Senate Bill S6844

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Extends the duration of tuition assistance awards to five years

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Higher Education Committee


  • 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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2013-S6844 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2502
Current Committee:
Senate Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §604, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A647
2011-2012: A5913
2015-2016: S1224, A265
2017-2018: S1722, A1227
2019-2020: S143
2021-2022: S4465
2023-2024: S4963

2013-S6844 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends the duration of tuition assistance awards to five years.

2013-S6844 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6844 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6844

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 19, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- 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  the  duration  of
  tuition assistance awards

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

  Section 1. Section 604 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
  1-A. TUITION ASSISTANCE AWARDS PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS
SECTION SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS ENROLLED IN APPROVED PROGRAMS FOR
FIVE ACADEMIC YEARS IN THE AGGREGATE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July  next  succeeding
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.
                                                           LBD03197-01-3


              

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