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 2013-2014 academic year.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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1747
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE(Prefiled)
January 9, 2013
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Introduced by Sens. ESPAILLAT, PERKINS -- read twice and ordered print-
ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Educa-
tion
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 thir-
21 teen--two thousand fourteen academic year and was authorized by such
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04986-01-3
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1 institution or educational unit to pay tuition at the rate or charge
2 imposed for students who are residents of the state.
3 A student without lawful immigration status shall also be required to
4 file an affidavit with such institution or educational unit stating that
5 the student has filed an application to legalize his or her immigration
6 status, or will file such an application as soon as he or she is eligi-
7 ble to do so.
8 § 2. Subdivision 7 of section 6206 of the education law is amended by
9 adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
10 (d) The trustees shall further provide that any student who is without
11 lawful immigration status or is an undocumented person may have the
12 payment of tuition and other fees and charges reduced by state-aided
13 programs, scholarships or other financial assistance awarded under the
14 provisions of articles thirteen, thirteen-A, fourteen and fourteen-A of
15 this chapter, if such student:
16 (i) is otherwise eligible to receive such award; and
17 (ii) attended an approved New York high school for two or more years,
18 graduated from an approved New York high school and applied for attend-
19 ance at an institution or educational unit of the state university with-
20 in five years of receiving a New York state high school diploma; or
21 (iii) attended an approved New York state program for general equiv-
22 alency diploma exam preparation, received a general equivalency diploma
23 issued within New York state and applied for attendance at an institu-
24 tion or educational unit of the state university within five years of
25 receiving a general equivalency diploma issued within New York state; or
26 (iv) was enrolled in an institution or educational unit of the state
27 university in the fall semester or quarter of the two thousand thir-
28 teen--two thousand fourteen academic year and was authorized by such
29 institution or educational unit to pay tuition at the rate or charge
30 imposed for students who are residents of the state.
31 A student without lawful immigration status shall also be required to
32 file an affidavit with such institution or educational unit stating that
33 the student has filed an application to legalize his or her immigration
34 status, or will file such an application as soon as he or she is eligi-
35 ble to do so.
36 § 3. Section 6305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
37 subdivision 8-a to read as follows:
38 8-a. The payment of tuition and other fees and charges of a student
39 who is attending a community college and who is without lawful immi-
40 gration status or is an undocumented person may be reduced by state-aid-
41 ed programs, scholarships and other financial assistance awarded under
42 the provisions of articles thirteen, thirteen-A, fourteen and fourteen-A
43 of this chapter, if such student:
44 (i) is otherwise eligible to receive such award; and
45 (ii) attended an approved New York high school for two or more years,
46 graduated from an approved New York high school and applied for attend-
47 ance at an institution or educational unit of the state university with-
48 in five years of receiving a New York state high school diploma; or
49 (iii) attended an approved New York state program for general equiv-
50 alency diploma exam preparation, received a general equivalency diploma
51 issued within New York state and applied for attendance at an institu-
52 tion or educational unit of the state university within five years of
53 receiving a general equivalency diploma issued within New York state; or
54 (iv) was enrolled in an institution or educational unit of the state
55 university in the fall semester or quarter of the two thousand thir-
56 teen--two thousand fourteen academic year and was authorized by such
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1 institution or educational unit to pay tuition at the rate or charge
2 imposed for students who are residents of the state.
3 A student without lawful immigration status shall also be required to
4 file an affidavit with such institution or educational unit stating that
5 the student has filed an application to legalize his or her immigration
6 status, or will file such an application as soon as he or she is eligi-
7 ble to do so.
8 § 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2014.
