Assembly Bill A5900A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the establishment of an appeals process for students who are denied the state resident tution rate at any public university or college

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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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2015-A5900 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1928
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§355, 6206 & 6306, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1392
2011-2012: S1140
2013-2014: A4424, S2835
2017-2018: A6977, S3629
2019-2020: A2992, S4786
2021-2022: A3111, A9729, S5047
2023-2024: A4655, S6129

2015-A5900 - Summary

Requires the establishment of an appeals process for students who are denied the state resident tuition rate at any public university or college.

2015-A5900 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5900

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 6, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. BARRON -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Higher Education

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law,  in relation to establishing an
  appeals process for students denied the state resident tuition rate at
  a public college or university

  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 20 to read as follows:
  20.  THE STATE UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES SHALL REQUIRE THAT EACH INSTITUTION
OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY ESTABLISH AN APPEALS PROCESS  FOR  ANY  STUDENT,
REGARDLESS  OF  HIS  OR  HER IMMIGRATION STATUS, WHO HAS BEEN DENIED THE
STATE RESIDENT TUITION RATE FOR ATTENDING SUCH INSTITUTION. EACH  INSTI-
TUTION  SHALL  ESTABLISH  A  REASONABLE TIME PERIOD FOR THE FILING OF AN
APPEAL AFTER A PROSPECTIVE STUDENT HAS RECEIVED WRITTEN NOTIFICATION  OF
A DENIAL OF THE STATE RESIDENT TUITION RATE AND A REASONABLE TIME PERIOD
FOR  THE  INSTITUTION  TO  RESPOND TO SUCH AN APPEAL. INFORMATION ON THE
RIGHT TO SUCH APPEAL AND SUCH APPEALS PROCESS SHALL  BE  POSTED  ON  THE
INSTITUTION'S WEBSITE.
  S  2.  Section  6206  of  the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 18 to read as follows:
  18. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL REQUIRE THAT EACH INSTITUTION  OF  THE
CITY UNIVERSITY ESTABLISH AN APPEALS PROCESS FOR ANY STUDENT, REGARDLESS
OF HIS OR HER IMMIGRATION STATUS, WHO HAS BEEN DENIED THE STATE RESIDENT
TUITION  RATE  FOR  ATTENDING  SUCH  INSTITUTION. EACH INSTITUTION SHALL
ESTABLISH A REASONABLE TIME PERIOD FOR THE FILING OF AN APPEAL  AFTER  A
PROSPECTIVE STUDENT HAS RECEIVED WRITTEN NOTIFICATION OF A DENIAL OF THE
STATE  RESIDENT TUITION RATE AND A REASONABLE TIME PERIOD FOR THE INSTI-
TUTION TO RESPOND TO SUCH AN APPEAL. INFORMATION ON THE  RIGHT  TO  SUCH
APPEAL  AND  SUCH  APPEALS  PROCESS SHALL BE POSTED ON THE INSTITUTION'S
WEBSITE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03986-01-5

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2015-A5900A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1928
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§355, 6206 & 6306, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1392
2011-2012: S1140
2013-2014: A4424, S2835
2017-2018: A6977, S3629
2019-2020: A2992, S4786
2021-2022: A3111, A9729, S5047
2023-2024: A4655, S6129

2015-A5900A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the establishment of an appeals process for students who are denied the state resident tuition rate at any public university or college.

2015-A5900A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 5900--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 6, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. BARRON, ORTIZ, MOSLEY, BLAKE, PICHARDO, COOK,
  GOTTFRIED, WALKER, PERRY, ARROYO -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.  of  A.
  DAVILA,  HOOPER, SIMON, STECK -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Higher Education -- recommitted  to  the  Committee  on  Higher
  Education  in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the  education  law,  in  relation  to  establishing  an
  appeals process for students denied the state resident tuition rate at
  a public college or university

  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 20 to read as follows:
  20. THE STATE UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES SHALL REQUIRE THAT EACH  INSTITUTION
OF  THE  STATE  UNIVERSITY ESTABLISH AN APPEALS PROCESS FOR ANY STUDENT,
REGARDLESS OF HIS OR HER IMMIGRATION STATUS, WHO  HAS  BEEN  DENIED  THE
STATE  RESIDENT TUITION RATE FOR ATTENDING SUCH INSTITUTION. EACH INSTI-
TUTION SHALL ESTABLISH A REASONABLE TIME PERIOD FOR  THE  FILING  OF  AN
APPEAL  AFTER A PROSPECTIVE STUDENT HAS RECEIVED WRITTEN NOTIFICATION OF
A DENIAL OF THE STATE RESIDENT TUITION RATE AND A REASONABLE TIME PERIOD
FOR THE INSTITUTION TO RESPOND TO SUCH AN  APPEAL.  INFORMATION  ON  THE
RIGHT  TO  SUCH  APPEAL  AND SUCH APPEALS PROCESS SHALL BE POSTED ON THE
INSTITUTION'S WEBSITE.
  S 2. Section 6206 of the education law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 19 to read as follows:
  19.  THE  BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL REQUIRE THAT EACH INSTITUTION OF THE
CITY UNIVERSITY ESTABLISH AN APPEALS PROCESS FOR ANY STUDENT, REGARDLESS
OF HIS OR HER IMMIGRATION STATUS, WHO HAS BEEN DENIED THE STATE RESIDENT
TUITION RATE FOR ATTENDING  SUCH  INSTITUTION.  EACH  INSTITUTION  SHALL
ESTABLISH  A  REASONABLE TIME PERIOD FOR THE FILING OF AN APPEAL AFTER A

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03986-03-6

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