Source: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/s7656
Timestamp: 2020-06-04 04:44:46
Document Index: 58682324

Matched Legal Cases: ['§667', '§  2', '§  3', '§ 4', '§  689', '§  5', '§  6', '§  7']

NY State Senate Bill S7656
senate Bill S7656
Relates to tuition assistance program awards and tuition credits and repeals the Jose Peralta New York state DREAM act; repealer
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S7656 (ACTIVE) - Details
Rpld Chap 26 of 2019; rpld Part D, Chap 56 of 2019; amd §§667 & 689-a, Ed L
S7656 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to tuition assistance program awards and tuition credits; repeals the Jose Peralta New York state DREAM act.
S7656 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7656
An act to amend the education law, in relation to tuition assistance
program awards and tuition credits; to repeal chapter 26 of the laws of
2019 constituting the Jose Peralta New York state DREAM act; and to
repeal part D of chapter 56 of the laws of 2019 amending the education
law relating to residency requirements for the purpose of qualifying for
certain scholarships and financial assistance for higher education
To increase Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) awards and repeal Part D of
Chapter 56 and Chapter 26 of the Laws of 2019.
Section 1. Repeal chapter 26 of the laws of 2019
Section 2. Repeal part D of chapter 56 of the laws of 2019
Section 3. Increase the maximum TAP awards from $5,165 to $5,310
Section 4. Increase the maximum TAP credit at SUNY and CUNY schools from
$5,000 to $5,300.
Section 5. Increase the maximum TAP income eligibility from $80,000 to
Section 6. Increases the minimum TAP award from $500 to $750.
Section 7. Sets forth the effective date.
This bill would restore TAP eligibility to previous eligibility stand-
ards by repealing the amendments made in 2019. It would further provide
an increase of $145 to the maximum TAP awards and raise the maximum
income eligibility to $95,000. It would further increase the minimum
award by $250.
This act shall take effect June 1, 2020; provided however that the
amendments to section 689a of the education law made by section four of
S7656 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
Introduced by Sens. LAVALLE, GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed,
program awards and tuition credits; to repeal chapter 26 of  the  laws
of 2019 constituting the Jose Peralta New York state DREAM act; and to
law  relating  to residency requirements for the purpose of qualifying
for certain scholarships and financial assistance for higher education
Section 1. Chapter 26 of the laws of 2019 constituting the Jose Peral-
ta New York state DREAM act is REPEALED.
§  2.  Part D of chapter 56 of the laws of 2019 amending the education
certain scholarships and financial assistance for  higher  education  is
§  3. Subitem (c) of item 1 of clause (A) of subparagraph (i) of para-
graph a of subdivision 3 of section 667 of the education law, as amended
by section 1 of part U of chapter 56 of the laws of 2014, is amended  to
(c) For students first receiving aid in two thousand--two thousand one
and  thereafter, five thousand [dollars, except starting in two thousand
fourteen-two thousand fifteen and thereafter such students shall receive
five thousand one] THREE hundred [sixty-five] TEN dollars; or
§ 4. Section 689-a of the education law, as added by  chapter  260  of
§  689-a.  Tuition  credits.  1.  The  New York state higher education
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ate tuition rate will exceed five thousand THREE HUNDRED  dollars.  Such
tuition credit shall be calculated for each semester, quarter or term of
study  that  tuition is charged and tuition for the corresponding semes-
ter,  quarter  or  term  shall  not  be  due for any student eligible to
receive such tuition credit until such credit is calculated, the student
and school where the student is enrolled  is  notified  of  the  tuition
credit  amount,  and  such  tuition credit is applied toward the tuition
rate minus five thousand THREE HUNDRED TEN dollars then multiplied by an
amount equal to the product of the total annual award  for  the  student
pursuant  to  section six hundred sixty-seven of this article divided by
an amount equal to the maximum amount the student qualifies  to  receive
pursuant to clause (A) of subparagraph (i) of paragraph a of subdivision
three of section six hundred sixty-seven of this article.
§  5.  Clause (D) of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph a of subdivision 3
of section 667 of the education law, as amended by section 1 of  part  B
of chapter 60 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
§  6. Subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of subdivision 3 of section 667
(vi) For the two thousand two--two thousand three  academic  year  and
thereafter,  the award shall be the net amount of the base amount deter-
subparagraph (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph but the award shall not  be
§  7.  This  act shall take effect June 1, 2020; provided however that
the amendments to section 689-a of the education  law  made  by  section