NY State Senate Bill 2023-S7167

Senate Bill S7167

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to a free or reduced meal plan for certain students enrolled at state and city universities

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Jan 03, 2024	referred to higher education
May 18, 2023	referred to higher education

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2023-S7167 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6788
Current Committee:: Senate Higher Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§355 & 6206, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:: S2059

2023-S7167 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the boards of trustees of SUNY and CUNY to create a free or reduced meal plan to aid students whose household incomes are below the federal poverty line, students participating in educational opportunity programs under section three hundred fifty-five-d of this article and students receiving federal Pell grants.

2023-S7167 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S7167

SPONSOR: WEBB
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to a free or reduced food
plan for certain students enrolled at state and city universities

 
PURPOSE::

To create a free or reduced meal plan for low-income SUNY and CUNY
students

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS::

Section 1 is amended to add a new subdivision to create a free or
reduced meal plan for SUNY students whose household incomes are below
the federal poverty line, who participate in educational opportunity
programs, and who receive Pell grants.

Section 2 is amended to add a new subdivision to create a free or
reduced meal plan for CUNY students whose household incomes are below

the federal poverty line, who participate in educational opportunity
programs, and who receive Pell grants.

Section 3 provides for an immediate effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION::

The State University of NY and the City University of NY are known for
providing a high-quality education for a lower cost than other universi-
ties. According to a 2016 survey of CUNY students, the household income
of 60% of students is less than $30,000, and 45% of students are first
generation college students. In K-12 public schools, low-income students
are eligible for free or reduced lunch.  A similar principle should
apply to college. This bill establishes a free or reduced meal plan for
students whose household incomes are below the federal poverty line
and/or who participate in educational opportunity programs and/or and
who receive Pell grants.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY::

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS::

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE::

Immediately.

2023-S7167 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7167
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  WEBB  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to a free or reduced food
   plan for certain students enrolled at state and city universities
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 355 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 22 to read as follows:
   22.  THE STATE UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES SHALL CREATE A FREE OR REDUCED MEAL
 PLAN TO AID STUDENTS WHOSE  HOUSEHOLD  INCOMES  ARE  BELOW  THE  FEDERAL
 POVERTY LINE, STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAMS
 UNDER  SECTION  THREE  HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE-D OF THIS ARTICLE AND STUDENTS
 RECEIVING FEDERAL PELL GRANTS.
   § 2. Section 6206 of the education law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 22 to read as follows:
   22.  THE  CITY UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES SHALL CREATE A FREE OR REDUCED MEAL
 PLAN TO AID STUDENTS WHOSE  HOUSEHOLD  INCOMES  ARE  BELOW  THE  FEDERAL
 POVERTY LINE, STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAMS
 UNDER  SECTION  THREE  HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE-D OF THIS CHAPTER AND STUDENTS
 RECEIVING FEDERAL PELL GRANTS.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10797-01-3

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