Authorizes the trustees of the state university of New York, the city university of New York and community colleges to provide state-aided programs, scholarships or other financial assistance to students who are without lawful immigration status or who are undocumented persons if such student attended an approved NY high school for two or more years, attended an approved NY state program for general equivalency diploma exam preparation, or was enrolled in an institution or educational unit of the state university during the 2017-2018 academic year.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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1350
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 9, 2017
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Introduced by Sen. ALCANTARA -- 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 scholarship opportu-
nities for certain students of the state university of New York, the
city university of New York and community colleges
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph h of subdivision 2 of section 355 of the educa-
2 tion law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 10 to read as follows:
3 (10) Such regulations shall further provide that any student who is
4 without lawful immigration status or is an undocumented person may have
5 the payment of tuition and other fees and charges reduced by state-aided
6 programs, scholarships or other financial assistance awarded under the
7 provisions of articles thirteen, thirteen-A, fourteen and fourteen-A of
8 this chapter, if such student:
9 (i) is otherwise eligible to receive such award; and
10 (ii) attended an approved New York high school for two or more years,
11 graduated from an approved New York high school and applied for attend-
12 ance at an institution or educational unit of the state university with-
13 in five years of receiving a New York state high school diploma; or
14 (iii) attended an approved New York state program for general equiv-
15 alency diploma exam preparation, received a general equivalency diploma
16 issued within New York state and applied for attendance at an institu-
17 tion or educational unit of the state university within five years of
18 receiving a general equivalency diploma issued within New York state; or
19 (iv) was enrolled in an institution or educational unit of the state
20 university in the fall semester or quarter of the two thousand seven-
21 teen--two thousand eighteen academic year and was authorized by such
22 institution or educational unit to pay tuition at the rate or charge
23 imposed for students who are residents of the state.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06948-01-7
S. 1350 2
1 A student without lawful immigration status shall also be required to
2 file an affidavit with such institution or educational unit stating that
3 the student has filed an application to legalize his or her immigration
4 status, or will file such an application as soon as he or she is eligi-
5 ble to do so.
6 § 2. Subdivision 7 of section 6206 of the education law is amended by
7 adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
8 (d) The trustees shall further provide that any student who is without
9 lawful immigration status or is an undocumented person may have the
10 payment of tuition and other fees and charges reduced by state-aided
11 programs, scholarships or other financial assistance awarded under the
12 provisions of articles thirteen, thirteen-A, fourteen and fourteen-A of
13 this chapter, if such student:
14 (i) is otherwise eligible to receive such award; and
15 (ii) attended an approved New York high school for two or more years,
16 graduated from an approved New York high school and applied for attend-
17 ance at an institution or educational unit of the state university with-
18 in five years of receiving a New York state high school diploma; or
19 (iii) attended an approved New York state program for general equiv-
20 alency diploma exam preparation, received a general equivalency diploma
21 issued within New York state and applied for attendance at an institu-
22 tion or educational unit of the state university within five years of
23 receiving a general equivalency diploma issued within New York state; or
24 (iv) was enrolled in an institution or educational unit of the state
25 university in the fall semester or quarter of the two thousand seven-
26 teen--two thousand eighteen academic year and was authorized by such
27 institution or educational unit to pay tuition at the rate or charge
28 imposed for students who are residents of the state.
29 A student without lawful immigration status shall also be required to
30 file an affidavit with such institution or educational unit stating that
31 the student has filed an application to legalize his or her immigration
32 status, or will file such an application as soon as he or she is eligi-
33 ble to do so.
34 § 3. Section 6305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
35 subdivision 8-a to read as follows:
36 8-a. The payment of tuition and other fees and charges of a student
37 who is attending a community college and who is without lawful immi-
38 gration status or is an undocumented person may be reduced by state-aid-
39 ed programs, scholarships and other financial assistance awarded under
40 the provisions of articles thirteen, thirteen-A, fourteen and fourteen-A
41 of this chapter, if such student:
42 (i) is otherwise eligible to receive such award; and
43 (ii) attended an approved New York high school for two or more years,
44 graduated from an approved New York high school and applied for attend-
45 ance at an institution or educational unit of the state university with-
46 in five years of receiving a New York state high school diploma; or
47 (iii) attended an approved New York state program for general equiv-
48 alency diploma exam preparation, received a general equivalency diploma
49 issued within New York state and applied for attendance at an institu-
50 tion or educational unit of the state university within five years of
51 receiving a general equivalency diploma issued within New York state; or
52 (iv) was enrolled in an institution or educational unit of the state
53 university in the fall semester or quarter of the two thousand seven-
54 teen--two thousand eighteen academic year and was authorized by such
55 institution or educational unit to pay tuition at the rate or charge
56 imposed for students who are residents of the state.
S. 1350 3
1 A student without lawful immigration status shall also be required to
2 file an affidavit with such institution or educational unit stating that
3 the student has filed an application to legalize his or her immigration
4 status, or will file such an application as soon as he or she is eligi-
5 ble to do so.
6 § 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.
