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S05556 Summary:

BILL NOS05556
 
SAME ASSAME AS A02233
 
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Requires SUNY and CUNY schools to refund students for housing credits and boarding charges used or charged for the period of time when such schools are closed or shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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S05556 Actions:

BILL NOS05556
 
03/08/2023REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
01/03/2024REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
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S05556 Text:




 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          5556
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                      March 8, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education
 
        AN ACT in relation to requiring SUNY and CUNY schools to refund students
          for housing credits and boarding charges used or charged for the peri-
          od of time when such schools are closed or shut down due to the  coro-
          navirus pandemic
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of  law,  all  colleges
     2  and  universities  of  the  state  university  of  New York and the city
     3  university of New York that close or shut down as a result of the  coro-
     4  navirus  pandemic shall refund to each student attending such college or
     5  university, on a pro-rata basis, that portion  of  housing  credits  and
     6  boarding charges used or charged for the period beginning March 11, 2020
     7  and  ending  on  the  date  such  college or university was scheduled to
     8  compete all classes and examinations for the spring semester of the 2020
     9  academic year.
    10    §  2. Such pro rata amount required to be refunded pursuant to section
    11  one of this act shall be determined individually  by  each  college  and
    12  university  of  the state university of New York and the city university
    13  of New York.
    14    §  3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD03758-01-3
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