  OF AWARDING A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA TO A STUDENT, THE PARENT OR
 GUARDIAN OF SUCH STUDENT OR, IF THE STUDENT IS EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE  OR
 OLDER  OR  LEGALLY  EMANCIPATED, SUCH STUDENT, TO COMPLY WITH ONE OF THE
 FOLLOWING:
   (I) COMPLETE AND SUBMIT THE FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL  STUDENT  AID
 (FAFSA) FOR SUCH STUDENT; OR
   (II)  COMPLETE  A  WAIVER FORM, CREATED BY THE DEPARTMENT, TO BE FILED
 WITH THE STUDENT'S SCHOOL DISTRICT INDICATING THAT THE PARENT OR GUARDI-
 AN OR, IF THE STUDENT IS EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER OR LEGALLY EMAN-
 CIPATED, THE STUDENT, UNDERSTANDS WHAT THE FAFSA IS AND HAS  CHOSEN  NOT
 TO FILE AN APPLICATION PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF
 THIS PARAGRAPH.
   B. EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL BE REQUIRED TO REPORT TO THE COMMISSION-
 ER, ON THE FIRST OF JULY OF EACH YEAR:
   (I)  THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMPLETED FAFSAS PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (I)
 OF PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDIVISION FOR THE PRIOR ACADEMIC YEAR;
   (II) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMPLETED WAIVER FORMS PURSUANT  TO  SUBPARA-
 GRAPH     (II) OF PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDIVISION FOR THE PRIOR ACADEMIC
 YEAR;
   (III) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SENIOR YEAR STUDENTS IN THE  PRIOR  ACADEMIC
 YEAR; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01528-02-3

 S. 1983                             2
 
   (IV)  THE  ANTICIPATED  NUMBER  OF  SENIOR YEAR STUDENTS IN THE COMING
 ACADEMIC YEAR.
   C.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE COMMIS-
 SIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS  TO  REQUIRE  EACH  SCHOOL
 DISTRICT  WITH  AT  LEAST  ONE HIGH SCHOOL TO PROVIDE EACH ELIGIBLE HIGH
 SCHOOL STUDENT AND, IF APPLICABLE, HIS OR HER  PARENT  OR  GUARDIAN  ANY
 SUPPORT  OR ASSISTANCE NECESSARY FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE RULES AND REGU-
 LATIONS PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   D. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL BE REQUIRED TO CREATE A UNIFORM WAIVER  FORM
 DESCRIBED  IN SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDIVISION. SUCH
 FORM SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE  IN  THE  TWELVE  MOST  COMMON  NON-ENGLISH
 LANGUAGES SPOKEN BY LIMITED-ENGLISH PROFICIENT INDIVIDUALS IN THE STATE,
 BASED ON THE DATA IN THE MOST RECENT AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY PUBLISHED
 BY  THE UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU. THE COMMISSIONER MAY, IN HIS OR HER
 DISCRETION, OFFER SUCH FORM IN UP TO FOUR  ADDITIONAL  LANGUAGES  BEYOND
 THE  TWELVE  MOST  COMMON  LANGUAGES.  SUCH FORM SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED IN
 ENGLISH AND ANY ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES REQUESTED BY A SCHOOL  DISTRICT  TO
 EACH  SCHOOL  DISTRICT IN THIS STATE. SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHALL BE REQUIRED
 TO USE THE WAIVER FORM DESCRIBED IN THIS PARAGRAPH WHEN  COMPLYING  WITH
 THE  PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED TO CREATE
 THEIR OWN VERSIONS OF SUCH FORM.
   E. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND  REGULATIONS  REQUIRING
 EACH  HIGH  SCHOOL  TO  GIVE NOTICE, NO LESS THAN FOUR TIMES DURING EACH
 SCHOOL YEAR FOR HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AND NO LESS THAN  TWO  TIMES  DURING
 EACH  SCHOOL  YEAR  FOR HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS, WITH AN EXPLANATION TO EACH
 SENIOR OR JUNIOR  YEAR  STUDENT  OF  THE  STATE-SPONSORED  SCHOLARSHIPS,
 FINANCIAL  AID AND ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS ATTENDING COLLEGE OR
 POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July, two years  after
 the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the
 addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
 for the implementation of this act on its effective date are  authorized
 to be made and completed on or before such effective date.

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2023-S1983A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A1164
Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: A8566
2021-2022: S5409, A361

2023-S1983A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S1983A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S1983AREVISED 6/1/23

SPONSOR: GOUNARDES
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to notice of post-secon-
dary financial aid programs

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

The purpose of this bill is to require all schools to present on post-
secondary financial aid opportunities such as the Free Application for
Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or a DREAM Act application and for students
to complete an affidavit indicating if they will be applying for such
aid.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of the bill adds a new Part VI to Article 14 of the Education
Law to require the Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) to
create a uniform presentation on FAFSA and DREAM, which will be
presented to all students throughout the state.

