Establishes the New York dream act, providing certain people with access to state-, city-, town-, and/or village-funded financial aid programs.

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A6829-2011 Actions

• May 21, 2012: print number 6829d
• May 21, 2012: print number 6829b
• May 21, 2012: amend (t) and recommit to governmental operations
• May 4, 2012: print number 6829c
• May 4, 2012: amend and recommit to governmental operations
• Jan 4, 2012: referred to governmental operations
• Dec 6, 2011: print number 6829b
• Dec 6, 2011: amend and recommit to governmental operations
• Nov 30, 2011: print number 6829a
• Nov 30, 2011: amend and recommit to governmental operations
• Apr 4, 2011: referred to governmental operations

A6829-2011 Text

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

                                    6829

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  ASSEMBLY

                                April 4, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  M. of A. LINARES, WRIGHT, P. RIVERA, MENG, AUBRY -- read
    once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

  AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing  the  New
    York  dream  act providing certain benefits to undocumented immigrants
    that satisfy certain criteria

    THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
  BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


    Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
  the "New York dream act".
    S 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 101 to  read
  as follows:

    S  101.  NEW YORK DREAM ACT. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE
  DEPARTMENT, A DREAM ACT, WHEREBY UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS WHO SATISFY THE
  REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION SHALL QUALI-
  FY FOR THE BENEFITS SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION.
    2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM:

    A. "CERTIFIED COMMUNITY SERVICE" SHALL MEAN A PERIOD  OF  SERVING  THE
  COMMUNITY  THAT  SATISFIES THE REQUIREMENTS PROMULGATED IN THE RULES AND
  REGULATIONS AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FIVE OF THIS SECTION.
    B. "ELIGIBLE PERSON" SHALL MEAN ANY INDIVIDUAL THAT MEETS THE CRITERIA
  SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION TWO THIS SECTION.
    C. "UNDOCUMENTED" SHALL MEAN WITHOUT A VALID IMMIGRATION VISA.
    3. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR BENEFITS UNDER SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION,
  AN INDIVIDUAL SHALL:

    A. HAVE GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL WITH A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA  OR  ITS
  EQUIVALENT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO A GED;
    B.  HAVE  ENTERED  THE  UNITED  STATES  UNDOCUMENTED BEFORE THE AGE OF
  SIXTEEN;
    C. BE UNDER THE AGE OF THIRTY-FIVE;
    D. NOT HAVE BEEN CONVICTED IN THIS STATE OR ANY OTHER STATE OR  TERRI-
  TORY OF A FELONY;

   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD10420-01-1

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    E.  HAVE  RESIDED  IN NEW YORK STATE FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS BEFORE THE
  EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION; AND
    F.  (I)  ENROLL OR BE ENROLLED IN A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY IN THE STATE
  OF NEW YORK AND COMPLETE AT LEAST TWO YEARS TOWARDS A  FOUR-YEAR  DEGREE
  WITHIN SIX YEARS; OR
    (II) SERVE AT LEAST TWO YEARS IN THE NEW YORK NATIONAL GUARD; OR
    (III) COMPLETE NINE HUNDRED TEN HOURS OF CERTIFIED COMMUNITY SERVICE.
    4. ANY ELIGIBLE PERSON SHALL HAVE ACCESS TO:

    A.  STATE-FUNDED FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO
  GRANTS, LOANS AND SCHOLARSHIPS;
    B. NEW YORK STATE IDENTIFICATION OR DRIVERS' LICENSES;
    C. WORK OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE STATE OF NEW YORK; AND
    D. NEW YORK STATE HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAMS.
    5. THE SECRETARY SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO EFFECT  THE
  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION  AND  TO FURTHER DEFINE THE REQUIREMENTS AND
  BENEFITS OF THIS SECTION.
    S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
  it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
  ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal  of  any  rule  or  regulation
  necessary  for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are
  authorized and directed to be made  and  completed  on  or  before  such
  effective date.