Assembly Bill A4885A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Prohibits elementary and secondary schools from withholding student transcripts for failure to pay tuition

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2025-A4885 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3824
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §640, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S8493
2011-2012: S503
2013-2014: S12
2015-2016: S475
2017-2018: S4897, S8697
2019-2020: A9949, S6772
2021-2022: A4252, S2773
2023-2024: A2330, S1916

2025-A4885 - Summary

Prohibits elementary schools and secondary schools from withholding student transcripts for failure to pay tuition.

2025-A4885 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4885
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 10, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. TAPIA, MEEKS -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting  secondary
   schools  and colleges from withholding student transcripts for failure
   to pay tuition
 
   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 2-A to
 read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 2-A
            PROHIBITION AGAINST WITHHOLDING STUDENT TRANSCRIPTS
 SECTION 20. PROHIBITION AGAINST WITHHOLDING STUDENT TRANSCRIPTS.
   §  20.  PROHIBITION  AGAINST  WITHHOLDING  STUDENT  TRANSCRIPTS. 1. NO
 PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL OR COLLEGE  AS  DEFINED
 IN SECTION TWO OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL WITHHOLD A STUDENT'S TRANSCRIPT FOR
 FAILURE TO PAY PAST OR PRESENTLY DUE TUITION.
   2. WILLFUL FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL
 BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER VIOLATION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08315-01-5

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2025-A4885A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3824
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §640, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S8493
2011-2012: S503
2013-2014: S12
2015-2016: S475
2017-2018: S4897, S8697
2019-2020: A9949, S6772
2021-2022: A4252, S2773
2023-2024: A2330, S1916

2025-A4885A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits elementary schools and secondary schools from withholding student transcripts for failure to pay tuition.

2025-A4885A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4885--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 10, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. TAPIA, MEEKS -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Higher Education -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting elementary
   schools and secondary schools from withholding student transcripts for
   failure to pay tuition
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of  section  640  of
 the  education  law,  as  added  by  chapter 180 of the laws of 2022, is
 amended to read as follows:
   No degree-granting institution, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL,  SECONDARY  SCHOOL,
 or  licensed  private career school, as defined by section five thousand
 one of this chapter, shall:
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08315-02-5

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