Each high school senior shall then be required to complete an affidavit
affirming that they have either attended the presentation or received
the presentation materials and if they intend to apply for FAFSA or
DREAM (which shall be coupled together in one category on the form) or
neither type of aid.

The Commissioner of Education shall be responsible for creating the
affidavit form which shall be made available in the twelve most common
non-English languages spoken in the state and up to four additional
languages.

Schools shall be responsible for distributing and collecting the affida-
vit forms. Forms shall then be transmitted to the Commissioner along
with data on senior class sizes. The Commissioner shall then transmit
this information to HESC for the purposes of compiling the report in
section 694-f of Education Law.

In section 694-f, HESC shall compile a report on total number of affida-
vits, per school district and statewide, the total number of FAFSA and
DREAM Act applications filed in the previous year and how such numbers
compare to the previous five years, and what effect if any that HESC
believes this act has had on applications filed. The report shall be
delivered to the legislature and published online on an annual basis.

Finally, the Commissioner and HESC shall create a uniform notice
describing FAFSA and DREAM which shall be distributed to all high school
seniors no less than four times a year and high school juniors no less
than two times a year.

Section two sets the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

In the United States today, an estimated 43 million Americans collec-
tively owe $1.5 trillion in student debt - a figure that continues to
rise. As a result, most high school graduates weigh the value of a
college degree against the prospect of entering the workforce tens or
even hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt. On August 9, 2019, the
New York Times reported findings by the National College Access Network
(NCAN), a nonprofit group that promotes post-high school education. NCAN
discovered that students who complete the Free Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA) are significantly more likely to continue their
studies after high school. Moreover, this correlation is particularly
strong amongst low-income students who need financial aid the most.

In addition to educating students about their available financial aid
options, filling out a FAFSA spurs high school seniors to consider
pursuing a college or post-secondary degree. This legislation includes
an opt-out option that ensures non-college-bound students won't be
barred from graduation for not filling out a FAFSA. For example, a high
school graduate who is immediately entering the armed forces will not be
required to fill out a FAFSA and can complete a waiver instead.

Other states have enacted similar laws. Beginning in the 2017-18 school
year, Louisiana required students to complete the FAFSA. The state now
leads the nation with nearly 79% of its high school seniors completing
the FAFSA compared to only 44% in 2013. Alabama, California, Illinois,
New Hampshire, and Texas have also adopted such policies. Maryland does
not require students to file the FAFSA, but rather it obligates local
educational agencies to encourage and assist as many high school seniors
as possible in completing and submitting the FAFSA. Colorado establishes
a grant program for local educational agencies who adopt a requirement
to assist students in FAFSA completion. States recognize the importance
of completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid that is
correlated with positive postsecondary student outcomes, such as enroll-
ment after high school graduation and persistence.This legislation would
help New York achieve similar success.

New York students should graduate high school with all the available
tools and resources needed to attend college or post-secondary educa-
tional institutions with as little debt as possible. This bill works
towards that purpose by requiring each high school to notify its seniors
and juniors about state-sponsored scholarships, financial aid, and
assistance during the school year and ensuring that they complete an
affidavit detailing if they plan to complete the FAFSA, a DREAM Act
application, or neither type of aid.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2021-22: S5409 - Referred to education

2019-20: A8566 - Referred to education

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

TBD

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the first of July one year after the date
on which it shall have become a law.

2023-S1983A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1983--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. GOUNARDES, ADDABBO, CHU, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, MYRIE, RYAN
   -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
   the Committee on Education  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to notice of post-secon-
   dary financial aid programs
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Article 14 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 part VI to read as follows:
                                   PART VI
                    UNIFORM FINANCIAL AID PRESENTATION
 
 SECTION 694-C. FINANCIAL AID MATERIALS.
         694-D. FINANCIAL AID PRESENTATION.
         694-E. AFFIDAVIT.
         694-F. REPORTING.
         694-G. STATE SPONSORED SCHOLARSHIPS.
   § 694-C. FINANCIAL AID  MATERIALS.  THE  CORPORATION  SHALL  CREATE  A
 UNIFORM PRESENTATION ON THE AVAILABILITY OF POST-SECONDARY FINANCIAL AID
 PROGRAMS, INCLUDING TRAINING ON THE FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT
 AID (FAFSA) AND APPLICATION FOR AID AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS MEETING THE
 REQUIREMENTS  OF  SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION FIVE
 OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE.  THE  CORPORATION,  IN
 CONJUNCTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT, SHALL DISTRIBUTE THE PRESENTATION MATE-
 RIALS TO ALL SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE STATE WHICH EDUCATE STUDENTS THROUGH
 TWELFTH  GRADE. EACH SCHOOL SHALL BE REQUIRED TO USE SUCH MATERIALS WHEN
 COMPLYING WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PART AND SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED TO
 CREATE THEIR OWN VERSIONS OF SUCH PRESENTATION MATERIALS.
   § 694-D. FINANCIAL AID   PRESENTATION. 1. EACH SCHOOL  IN  THIS  STATE
 WHICH  EDUCATES  STUDENTS  THROUGH  TWELFTH  GRADE  SHALL BE REQUIRED TO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01528-09-3

