S258A-2011 Actions

• Jan 13, 2012: PRINT NUMBER 258A
• Jan 13, 2012: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION
• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
• Jan 5, 2011: REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

S258A-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S258

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting on campus
residency as a requirement for scholarships, grants and awards offered
by the state university of New York

PURPOSE:
To allow students who commute to SUNY
schools to be eligible
for all scholarships, grants and awards that are offered by SUNY.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Adds a new section 141 to the education law
which prohibits on campus residency as a requirement for
scholarships, grants and awards offered by SUNY except where such
scholarship, grant, award or assistance is specifically designated
for on-campus house or board. However, the bill would not prohibit
SUNY schools from limiting scholarships to New York State residents.

JUSTIFICATION:
Currently students who commute to SUNY schools are not
eligible for some scholarships, grants and awards because they don't
live on campus. Students who are commuting deserve equal
consideration for scholarships, grants and awards.

BILL HISTORY:
S.4521A of 2009-10; Referred to Education

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2011.

S258A-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 258--A
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 (PREFILED)
 January 5, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. MAZIARZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education -- recom
 mitted to the Committee on Higher Education in accordance with  Senate
 Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting on  campus
 residency as a requirement for scholarships, grants and awards offered
 by the state university of New York
 

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 section 141 to
 read as follows:

 

S 141. SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS AND AWARDS; CAMPUS  RESIDENCY  REQUIREMENT
 PROHIBITED.  1.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, NO SCHOLAR
 SHIP, GRANT, AWARD OR ANY OTHER FORM OF TUITION  ASSISTANCE  OFFERED  BY
 ANY  COLLEGE  OF  THE  UNIVERSITY, SHALL, AS A CONDITION OF ELIGIBILITY,
 REQUIRE THAT THE STUDENT RECEIVING SUCH  SCHOLARSHIP,  GRANT,  AWARD  OR
 ASSISTANCE  RESIDE ON CAMPUS IN CAMPUS HOUSING, EXCEPT WHERE SUCH SCHOL
 ARSHIP, GRANT,  AWARD  OR  ASSISTANCE  IS  SPECIFICALLY  DESIGNATED  FOR
 ON-CAMPUS HOUSING OR BOARD.
 2.  NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO PROHIBIT ANY COLLEGE
 OF THE UNIVERSITY FROM REQUIRING THAT A STUDENT BE  A  RESIDENT  OF  THE
 STATE  OF  NEW  YORK  IN  ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A SCHOLARSHIP,
 GRANT, AWARD OR ANY OTHER FORM OF TUITION ASSISTANCE.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2012.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01052-02-1

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