Conforms the New York state college choice tuition savings program to the federal qualified tuition program so as to include savings for grades kindergarten through 12.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
March 27, 2023
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Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- 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 conforming the New
York state college choice tuition savings program to federal law
relating to qualified tuition programs
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 695-b of the education law, as
2 amended by section 1 of part H of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022, is
3 amended to read as follows:
4 5. "Eligible educational institution" shall mean (a) [any institution
5 of higher education defined as] an eligible educational institution as
6 defined in section 529(e)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
7 amended, or (b) any apprenticeship program described in section
8 529(c)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09769-01-3