 S. 1983--A                          2
 
 CONDUCT ORAL PRESENTATIONS ON  POST-SECONDARY  FINANCIAL  AID  PROGRAMS,
 USING  THE  MATERIALS  DEVELOPED  BY  THE  CORPORATION UNDER SECTION SIX
 HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR-C OF THIS PART, TO HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AT LEAST ONCE
 DURING  THE SCHOOL YEAR. PRESENTATIONS THAT INCLUDE TRAINING ON COMPLET-
 ING THE FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID (FAFSA) AND THE  APPLI-
 CATION  FOR  AID  AVAILABLE  TO  INDIVIDUALS MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF
 SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION FIVE  OF  SECTION  SIX
 HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE, SHALL BE GIVEN TO ALL STUDENTS IN THE
 SAME  PRESENTATION OR PRESENTATIONS AND STUDENTS SHALL NOT BE SEPARATELY
 PRESENTED TO ON THE BASIS OF THE TYPE OF AID THEY MAY QUALIFY FOR.
   2. EACH HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR SHALL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AN  AFFIDAVIT
 FORM, SIGNED BY BOTH THE STUDENT AND STUDENT'S PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN,
 OR,  IF THE STUDENT IS EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER OR LEGALLY EMANCI-
 PATED, SIGNED  SOLELY  BY  THE  STUDENT,  CERTIFYING  THAT  THE  STUDENT
 ATTENDED  THE  PRESENTATION DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION
 OR RECEIVED A WRITTEN COPY OF THE MATERIALS FROM SUCH PRESENTATION. SUCH
 AFFIDAVIT SHALL DECLARE THAT THE STUDENT INTENDS  FILE  A  FAFSA  OR  AN
 APPLICATION  FOR  INDIVIDUALS  MEETING  THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBPARAGRAPH
 (II) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED  SIXTY-
 ONE  OF THIS ARTICLE, OR NEITHER TYPE OF AID. THE AFFIDAVIT SHALL COUPLE
 TOGETHER BOTH THE FAFSA APPLICATION AND THE APPLICATION FOR  INDIVIDUALS
 MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDI-
 VISION FIVE OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE IN THE SAME
 GROUPING.
   § 694-E. AFFIDAVIT. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CREATE A UNIFORM AFFIDA-
 VIT  REQUIRED  UNDER THIS PART. SUCH AFFIDAVIT FORM SHALL BE MADE AVAIL-
 ABLE IN THE TWELVE MOST COMMON NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGES SPOKEN BY  LIMITED-
 ENGLISH  PROFICIENT  INDIVIDUALS  IN THE STATE, BASED ON THE DATA IN THE
 MOST RECENT AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY PUBLISHED  BY  THE  UNITED  STATES
 CENSUS  BUREAU.  THE  COMMISSIONER  MAY, IN THEIR DISCRETION, OFFER SUCH
 FORM IN UP TO FOUR ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES BEYOND THE  TWELVE  MOST  COMMON
 LANGUAGES.  SUCH FORM SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED IN ENGLISH AND ANY ADDITIONAL
 LANGUAGES REQUESTED BY A SCHOOL DISTRICT TO EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THIS
 STATE. SCHOOLS SHALL BE REQUIRED TO USE THE UNIFORM VERSION OF THE AFFI-
 DAVIT FORM  DESCRIBED  IN  THIS  SUBDIVISION  WHEN  COMPLYING  WITH  THE
 PROVISIONS  OF  THIS PART AND SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED TO CREATE THEIR OWN
 VERSIONS OF SUCH FORM.
   2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DISTRIBUTE THE AFFIDAVIT FORM TO ALL SCHOOLS
 EDUCATING STUDENTS THROUGH THE  TWELFTH  GRADE.  EACH  SCHOOL  SHALL  BE
 REQUIRED  TO COLLECT THE AFFIDAVIT FROM STUDENTS AND/OR PARENTS OR LEGAL
 GUARDIANS AND TRANSMIT SUCH FORMS  TO  THE  COMMISSIONER  FOR  THE  DATA
 REPORTING PURPOSES DESCRIBED IN THIS PART. EACH SCHOOL SHALL BE REQUIRED
 TO  REPORT  TO  THE COMMISSIONER, ON THE FIRST OF JULY OF EACH YEAR: (A)
 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMPLETED AFFIDAVIT FORMS; (B) THE TOTAL  NUMBER  OF
 TWELFTH  GRADE  STUDENTS  IN THE PRIOR ACADEMIC YEAR; AND (C) THE ANTIC-
 IPATED NUMBER OF TWELFTH GRADE STUDENTS IN THE COMING ACADEMIC YEAR. THE
 COMMISSIONER SHALL THEN COMPILE AND SUBMIT SUCH DATA TO THE  CORPORATION
 FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  COMPILING  THE  REPORT  DESCRIBED IN SECTION SIX
 HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR-F OF THIS PART.
   § 694-F. REPORTING. 1. THE HIGHER EDUCATION SERVICES CORPORATION SHALL
 BE REQUIRED TO PRODUCE AN ANNUAL REPORT CONTAINING:
   (A) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMPLETED AFFIDAVIT FORMS AND TOTAL AND ANTIC-
 IPATED NUMBER OF STUDENTS, PER SCHOOL AND  ON  AN  AGGREGATED  STATEWIDE
 BASIS, AS PROVIDED IN SECTION SIX HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR-E OF THIS PART;
 S. 1983--A                          3
 
