New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter I - Scholarships and Grants › Part 145 - Higher Education Student Financial Aid Program › Subpart 145-7 - General Provisions › Section 145-7.3 - Average nontuition costs of attendance

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The commissioner, in consultation with the President of
						the Higher Education Services Corporation and subject to the approval by the
						Director of the Budget, shall determine each year the average of all nontuition
						costs of attendance at the State University of New York to be used for
						full-time and part-time students, as those costs relate to the Liberty
						Scholarship Program. The regular academic year room and board liberty
						allowances shall be determined each year by the commissioner based on
						information certified by the State University of New York no later than July
						1st preceding the regular academic year. The components of the average
						nontuition costs of attendance are the costs of room and board, transportation,
						and books and supplies. Each component shall be determined as follows:
(a) Room and board liberty allowance.
(1) Full-time students:
(i) Resident student (public institutions).
					 The room and board liberty allowance shall be the lesser of (a) the cost of a
					 double room and full meal plan (if offered) at the institution attended, or (b)
					 the actual room and board charge to the student for the period of attendance.
					 If an institutional meal plan is not offered, the liberty allowance for board
					 shall be the average cost of a full meal plan at the State University of New
					 York for the period of attendance.
(ii) Resident student (nonpublic
					 institutions). The room and board liberty allowance shall be the lesser of (a)
					 the average cost of a double room and full meal plan at the State University of
					 New York, or (b) the actual room and board charge to the student for the period
					 of attendance. If an institutional meal plan is not offered, the liberty
					 allowance for board shall be the average cost of a full meal plan at the State
					 University of New York for the period of attendance.
(iii) Off-campus student (public
					 institutions). The room and board liberty allowance shall be the average cost
					 of a double room and full meal plan at the institution attended for the period
					 of attendance. If room is not offered at the institution attended, the liberty
					 allowance for room shall be the average cost of a double room at the State
					 University of New York for the period of attendance. If an institutional meal
					 plan is not offered at the institution attended, the liberty allowance for
					 board shall be the average cost of a full meal plan at the State University of
					 New York for the period of attendance.
(iv) Off-campus student (nonpublic
					 institutions). The room and board liberty allowance shall be the lesser of (a)
					 the average cost of a double room and full meal plan at the State University of
					 New York, or (b) the average cost of a double room and full meal plan at the
					 institution attended for the period of attendance. If room is not offered at
					 the institution attended, the average cost of a double room at the State
					 University of New York shall be used to determine the liberty allowance for
					 room for the period of attendance. If an institutional meal plan is not offered
					 at the institution attended, the average cost of a full meal plan at the State
					 University of New York shall be used to determine the liberty allowance for
					 board for the period of attendance.
(v) Commuter student. The regular academic
					 year room and board liberty allowance for a student residing with parent(s), or
					 in a dwelling owned or rented by his or her parents, shall be the average cost
					 of a full meal plan at the State University of New York. The regular academic
					 year room and board liberty allowance for a student not residing with
					 parent(s), or in a dwelling owned or rented by his or her parents, shall be the
					 average cost of a full meal plan at the State University of New York plus the
					 difference under the Federal Pell Program between the amount provided to a
					 student without dependents residing at home with parent(s) and the amount
					 provided to any other student. The weekly room and board liberty allowance for
					 accelerated term students shall be one-thirtieth of the next regular academic
					 year room and board liberty allowance for commuter students at the institution
					 attended.