   (B) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF FAFSA APPLICATIONS FILED IN THE PRIOR ACADEMIC
 YEAR,  AND  HOW SUCH NUMBER COMPARES TO THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS FILED
 IN THE PREVIOUS FIVE YEARS;
   (C)  THE TOTAL NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS FOR AID AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS
 MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDI-
 VISION FIVE OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE  OF  THIS  ARTICLE  IN  THE
 PRIOR  ACADEMIC  YEAR,  AND  HOW  SUCH  NUMBER COMPARES TO THE NUMBER OF
 APPLICATIONS FROM THE PREVIOUS FIVE YEARS.
   2. SUCH REPORT SHALL DESCRIBE THE EFFECT, IF ANY, THAT THE COMMISSION-
 ER BELIEVES THAT THE AFFIDAVIT FORMS REQUIRED UNDER THIS PART  HAVE  HAD
 ON  THE  NUMBER  OF COMPLETED FAFSA APPLICATIONS OR APPLICATIONS FOR AID
 AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF  SUBPARAGRAPH  (II)
 OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE OF
 THIS ARTICLE.
   3.  THE  CORPORATION SHALL SEND THE ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMISSIONER,
 THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE  CHAIR  OF  THE
 SENATE  COMMITTEE  ON  EDUCATION,  THE  CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON
 HIGHER EDUCATION, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY
 COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, AND THE CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON HIGH-
 ER EDUCATION BY THE FIRST OF SEPTEMBER OF EACH YEAR.  THE  PRESIDENT  OF
 THE CORPORATION AND THE COMMISSIONER SHALL POST THE ANNUAL REPORT ON THE
 CORPORATION  OR  DEPARTMENT'S  WEBSITE BY THE FIRST OF SEPTEMBER OF EACH
 YEAR.
   § 694-G. STATE SPONSORED SCHOLARSHIPS. THE COMMISSIONER, IN  CONSULTA-
 TION  WITH  THE  HIGHER EDUCATION SERVICES CORPORATION, SHALL CREATE AND
 DISTRIBUTE A UNIFORM  NOTICE  DESCRIBING  STATE-SPONSORED  SCHOLARSHIPS,
 FINANCIAL AID, AND ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS ATTENDING COLLEGE OR
 POST-SECONDARY  EDUCATION,  INCLUDING  FAFSA  AND  AWARDS  AVAILABLE  TO
 STUDENTS MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF PARAGRAPH  (A)
 OF  SUBDIVISION  FIVE  OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE,
 APPLICATION DEADLINES FOR SUCH SCHOLARSHIPS AND ASSISTANCE, AND INFORMA-
 TION ON GENERAL COLLEGE APPLICATION DEADLINES, TO ALL SCHOOLS  EDUCATING
 STUDENTS  THROUGH  TWELFTH  GRADE.  SUCH  SCHOOLS  SHALL  BE REQUIRED TO
 DISTRIBUTE SUCH NOTICE TO HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS NO LESS  THAN  FOUR  TIMES
 DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR AND TO HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS NO LESS THAN TWO TIMES
 DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the first of July one year after
 the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the
 commissioner of education and president of the higher education services
 corporation shall commence any regulatory action needed for  the  imple-
 mentation of this act.

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Senate Bill S1983

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

Jun 5, 2023 - Floor Vote

Floor Vote: Jun 5, 2023

Jun 5, 2023 - Rules Committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: Jun 5, 2023

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2023-S1983 - Details

2023-S1983 - Summary

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2023-S1983A (ACTIVE) - Details

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2023-S1983 - Details

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